lcd screen recycling factory

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) have replaced Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) as the main display devices in recent years. To satisfy the increasing demands, billions of LCDs are manufactured annually. As more LCDs are produced and used, the amount of LCD waste is increasing at an alarming rate. Current treatment technologies can disassemble LCD into multiple components and recycle them according to their materials. However, there is no suitable model for treating LCD panels. Research has repeatedly shown the harmfulness of liquid crystal, indium and other heavy metals which LCD panels contain. As a result an increasing number of countries have classified LCD panels as hazardous waste. Because of this, future processing of LCD panel waste will require on-site burial, burning, or physical disposal, not only increasing processing costs, but also causing environmental damage. This is a huge problem. That is why this recycling technology for waste LCD panels is a kind of revolutionary breakthrough.

The pilot plant handles 3T of waste LCD panels daily, with a liquid crystal recycling rate of 100%, indium recovery rate of more than90% and glass recycling rate of 100%

Liquid crystal is the main component of LCD. It is a chemical with a high unit cost, high stability and low biodegradability. While the harmfulness of liquid crystal is uncertain, its structure contains a large volume of benzene rings, fluorine, chlorine, and bromine, which, if buried, may seep into subterranean water systems and impact ecosystems. Physical processing entails breaking down LCD panels and adding them to cement or concrete, which does not remove liquid crystals and heavy metals from the panels, so they may still enter and harm the environment following rain or washing. Based on environmental and economic considerations, the liquid crystal in the LCD panel should be reused.

To prevent the pollution caused by waste LCD panel disposal, and to control processing costs, ITRI thoroughly analysed the characteristics and reusability of each material contained in LCD panels, and designed a logical separation procedure according to the associations between each material, first separating liquid crystal, indium, and glass, and then developing purification technology for each material which enables the reuse of these materials. Liquid crystal can be reused in new LCDs or liquid crystal smart windows. Indium can be refined as the raw material of sputtering targets. Glass can become a humidity-controlling green building material or heavy-metal adsorption material.

ITRI’s pilot plant can treat 3 tons of waste LCD panel per day of operation, producing 3 kilograms of liquid crystal, 750 grams of indium, and about 2,550 kilograms of glass, which can be reused as humidity-controlling green building material or heavy-metal adsorption material. ITRI’s team uses the pilot plant for technical verification of on-line scrap LCD panels and end-of-life LCD panels. ITRI can build the LCD panel processing center for LCD manufacturers and e-waste recycling companies.

LCD displays that contain mercury pose a significant threat to the environment, as well as the companies disposing of them, historically public opinion hasn’t been very kind to companies who discard waste stream management and irresponsibly dispose of their waste. Sadly, the threats associated with LCDs don’t end with the environment, those handling old, cracked or damaged LCD displays must be properly trained and protected by safety equipment or risk serious serious bodily harm. This is why it’s important to leave recycling LCD displays to capable and responsible recyclers like Cleanlites. Our trained personnel and state of the art recycling facilities are designed to safely recycle harmful wasted associated with LCD displays, along with many other waste streams. To speak with one of Cleanlites’ recycling experts about managing your waste streams,and team member will get back with you ASAP.

Where can you recycle your old crt or lcd monitor?  Crt monitor recycling and lcd monitor recycling is easy.  By allowing STS Electronic Recycling, Inc., to recycle your old crt monitor or lcd monitor you are helping safeguard against electronic waste polution.  A single crt monitor can contain up to six pounds of lead.  Lcd monitors contain harmful contaminants such as mercury.  Recycle your old or broken lcd and crt monitors.

Hard drive and hard drive data destruction are essential when recycling obsolete/unwanted computers and electronic equipment.  STS Electronic Recycling, Inc., guarantees hard drive data destruction in compliance with NIST hard drive data destruction recomendations.  Protecting personal/business data can save you money and safeguard against improper data destruction and potential data theft.  STS Electronic Recycling offers hard drive destruction tracking and an official certificate of data destruction for clients choosing to recycle their unwanted computers and electronics. Hard drive data destruction processes exceed Department of Defense requirements.

Proper electronics recycling can be achieved with STS Electronic Recycling, Inc.  It is important to use a reputable electronics recycler for disposal of out of date/obsolete computer and electronic equipment.  Making the environement a priority in electronics recycling is important to STS Electronic Recycling.  By practicing a no landfill policy for computers and electronics recycled at the STS Electronic Recycling, Inc., 50,000 sq. ft. facility, we insure a complete compliant recycling process.

