From Scrap to Profit: How to Build a Complete E-Waste Recycling Plant
Millions of tons of used electronics, spent batteries, and scrap cables end up in landfills every year. For recyclers and investors who know where to look, this waste stream is a reliable source of copper, lead, aluminum, and precious metals. The difference between a struggling operation and a profitable plant usually comes down to one decision: choosing the right equipment partner.
San Lan Technologies Co., Ltd has been designing and manufacturing recycling machinery since 2007. With customers in more than 21 countries, we supply everything from single machines to full turnkey plants. Here is how our equipment lines work—and why our customers stay with us for the long run.
Lead Acid Battery Recycling: Turn Used Batteries into Pure Lead
Used lead acid batteries are one of the most recycled products on earth. Our lead acid battery recycling equipment handles the full chain: cutting, breaking, separating, desulfurizing, smelting, and refining. The breaking and separation plant splits batteries into four clean fractions—lead grid, lead paste, PVC/PP plastic, and hard rubber—at 1 to 10 MT per hour. Our blast furnace recovers up to 95% of the lead from paste, and the refinery kettle delivers 99.999% pure lead ingots ready for battery makers to reuse.
Cable Recycling: Clean Copper Granules from Any Scrap
Cable scrap is valuable, but only if you can separate the metal from the insulation cleanly. Our cable recycling equipment includes granulators, wet and dry separators, and cable strippers for diameters from 1.5 mm to 150 mm. Capacities range from 200 kg/hour to 1,200 kg/hour and beyond. For specialized jobs such as jelly-filled cables, we design dedicated plants that handle gel insulation without clogging or contamination.
Circuit Board Recycling: Recover Copper and Precious Metals
PCBs carry high concentrations of copper, gold, silver, and palladium. Our circuit board recycling plant range includes wet and dry options. The WCB-2000C wet separator processes up to 2,000 kg/hour, even with electronic components still attached. The dry WCBD series uses air separation, electrostatic separators, and pulse-bag dust collectors to reach 96–98% copper powder purity with a 95% recovery rate and no dust emissions.
Lithium Battery Recycling: Capture the EV Wave
As electric vehicle adoption rises, spent lithium-ion batteries are becoming a major feedstock. Our lithium battery recycling plant processes 500–2,500 kg/hour, recovering black mass (nickel, cobalt, graphite), copper, aluminum, and plastic film. We also supply air pollution control systems, pneumatic conveying, and hydraulic briquetting to keep the operation safe and compliant.
EPC Service and Long-Term Support
San Lan does not just ship machines. We provide:
- Custom plant design and EPC project delivery
- On-site installation, commissioning, and staff training
- Help purchasing feedstock such as cable scrap, PCB scrap, and used lead acid batteries
- Assistance selling your output—copper rice, lead ingots, aluminum, and more
- Ongoing maintenance support through our operating management platform
Our technical team holds master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and has deep hands-on experience with e-waste recycling machines. We work in English and Chinese and understand the practical realities of running recycling plants in different climates and regulatory environments.
Global Installations, Local Results
San Lan plants are running in Singapore, Colombia, Vietnam, Mexico, Argentina, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, Tunisia, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Zambia, Israel, and many other markets. Whether you are starting from scratch or scaling up, we can size the equipment to your budget and feedstock.
Get a Quote for Your Project
Send your requirements to curbing888@hotmail.com or info@san-lan.com. Message us on WhatsApp (+86 139 2377 4083) or WeChat (curbing1970). Tell us what material you want to recycle, your target capacity, and your workshop size, and we will return a practical proposal with equipment list, layout, and budget estimate.
Send your requirements to curbing888@hotmail.com or info@san-lan.com. Message us on WhatsApp (+86 139 2377 4083) or WeChat (curbing1970). Tell us what material you want to recycle, your target capacity, and your workshop size, and we will return a practical proposal with equipment list, layout, and budget estimate.
