Methods for recycling and upcycling consumer electronics with plastics and integrated batteries

A method of initiating a recycling program of consumer electronic devices, wherein the method comprises:

• collecting, using a collection device, a plurality of consumer electronic devices from users;
• disassembling, at a processing unit within a permitted facility, each consumer electronic device of the plurality of consumer electronic devices into a plurality of base components through an electronic device disassembling process, wherein:
• the plurality of base components comprises:
• a plurality of plastic components;
• and
• at least one battery component;
• processing, at the processing unit, the plurality of base components, wherein processing comprises cleaning the plurality of base components using at least a thermal cleaning technique;
• and
• generating, at the processing unit, a recycled output using the processed plurality of base components.

A system for initiating a recycling program of consumer electronic devices, wherein the system comprises:

• a collection device configured to collect a plurality of consumer electronic devices from users;
• a processing unit located within a permitted facility, communicatively connected to the collection device, wherein the processing unit is configured to:
• disassemble each consumer electronic device of the plurality of consumer electronic devices into a plurality of base components through an electronic device disassembling process, wherein:
• the plurality of base components comprises:
• a plurality of plastic components;
• and
• at least one battery component;
• process the plurality of base components, wherein processing comprises cleaning the plurality of base components using at least a thermal cleaning technique;
• and
• generate a recycled output using the processed plurality of base components.