Compliant computer, laptop and pc recycling goes further than turning over your obsolete/unwanted electronic equipment to a recycling company.   At STS Electronic Recycling, Inc., we aim to create the most environmentally friendly solution for each piece of electronic equipment recieved.  Recycling or disposing of your old electronic equipment and computers with STS Electronic Recycling assures the best solution for end of life electronics. Contact us at 903 589 3705 for information on recycling/disposing of your electronics.

It might come off as a surprise but about 98% of an LCD/monitor can be recycled to extract useful material including plastic, copper, and other metals. The plastic removed from an LCD monitor is used for manufacturing new products while the circuit boards are smelted to extract metals. The wiring in the monitor can also be stripped to extract copper and rubber. All these materials can be recycled instead of getting wasted and polluting the environment. Moreover, some LCDs and monitors can be refurbished to be used again by extending their lifecycle. Only an expert in electronic recycling can do this through a meticulous process. Trust our team at Hummingbird International to do this for you, be it commercial waste disposal or residential ewaste disposal.

Erdwich Zerkleinerungssysteme GmbH, Kaufering, Germany, says it has developed an automatic processing system for liquid crystal display (LCD) screens and monitors that enables mercury and other raw materials to be extracted and recycled in an automated and “environmentally friendly” way.

Some 3 million LCD screens will be recycled in Germany alone in 2016, says the firm, and the screens contain desirable metals and plastics, along with the mercury.

The Erdwich system can handle LCD panels of up to 55 inches in size, Erdwich Zerkleinerungssysteme says. “Previously, it was only possible to dismantle between four to seven monitors per hour by hand, but this system can handle up to 60 monitors per hour—with absolutely no health risks,” says Erdwich.

Erdwich Zerkleinerungssysteme GmbH was founded in 1972 by Johann Erdwich Sr. as a mechanical engineering and metal construction company. The company, which currently employs 35 people, has core business areas divided into the recovery and recycling of reusable materials, the destruction of all types of hazardous waste and the shredding of waste to reduce its volume.

Looking at several factors, LCD-S RECYCLING has been designed in order to meet LCD and LED technology based monitors recycling requirements. We placed operators’ health first. The entire system has been studied not to endanger them while removing backlighting neon tubes. After carefully assessed the product and its derivatives, we opted for a manual disassembly line in order to be able to recover all the circuit boards, separate plastic and metal during the disassembly. Considering the risk of neon tubes breakup during handling, a manual procedure can avoid dangerous mercuric oxide leakages.

Basic line includes six pneumatic and various tool equipped disassembly workstations, one-neon-tube extraction machine and one flat processing machine, which allows the following indium recovery. To ensure operators and working environment’s safety, an extraction system with HEPA filter (insideextraction cabin of neon tubes) and an extraction sleeves system (in the flat treatment zone) are provided along with the line. Thanks to this system, more than 90% of television or LCD/LED monitor can be recycled and the separated products can be soldwithout further manufacturing operations. Disassembly line plays an important role in determining hourly production capacity, while machines can reach more than 60 pieces per hour. Measures vary according to client customization preferences. Installed power (including extraction systems) is 22 kW.

Crushers, shredders and bespoke recycling plants - that"s the world of ERDWICH. We are a highly-specialised engineering and manufacturing company working in recycling and shredder technology. Our core competencies are shredding machinery, turnkey ...

Crushers, shredders and bespoke recycling plants - that"s the world of ERDWICH. We are a highly-specialised engineering and manufacturing company working in recycling and shredder technology. Our core competencies are shredding machinery, turnkey ...

Votechnik has spent several years developing the Trumaster product series and now bring these innovative technologies to the recycling industry. Having evolved from ALR Innovations, Votechnik and is now launching the Trumaster-ALR. Trumaster-ALRTM ...

Votechnik has developed a state of the art recycling technology which through a fully automated process removes the hazardous waste materials from LCD flat screen panels and monitors. The process has been developed ...

Votechnik has spent several years developing the Trumaster product series and now bring these innovative technologies to the recycling industry. Having evolved from ALR Innovations, Votechnik and is now launching the Trumaster-ALR. Trumaster-ALRTM ...

The Stena Metall Group is involved in metal recycling, paper recycling, electronics recycling, hazardous waste recycling and chemicals recycling. Stena Metall Groupd is a leader in recycling and environmental services in the Nordic region and a ...

With innovative customer solutions and our research and development, we are driving electronics recycling forward. One of the unique recycling methods we have designed in recent years is for LCD ...

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CCL was established in 2000 to meet the increasing demand to securely dispose of recycle and reuse computer and IT equipment. We specialise in various aspects of the recycling and secure environmental disposal of old and unwanted electronic ...

