Recycling of waste electrical cables
Time:2021-12-22
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Cables are the indispensable parts of electrical and electronic industry, they contain valuable materials such as plastics, aluminum, and copper.Usually cables are recycled when the electronic apparatus complete their useful lives.
In the past, people will throw away directly, or choose recover the copper and aluminum by burning,but this is not scientic way to recycle waste electrical cables.
As we know, natural resources are limited and will
be shortly exhausted unless properly used.Cable container many valuable materials. If dumping directly, it will be a big waste, besides, The plastic coating on the wires and cables is commonly made of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride. If dumped in the trash, these plastics won’t just break down harmlessly in the landfill. When exposed to extreme heat and other environmental conditions the plastic coating can release harmful contaminants like lead and dioxins into the environment.So it is not good way to recycle electric cables.
But if we burn the plastic to get copper, it will be extremely harmful to the environment since it releases toxic gases.
The scientic method is to recycle electrical cables by dry separation and wet separation according to client budget and materials conditions.
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