Electrical and electronic waste contains recyclable resources, such as iron, aluminum, copper and precious metals.

These metals can be removed from end-of-life electronics and sent to the metalworking industry, where they are processed to be sold on the market as new metals.

Dismantling as the first stage of electronic waste recycling has three main purposes.

1. Removal of environmentally hazardous electronics

Electronics contain environmentally hazardous components such as mercury, lead, PCB and other heavy metals. These environmentally hazardous components have to be dealt with and discarded properly to avoid damaging the environment.

2. Removal of components for special treatment

Dismantling and removal of com-ponents and assemblies that must be treated in a special facility, without any preceding comminution (e.g. picture tubes, toner cartridges).

3. Removal of components for spare parts

Reusable equipment can be used once again, and some components can be disassembled for use as spare parts.Dismantling work is mainly manual, and can be accomplished by using the right special purpose tools. Employees are to be thoroughly trained and educated.

Based on the expertise that Jensen & Averhoff has acquired through its own facilities in Scandinavia, the company offers a total concept for establishing a manual dismantling facility:

• Receiving areas and database for registration of waste
• Regular stock evaluation and control
• Environmentally safe and correct dismantling of hazardous components
• Further dismantling depending of cost and benefit
• Training and education
• Systems for administration, budgeting and accounts