How to break the "vicious cycle" of recycling used radiators?

The green revolution behind the "doubling of value" of used radiators

How does a piece of equipment turn waste into a "gold mine"

In a scrap metal recycling market in Zhejiang, piles of air conditioner radiators, car water tanks and condensers are randomly stacked. Under the rusty surface, there is a "wealth code" of copper and aluminum, but few people can unlock it. "The purchase price of one ton of radiators is 30,000 yuan, and I can only make 1,000 yuan by selling copper and aluminum after dismantling them, which is not enough to pay the labor costs!" Zhang, who has been engaged in the recycling industry for ten years, shook his head and sighed. According to statistics from the China Recycling Resources Association, my country produces more than 2 million tons of waste radiator materials every year, but the comprehensive recycling rate is less than 60%, and a large amount of resources are wasted due to technical bottlenecks.

The "three mountains" of traditional processing methods

Low efficiency of manual disassembly

Workers need to use hammers and cutting machines to separate copper tubes and aluminum fins piece by piece. It takes 8 hours to remove 1 ton of material, and labor costs account for more than 30%.

Aluminum fins are prone to residual copper scraps, and insufficient purity leads to a 20%-30% reduction in selling price.