| CPC G06Q 10/30 (2013.01) [B09B 3/80 (2022.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01); B09B 2101/02 (2022.01); B09B 2101/16 (2022.01); B09B 2101/75 (2022.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A method of initiating a recycling program of consumer electronic devices, wherein the method comprises:
collecting, using a collection device, a plurality of consumer electronic devices from users;
disassembling, at a processing unit within a permitted facility, each consumer electronic device of the plurality of consumer electronic devices into a plurality of base components through an electronic device disassembling process, wherein:
the plurality of base components comprises:
a plurality of plastic components; and
at least one battery component; and
disassembling comprises:
receiving at least one consumer electronic device from the plurality of consumer electronic devices;
removing a device flat of the received at least one consumer electronic device by squeezing adjacent device flats using a set of pre-selected disassembly tools at a pre-determined distance from the device flat until the device flat separates from adjacent device flats;
removing the at least one battery component from the consumer electronic device by disconnecting a plurality of electronic conductors connected between the at least one battery component and the plurality of base components; and
sorting the disconnected at least one battery component with a plurality of discarded electronic components;
processing, at the processing unit, the plurality of base components, wherein processing the plurality of base components comprises:
disintegrating the plurality of plastic components into a plurality of granules; and
decomposing the at least one battery component into a plurality of electrochemical materials; and
generating, at the processing unit, a recycled output using the processed plurality of base components.
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