The recycling process

When WEE arrive at the treatment plants, it begins a recycling process, which is based on rigid enviromental and quality standards.

The old household appliances are stored in protective enviroments e “kept safe” tthanks to the removal of dangerous components for the surrounding enviroment. 

 Appliances which have been catalogued as "cold", for example, fridges and freezers, are principally made with prejudicable ozone (CFC/HCFC) found in the refridgerating circuit and isolating foam in the old models.

Safegarding them come in two phases:

• extracting the oils and CFC/HCFC gasses from the refridgerating circuit;
• dismantle the compressor from the shell of the appliance.

Once the first part has cleared, you proceed to the grinding of WEEE. Inorder to prevent any leakage into the atmosphere of prejudical ozone , found in the islolating foam, this procedure is done in an airtight enviroment.

For the other large household appliances, catalogued as "not cold" (washing machines, dishwashers, hoods, etc), the recycling is less complicted. The absence of gas, permits these appliances to be ginded in an enviroment even if it is not airtight, proceeeding manually to the removal of dangerous components (like switches and condensers) or cement counterweights. 

The output of the  shattering process, the same for both groups which Ecodom deals with, is the final part of the recycling cycle and  consists in the recovery of the materials of which household appliances are produced, (iron, copper, aluminium and plastic) and in the disposal of non-recycable products (polyurethane).