From Scrap to Profit: The Complete Guide to Starting Your E-Waste Recycling Business

Every year, millions of tons of electronic waste are discarded worldwide. For entrepreneurs and established businesses alike, this represents more than an environmental challenge—it is a significant commercial opportunity. Recovering valuable metals like copper, lead, lithium, and precious metals from discarded electronics can yield strong returns, provided you have the right equipment and a reliable partner.

San Lan Technologies Co., Ltd., established in 2007 and headquartered in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China, has spent over 15 years helping customers across 21 countries turn waste into profit. We are a professional manufacturer of WEEE recycling machines and mining equipment, offering everything from individual machines to complete turnkey recycling plants.

A Machine for Every Stream of E-Waste

Not all electronic waste is the same, and neither are our solutions. San Lan manufactures specialized equipment for nearly every category of e-waste and recyclable material:

Lead Acid Battery Recycling

Used lead acid batteries remain one of the most recycled consumer products globally. Our lead acid battery recycling equipment covers the entire process: battery cutting, breaking and separation, paste desulfurization, smelting in rotary or blast furnaces, refining to 99.999% purity, and air pollution control. Capacities range from 1–10 MT per hour, with lead recovery rates up to 95%.

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling

With the electric vehicle revolution accelerating, spent lithium-ion batteries are becoming a critical secondary resource. Our li battery recycling equipment safely discharges, crushes, and separates batteries to recover black mass (containing nickel, cobalt, and graphite), copper, aluminum, and plastic film. Systems handle 500–2,500 kg per hour and include integrated air pollution control.

Circuit Board Recovery

Printed circuit boards contain concentrated copper and trace precious metals. Our circuit board recycling equipment uses both dry and wet separation technologies, achieving copper powder purity of 96–98% and recovery rates around 95%. Capacities range from 300 kg/hour to 5,000 kg/hour, with custom designs available.

Cable and Wire Recycling

Scrap cable is one of the fastest-turn recycling streams. Our cable recycling equipment includes granulators that separate copper and aluminum from plastic insulation with high efficiency. We also supply scrap cable strippers for large-diameter wire and multi-purpose shredders for pre-processing.

Beyond the Core Lines

San Lan also manufactures CRT cutters, refrigerator and AC recycling plants, motor stator cutters, four-shaft shredders, lamp recycling machines, hydraulic briquetters and balers, medium-frequency induction furnaces, and even lithium ore extraction plants for mining operations.

More Than a Manufacturer—Your Project Partner

Buying a machine is only the first step. San Lan's technical support team includes mechanical engineering professionals with over 15 years of hands-on experience in e-waste recycling. We offer:

We also help customers secure waste material supply—whether cable scrap, PCB scrap, or used lead acid batteries—and connect you with buyers for your recovered products such as copper rice, copper powder, and lead ingots.

Why Global Customers Choose San Lan

With customers in Singapore, Colombia, Vietnam, Mexico, Argentina, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Zambia, Israel, and beyond, we understand the intercultural and regulatory complexities of international recycling projects. Our team is essentially bilingual in English and Chinese, ensuring clear communication from first inquiry to after-sales support.