typical computer motherboard the battery has to be taken out so that nothing happens during the shredding or smelting process within looking at about one year of fifty per kilo is that right mr howes and my. that's about right here we have a good plug in board with nice gold plated parts and without any contaminants here we're looking at about two euro z.b. per kilo. off if this people. that's why it's cost effective for the company to dismantle the computers by hand. cables housings and circuit boards a carefully sorted. televisions and monitors the less valuable even though the shielded cables are full of copper wire. but they also contain toxic elements such as lead and cadmium in germany these must be disposed of properly so they don't end up in the drinking water. small sure it is