CCL was established in 2000 to meet the increasing demand to securely dispose of recycle and reuse computer and IT equipment. We specialise in various aspects of the recycling and secure environmental disposal of old and unwanted electronic ...

URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH was founded in 1995 by the owners and managing directors Peter Heßler and Thomas Gundersdorf. The business field of URT includes the engineering, sales and service of recycling plants for electrical and ...

URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH was founded in 1995 by the owners and managing directors Peter Heßler and Thomas Gundersdorf. The business field of URT includes the engineering, sales and service of recycling plants for electrical and ...

STS Electronic Recycling, Inc., "The Power of Electronics Recycling." At STS Electronic Recycling, we are leading the way to a green, safe future. By offering a full service computer and electronic equipment recycling service, we are leading the ...

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Saperatec is an innovative technology solutions provider for high-value recycling. The company has developed and markets a patented technology to split up waste composite materials into valuable secondary raw materials. saperatec thereby bridges the ...

Saperatec is an innovative technology solutions provider for high-value recycling. The company has developed and markets a patented technology to split up waste composite materials into valuable secondary raw materials. saperatec thereby bridges the ...

Founded in 2011, Chengdu Taichang Technology Co.,Ltd ( Originally called Chengdu Jinxingtai Machiney Co.,Ltd )is a professional manufacturer of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)recycling equipment, including TV (both CRT and LED) , ...

Founded in 2011, Chengdu Taichang Technology Co.,Ltd ( Originally called Chengdu Jinxingtai Machiney Co.,Ltd )is a professional manufacturer of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)recycling equipment, including TV (both CRT and LED) , ...

Environmental Computer Recycling are an IT & Computer Recycling / WEEE Recycling & Disposal company who are based in Birmingham in the UK. Our integrity lies in making sure that your old computer equipment and other IT electrical equipment is not ...

Environmental Computer Recycling are an IT & Computer Recycling / WEEE Recycling & Disposal company who are based in Birmingham in the UK. Our integrity lies in making sure that your old computer equipment and other IT electrical equipment is not ...

Evciler has been in refining of precious metals found in specific types of waste. With this well-built experience, Evciler is a licensed electronic waste (e-waste) recycling company for over a decade; dedicated to responsibly eliminate and dispose ...

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Ad Rem is a company that is specialized in the research, design, engineering and construction of machinery for the recycling-, mineral- and food-processing industry. These machines rely on a wide range of different technologies. Ad Rem has strong ...

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The patent covers all the LCD panel treatment steps, starting from the initial shredding to the final recycling step of glass and indium, applying a “zero waste” approach, where all the materials of the original LCD panel are recovered.

Current techniques for recovering devices that use LCD panels require the disposal of the screen as non-hazardous waste. However, the content of potentially recoverable material, such as glass, the main component of the panel, and ITO, a film composed of indium oxide (90%) and tin oxide (10%), has pushed research towards the development of new recovery processes. The patented process allows a zero-waste treatment to be carried out, optimizing the steps for the extraction of indium with a new pre-treatment and a new valorization of a fraction previously considered as waste. This process has also numerous advantages compared to the known systems for treating LCD screens at the end of their life and can be used in any recycling facility used for treating special waste.

150,000 pieces of TVs and equipment with flat panel display were recycled since May last year at GreenWEEE, market leader in electrical and electronic waste recycling in Romania.

GreenWEEE is the first company in Central- East Europe to have established a fully dedicated flat panel display recycling line at its plant in Buzau city, Romania, after finalizing an investment of Euro 0,5 million. The fully dedicated flat panel display (LCD, plasma and LED) recycling line has a treatment capacity of 2500 tonnes per year and complies with B.A.T (Best Available Technologies).

„The technology is constantly evolving, bringing us new devices, much more complex and more efficient, but which also contain various dangerous substances. Thus, we have had to find ways to dispose of this equipment in a safe and eco-friendly way. The flat panel display recycling line is a circular economy solution, as the materials resulting from recycling are used in other industries”, Marius Costache, General Manager of GreenWEEE. These equipment contain beryllium, cadmium, lead, mercury and other hazardous substances, each of which could possibly pose human health risks. Careful, responsible dismantling is mandatory to ensure safety.

GreenWEEE offers an automatic recycling process and the installation simultaneously recycles LCD, plasma and LED flat panel displays using the latest technology to ensure the safe recycling. For the LCDs containing CCFL fluorescent tubes, the treatment process focuses on the extraction of hazardous substances and materials, especially mercury, which is removed in a controlled environment. The remaining commodities: metals and plastics are treated using existing equipment in GreenWEEE and then reintroduced into the economic circuit as secondary raw materials.

