About Baltic Recycling
Baltic recycling was founded in 2006 with the goal to transform the way of WEEE recycling in Baltic region and make it friendly to the environment. The future is in closing the loop of circularity for the waste that we generate. Our goal is to give sustainable solution and service for the waste. We are planning ahead to address the problems and opportunities coming when used electronics need an end of life solution. Company is focused on reuse and recycle waste to bring them back for second use or produce new raw materials. So, we contribute to circular economy and sustainable way of living.
In order to ensure the highest quality of services provided, we use the latest technologies and the most modern equipment in our activities, and we follow the CENELEC waste management standard for electrical and electronic equipment.
Baltic recycling and circular economy
The «take-make-dispose» model of the linear economy is inherently wasteful – the more we grow, the more resources we extract and dispose of. It is essential that we break this connection.
In a circular economy, waste is minimized, and resources are preserved at their highest value through cycles of loops. Unlike the traditional linear economy, the circular economy promotes positive change. That way Circular Economy model not only focuses on waste management but includes reduce, reuse, recycle, and responsible manufacturing, which promotes the development of new industries and jobs, reducing emissions and increasing the efficiency of used resources.
The Circular Economy concept has attracted Baltic recycling interest as it is an operationalization process to achieve sustainable development globally. Transitioning from linear to circular involves developing new long-term strategies and action-plans, redesigning business models, new products, and services. By working with Baltic recycling circular economy can unlock significant financial, environmental and societal benefits. More you could find on: https://balticremarket.com/
Sustainability
E-waste recycling without appropriate measures to limit environmental pollution can add a variety of organic and inorganic pollutants such as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, flame retardants, and other potentially dangerous substances. The threat mainly comes from various pollution sources released to the environmental media after electronic products are destroyed in the formal and informal dismantling process. The pollutants will be released to various media in the process of treating e-waste, such as air, dust, soil and water, and further enter the body of living things through geochemical cycles and biological chains. Baltic recycling together with the partners are going hard path to create value in the form of reduced climate impact as well as more efficient use of resources and creating caring society. The recycling cost of metal from e-waste is far below the mining of crude ore, which means that e-waste recycling is an energy-saving and environmentally-friendly approach. The quantity of raw materials recovered from 1 ton of waste printed circuit boards (PCBs) varies depending on the recycling method and PCB composition, but here are approximate yields:
- Copper (Cu): ~100–250 kg
- Gold (Au): ~15–500 g
- Silver (Ag): ~250–1,000 g
- Palladium (Pd): ~50–200 g
- Tin (Sn): ~20–50 kg
- Lead (Pb): ~5–100 kg
- Nickel (Ni): ~5–20 kg
- Aluminum (Al): ~30–50 kg
- Iron (Fe): ~50–150 kg
Implementing transition to circular economy, care of resources and making a positive impact on both people, the planet that the way how Baltic recycling see sustainability. Care what you got!