This means achieving the environmental and economic balance in recycling.
It entails maximising both the physical recycling of metals (or other materials) and the revenue obtained, while minimising the associated environmental burden and total cost.
An eco-efficient process also considers the "environmental fingerprint" of materials, i.e. how much negative environmental impact can be saved by recycling, for example, a metal, instead of producing it "new" by mining.
Due to the considerable (environmental) impact of turning precious metals from low grade ores into pure metals, a high overall recycling yield of them has not merely economic benefits, but also substantial ecological advantages (recycling 1 kg of gold is much more beneficial, both financially and ecologically, than recycling 1 kg of iron).
50,000 tonnes of PCB scrap is produced each year in the UK and of this only around 15% is currently subjected to any form of recycling. The remaining 85% is consigned to landfill.
Our service gives you the oppertunity to swing the balance away from the landfill option.