Founded in Buzau in 2009 and part of the integrated recycling park Green Group, the company has two plants, one in Buzau and one in Campia Turzii. With a total investment of Euro 25 million and having a recycling capacity of 100.000 tonnes per year, GreenWEEE contributes significantly to the recycling targets in Romania for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). GreenWEEE is part of Green Group, the leading recycling business in S-E Europe, active in the recycling of all major waste streams including PET bottles, electric and electronic waste (WEEE), glass, lamps and batteries.

With investments of Euro 200 million and an installed recycling and production capacity of over 320,000 tonnes per year, Green Group has an important contribution to the recovery of waste materials and their transformation into resources. The group expanded at the end of 2019 in Slovakia and Lithuania, where it operates two modern PET recycling facilities. Since 2016, Green Group is owned by Abris Capital Partners, a private equity fund dedicated to investment in Central and Eastern Europe with capital investments of over Euro 1.2 billion.

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150 000 pieces of TVs and equipment with flat panel display were recycled since May last year at GreenWEEE, market leader in electrical and electronic waste recycling in Romania.

GreenWEEE is the first company in Central and Eastern Europe to have established a fully dedicated flat panel display recycling line at its plant in Buzau city, Romania, after finalizing an investment of 0,5 mil EUR. The fully dedicated flat panel display (LCD, plasma and LED) recycling line, has a treatment capacity of 2500 tons/ year and complies with B.A.T (Best Available Technologies).

„The technology is constantly evolving, bringing us new devices, much more complex and more efficient, but which also contain various dangerous substances. Thus,we have had to find ways to dispose of this equipment in a safe and eco-friendly way.The flat panel display recycling line is a circular economy solution, as the materials resulting from recycling are used in other industries”, Marius Costache, General Manager of GreenWEEE.

GreenWEEE offers an automatic recycling process and the installation simultaneously recycles LCD, plasma and LED flat panel displays using the latest technology to ensure the safe recycling.

For the LCDs containing CCFL fluorescent tubes, the treatment process focuses on the extraction of hazardous substances and materials, especially mercury, which is removed in a controlled environment. The remaining commodities: metals and plastics are treated using existing equipment in GreenWEEE and then reintroduced into the economic circuit as secondary raw materials.

Dubbed the ReVolv Project, the partners noted that the WEEE recycling industry is in urgent need of an efficient and low-cost LCD recycling process to help it comply with the WEEE Directive.

The Votechnik ALR 3000 is claimed to fill the gap in this market; it is a fully automated, high through-put technology designed to meet the WEEE Directive recycling rates.

The ReVolv project will also allow the upscaling and commercialisation of the ALR 3000, which is designed for LCD panel depollution to enable further downstream recycling. It its a two-year initiative funded by CIP Eco-innovation.

LCDs contain hazardous substances and are currently largely disassembled manually, making the process slow and expensive and resulting in the stockpiling of LCD screens at recycling plants across Europe. LCDs are subject to an EU Directive that stipulates that the mercury and liquid crystals must be removed, so it is essential that they are treated correctly.

Globally, there were 217 million LCD televisions sold up to the end of 2013. These have an expected lifespan of around 8 years which means these products are now in the waste stream and requiring treatment.

The liquid crystal panel itself comprises two glass plates with the liquid crystals contained inside. This structure has previously made manual disassembly the only solution but the introduction of the ALR3000TM to the market is set to change this and make LCD recycling economically viable.

The machine is claimed to quickly and safely remove components containing hazardous substances from the LCDs, such as mercury containing lamps, and presents the separate fractions of the non-hazardous materials ready for recycling. These materials include in-demand critical raw materials like indium and other valuable materials, for instance the plastics contained in the screens.

‘We are now talking with recyclers that are wanting to seize the opportunity presented by the mountain of waste LCDs and hope to see a number of ALR3000TM in operation by the end of the year.”

In the run up to the FIFA World Cup, Veolia has received 65% more flat screen TVs at its recycling facility in Shropshire , UK - 10,500 more compared with this time last year.

G & P Batteries has called for an urgent meeting of stakeholders to discuss the over-reliance of lead acid batteries to meet its EU obligations for portable waste battery recycling.

International e-waste recycling firm, Sims Recycling Solutions, has expanded the processing lines at its Eindhoven, Netherlands WEEE recycling facility.

The search feature below enables you to find organizations that recover unwanted electronics. The organizations listed in this directory are participants in the Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Program established by California"s Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003. You should contact any of the listed organizations to determine the details of their services, hours, and any potential charges before loading up your vehicle.

Important Reminder: Many electronic products (computers, cell phones, tablets, etc.) are used to store personal information. Before donating or recycling your equipment, remember to remove all sensitive and personal information from its memory.

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