STEP 2

Segregation/Separation /Dismantling

The collected e-waste from diversified sources is segregated in various categories such as components, modules, metals, glass and plastics depending on the saleability for highest economic returns.

The units in organised sector use both manual or semi-automated or automated techniques to disassemble and segregate the e-waste materials. The methods are environmental friendly and take care of the safety of the health of the operators. Disassembly involves the removal of hazardous components such as batteries and other high and low grade including component, part, group of parts or a sub-assembly from a product (partial disassembly) or the separation of a product into all of its component parts (complete disassembly). The recovery of valuable materials such as printed circuit boards, cables and engineering plastics is simplified by such approach.