Citiraya begins CRT recycling in Wales

Archiv – UK electrical equipment recycler Citiraya Recycling Technology has opened a new cathode ray tube (CRT) recycling plant at Hirwaun, Wales, UK. UK electrical equipment recycler Citiraya Recycling Technology has opened a new cathode ray tube (CRT) recycling plant at Hirwaun, Wales, UK. Since more than half of a CRT is made of glass, Citiraya is focusing on glass retrieval and will be using laser technology from Proventia of Finland. The glass is to be sent to recyclers in the UK and Europe, from the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Germany and a local company in Cardiff.
The plant at Hirwaun has one CRT recycling line at present, but a second is set to be installed in mid 2005 to bring on-site capacity up to 500 000 CRTs per annum. Reportedly, the UK has 10 million CRTs and many of these will be destined for recycling in 2005.