{"id":34356,"date":"2025-05-26T18:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/img-labor.de\/services\/e-waste\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:08:51","slug":"e-waste","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/img-labor.de\/en\/services\/e-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The digitalization of our everyday lives has a dark side: millions of tonnes of electronic waste are generated worldwide every year – from smartphones and laptops to televisions, household appliances and industrial electronics. What is often perceived as \u201cwaste\u201d is in fact a valuable source of raw materials. Many devices contain precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum and palladium, but also strategically important elements such as copper, tantalum and rare earths. Their recovery is essential \u2013 both from an ecological and economic point of view.<\/p>

From Scrap to Resource<\/p>

The efficient recycling of these valuable materials begins with the precise analytical characterization of the starting material. This is where the know-how of the Institute for Materials Testing Gl\u00f6rfeld GmbH (IMG) comes into play. With over 45 years of experience in elemental analysis, IMG offers reliable analyses for all fractions of electronic waste \u2013 from circuit boards and contact materials to slag and ash from recycling processes.<\/p>

High-Precision Analysis<\/p>

The precise determination of the metals contained is the basis for any economically viable recycling strategy. The IMG relies on a broad portfolio of methods:<\/p>