This study were carried out to investigate the development and recycling of home appliance through structure and raw material and environmental assessment regarding television set and refrigerator. The generation of wasted home appliances in Korea was...
This study were carried out to investigate the development and recycling of home appliance through structure and raw material and environmental assessment regarding television set and refrigerator. The generation of wasted home appliances in Korea was estimated. The composition ratio of structure and raw material on television set and refrigerator classified into several groups including metals, plastics, glass. others and pickings were estimated. We have presented a recycling suggestion of home appliances. It was desired that main subparts of wasted television set or referigerator had been recoverd through separating without sherreding of them. Especially, valuable metals such as gold and silver could be economically recovered from the PCB of home appliance.