RFID Making Electronics Products Easier To Reuse

Sinctronics, a company based in Brazil, is utilising Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to determine the materials in consumer electronics products so that they can maximise the efficiency of disassembly and component separation. The plant is reportedly handling around 100 tons of discarded products every month, but representatives of the company suggest that there is potential to multiply that capacity six times. RFID assists Sinctronics in segregating flows of materials sending off metals to specialist recyclers and recovering the plastics and plastic parts to be re-utilised in new products.