In2tec - The Future of Electronics | Economy 4.0

An In2tec Documentary produced by Acumen Media for CBS News Economy 4.0 Series

Sustainable electronics pioneer In2tec is proud to showcase its revolutionary ReUSE® and ReCYCLE™ technology – which is transforming the wider electronics industry.

For decades, the electronics industry has been reliant upon outdated materials and processes to manufacture printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs). Current substrates and soldered components make electronics impossible to fully recycle, hazardous to burn, they never break down in landfill, and the manufacturing has a huge carbon footprint.

We generate over 62 million tonnes of ewaste globally each year, yet we document and collect just 22% of that due to the limited recycling opportunities, as the costs and effort significantly outweigh the gain. Ewaste is simply shredded into small pieces and most commonly smelting processes are used to extract base metals and precious metals, but these methods recover a fraction of the value that went into the electronics manufacture. All of the precious resources that went into making the components are destroyed despite having used a fraction of their available life.

This is a staggering waste considering these materials are running out and are vital to developing technological solutions to the problems humanity faces now and in the future.

Neil Armstrong, co-founder and Managing Director of In2tec, says: “The growth of digitalisation on the planet is significant. We’re consuming electronics at a rate of 6% more year on year.

“We’re producing one billion mobile phones a year and over 300 million laptops each year, we’re draining the natural resources of the earth and we’re not replenishing them. We can’t replenish them.

“We genuinely haven’t had the right solution. Until now.”

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