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SuStainability devices as such “recycling“ of semis is little to not meaningful When it comes to recycling it’s always about the quality of the recycled materials is this generally sufficient for reuse or are there only a few material areas in which recycled materials could be used again in the electronics industry? Recycling in electronics typically describes as what is written in the “WEEE“ guidelines basically the disassembly into ingredients without electronic function So in short reuse would only be possible “prior“ to recycling id est through modular application design with modular electronic systems which can be exchanged Does the recycling of materials in the electronics industry currently make economic sense at all or are the prices on the global market at a level that would make the use of recycled materials economically unattractive? Recycling does make sense and as unitaR has pointed out there is a massive potential still through higher recycling rates and urban mining 30 – 50 billion dollars a year However “just“ looking at recycling would ignore the fact that many electronic boards and systems are fully functional when they are recycled as such we – as society – throw away fully functional products – that does nOt seem to be smart How high is the share of European asian and american industrialised countries in the ‘production’ of electronic waste? Do these countries have politically defined targets regarding the collection and recycling of electronic waste? Europe is leading the pack with 17 6 kg capita ewaste Outside Europe we have a growing number of countries starting to define targets for ewaste reduction and increased recycling rates the public consciousness often associates electronic waste with electronic waste dumps in africa How big is the problem of illegally disposed electronic waste which can then hardly be recycled effectively in developing and newly industrialising countries? i think we as society do nOt GRaSP the size of the problem yet as per above we release several tons of very toxic materials into the earth polluting drinking water causing trees and plants to die then animals and then us it is not just a problem in underdeveloped countries in the Eu we recycle 42 percent but that means the 58 percent of ewaste are rotting in undetermined state – i‘m not sure our grandchildren will be happy with today‘s ignorance Would repair and refurbishment be a complementary way in the electronics industry to avoid further increasing electronic waste? How much progress has been made on these issues so far? little to none in the year 2024 the Eu created the law for “right to repair“ but this is just starting try to repair your electric car your washing machine coffee machine mobile phone … What contribution could component manufacturers make to reducing the constant increase in electronic waste? aim for higher levels of integration promote the use of module solutions? in my view all involved parties can provide • information on the durability of the products • tools how to measure durability health over operating life time • strongly promote modular usage with options for exchange swap upgrade – and circular business cases where to use the swapped exchanged old modules • upstream education through the supply chain pointing out “throwaway“ design mentality and suggest recommend more sustainable options the questions were asked by E Hopf mk Ole Gerkensmeyer nexperia “Electronic waste is not just a problem in underdeveloped countries in the Eu we recycle 42 percent but that means the 58 percent of ewaste are rotting in undetermined state – i‘m not sure our grandchildren will be happy with today‘s ignorance ” in 2022 the overall gross value of the metals contained in ewaste was estimated at uSD 91 billion Most of the potential value in secondary raw materials in ewaste lies in copper uSD 19 billion iron uSD 16 billion and gold uSD 15 billion im age the Global Ew aste Monitor 2024 9 PCiM Magazine 02 2024