The Entrepreneur's Guide to Computer Recycling - e-Waste. This ...

Entrepreneur’s Guide to Computer Recyclingrequires that liquid crystal displays of a surface area greater than 100cm 2 are managed separately, as they are back lighted with gas dischargelamps containing mercury.CPollution control and disposalOPERATIONAL STAGES | DISMANTLINGIn a piece of computer equipment, some components cannot be recycled.These components, mainly plastics and resins containing flame retardants,must be burned or buried in and environmentally sound manner. However,in some countries, the burial of waste is prohibited. According to theBasel convention, these materials should preferably be burned for energyrecovery rather than buried or incinerated without energy recovery. Theincinerator or the combustion unit must be designed to limit the formationand emission of furans and dioxins and must be equipped with state-ofthe-artflue gas cleaning systems. Ashes resulting from the combustion ofmaterials, or materials that cannot be valorised “should be disposed of inan environmentally sound and appropriately authorised landfill”.72