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E-waste Recycling December 31, 2018 12:30:04 PM

Innovative E-Waste Microfactory All Set to Expand Footprints

Paul Ploumis
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One of its industry partners, TES-AMM has already acquired license to manufacture products from waste.

Innovative E-Waste Microfactory All Set to Expand Footprints

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The e-waste microfactory in University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia plans to expand its footprints to other parts of the world. The unit, launched in April this year, has delivered tremendous success in recycling waste including plastics and textiles into new innovative products. It had helped in reduction of vast amounts of electronic waste going into landfills.

According to Veena Sahajwalla, Director at UNSW’s Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT Centre), the microfactories could operate on a site as small as 50 square metres. It uses patented technology to reform waste products into new and usable products. Also, the microfactories are capable of separating high-grade metals like gold, silver, copper and palladium for re-sale purpose.

One of its industry partners, TES-AMM has already acquired license to manufacture products from waste. Efforts are on to set up a microfactory in Sydney, where plastic wastes will be converted into value-added products.

It also plans to soon set up a microfactory in India. As a first step, it plans to set up a demonstration facility, which in turn will gather crucial data regarding waste collection and processing so as to customize the unit in accordance with local waste management trends and practices. It must be noted that Sahajwalla had earlier proposed to build a microfactory in Seelampur, Delhi, which is considered as the capital’s digital graveyard.

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