4. Electronic scrap
Electronic waste is generated during the production of an industrial product, and is referred to as first-generation waste, or when an obsolete unit is broken down, and is referred to as second-generation waste.
Waste can be defined as a mixture of different metals, particularly copper, aluminum and steel, attached to or coated or mixed with different types of plastic or ceramic. Precious metals are usually deposited on a substrate.
Non-ferrous and precious metal content has declined over time. Thirty years ago, the proportion of base metals was close to 80% (Hoffmann
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The fields of computers and printed circuit boards on the one hand, and catalytic converters on the other, will be considered separately.
Electronic Scraps
In 1980, a computer was bought for scrap at between 150 and 300 E/t. In 2001, given the technological changes that have led to a sharp drop in precious...
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