Management of WEEE usually consists of three steps: collection,
pre-processing and end-processing, with each step typically carried
out by specialized operators. Considering that, manufacturers
could design mobile phones with PCBs that are easy to remove during
pre-processing thus minimizing the loss of precious metals in
that particular stage of recycling. In addition, manufacturing industries
can incorporate recycling in the early design stages of their
products. Implementing such an approach could be in fact to the
benefit of the manufacturers