Phone Recycling Process - We see it as “Recycle”, Turtles see it as “Reborn”

Hi people,

Thank you for following our post! After knowing the reason we are organizing the phone recycling campaign and how does it save turtles, today we are going to share about the phone recycling process.

Recycling Process

 Manual dismantling of old mobile phones

Sorting of components

Crushing of circuit boards and sieving

Ferrous metal separation

Hammer mill and electrostatic separation to get  fibrous powder and  metal powder

Chemical process to extract gold and melt them into gold bar

Raw Material Gained After Recycling Process

§  Plastic: Plastic is largely used on the covers and external parts of a mobile device. They are turned into plastic pallets to be used in warehousing.

§  Stainless Steel: This is used on external detailing phone covers and some internal components. It can be recycled and used again in all sorts of products from mobile devices, to kitchen kettles, ovens and in bicycle frames.

§  Copper: Copper is used in a mobile phone’s circuitry and printed wiring boards. It can be recycled into copper pipes or to make musical instruments.

§  Gold: Small amounts of gold are used in a mobile phone to coat connectors and electrical surfaces. It can be recycled and used again in other mobile and electronic devices, dental fillings or to make jewellery.

§  Platinum: This is used in the electrical components of a mobile phones. It can be reclaimed and used in catalytic convertors for passenger cars, for equipment, dental filling or in jewellery.

§  Cobalt and lithium salt: These rare earth metals are recovered from recycled batteries and are re-made into lithium ion batteries.

Is that too complicated for you? Well, take it easy. 

What we have to do is only a simple three-step work.  

First - Get over your phone

We need your kind assistance to check if you have any unused/unwanted/malfunction phones. Give us a hand by asking your family members as well. Your friends might have what we want!

Second - Backup your memories

Do not make yourselves in trouble. Always remember to back up the necessary contacts from your phone. You are encouraged to reset your unused phone before you recycle them too.

Third - Find a nearest recycling point

Just spot the nearest recycling point to you to offer your help. You may approach to Nokia Priority or TAR UC during our events.

For more information on our upcoming event, kindly visit our official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/connecttoconserve?skip_nax_wizard=true

Lim Say Je

Connect to Conserve

Event Specialist

Advanced Diploma in Mass Communication (Public Relations) Year 1

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College