E-Waste Recycling

Up to 90 percent of the world’s electronic waste — worth nearly US $19 billion — is illegally traded or dumped each year, according to a UN Environment Programme report.

Up to 90 per cent of the world’s electronic waste, worth nearly US $19 billion, is illegally traded or dumped each year, according to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Each year the electronic industry generates up to 41 million tonnes of e-waste from goods such as computers and smart phones, a figure forecast to reach 50 million tonnes by 2017.

“We are facing the onset of an unprecedented tsunami of electronic waste rolling out over the world,” said Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNEP. “Not only does it account for a large portion of the world’s non-recyclable waste mountain, but it also poses a threat to human health and the environment, due to the hazardous elements it contains.”

Recovering valuable metals and other resources locked inside electronic products can reduce the amount of e-waste produced, diminishing pressure on the environment, creating jobs and generating income. The global waste market, from collection to recycling, is estimated to be worth US $410 billion a year.

Europe and North America are the largest producers of e-waste, though Asia’s cities are catching up quickly. Thousands of tonnes of e-waste are falsely declared as second-hand goods and exported from developed to developing countries, where they are recycled in conditions hazardous to health.

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• E-waste recovery and tokenization
• Non-ferrous metal recycling
• Solid waste to energy
• Feasibility studies

E-Waste Recycling Systems

Up to 90% of the world’s e-waste is illegally traded or dumped, leaking $19 billion of recoverable metals and materials. Klean’s e-waste recovery recovers the valuable metals, plastics and materials — legally and safely — that otherwise feed the illegal trade.

Klean recovers rare earth, copper, gold and other high-value metals from electronic waste through safe, licensed deconstruction and recycling.

Why Choose Klean Industries’ E-Waste Recycling?

✅ High-Value Metal Recovery – Recovering rare earth, copper, gold and other valuable materials.
✅ Safe & Compliant Processing – Legal, licensed recycling that keeps hazardous waste out of informal channels.
✅ Circular Economy Solutions – Returning recovered materials to the supply chain.
✅ Industry-Leading Recycling Technology – Deconstruction and metal recovery at commercial scale.

Looking to recover value from your electronic waste — safely and compliantly?

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