2. RECYCLING E-WASTE CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONICS DEVICES Igor Boguslavsky BELMONT TRADING COMPANY
3. Belmont Trading Profile • 1988 Belmont Trading Company was founded in Chicago, Illinois • 1998 Opens a facility in Guadalajara, Mexico • 2005 Belmont Trading Company expands in Brazil by opening facilities in Sao Paulo and Manaus • 2007 Belmont Trading opens in Bogotá, Colombia • 1905 SiPiMetals Corp., a refiner of precious metals and a manufacturer of copper alloys, was founded. • 2009Belmont opens a processing facility in Sweden. BELMONT TRADING COMPANY
7. The importance of recycling is not only beneficial for the earth but also for business as they secure relations with the consumer over the matter of saving the environment WHY RECYCLE ? Recycling helps to decrease the demand of landfill Recycling helps to minimize the drain on natural resources BELMONT TRADING COMPANY
8. CELL PHONE RECYCLING ELEMENTS 45% plastics 20% copper 5% non-metals 20% other metals ( aluminum and gold) 10% ceramics BELMONT TRADING COMPANY
10. TYPE OF BATTERIES Lithium Nickel – Cadmium ( Ni-Cd) Nickel – Metal Hydrate ( Ni – MH) BELMONT TRADING COMPANY
11. Metals : Jewelry, faucet, electronics Plastics: Traffic signs, garbage cans, car bumpers, etc Batteries: cobalt to make more batteries, stainless steel RECYCLED MATERIALS BELMONT TRADING COMPANY
12. HOW DO WE HELP Promoting take back programs with cell phone manufacturers and cell phone operators Recover value of the material declared scrap or e-waste Help the companies with a piece of mind that environmental protections also promotes the safe of confidential information included on their electronic devices BELMONT TRADING COMPANY