Circuit Board Waste

“It is estimated that as much as 50,000 tonnes of PCB (printed circuit board) 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.”

 “There is an increasing trade in the export of scrap PCBs offshore into mainland China for 'recycling'.

Dr Martin Goosey and Dr Rod Kellner (A Scoping Study, End- of-Life Printed Circuit Boards) 

You can read the full report here: http://www.cfsd.org.uk/seeba/TD/reports/PCB_Study.pdf