▁National ▁Computer ▁Rec y cling ▁Act , ▁to ▁prevent ▁poison ous ▁chemical s ▁from ▁entering ▁water ways ▁and ▁the ▁atmosphere . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁rec y cling ▁process , ▁television ▁sets , ▁mon itors , ▁cell ▁ph ones , ▁and ▁computers ▁are ▁typically ▁tested ▁for ▁reuse ▁and ▁rep a ired . ▁If ▁broken , ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁dis ass emble d ▁for ▁parts ▁still ▁having ▁high ▁value ▁if ▁labor ▁is ▁cheap ▁enough . ▁Other ▁e - w aste ▁is ▁sh red ded ▁to ▁pieces ▁roughly ▁ ▁in ▁size , ▁and ▁manually ▁checked ▁to ▁separate ▁out ▁to xic ▁batter ies ▁and ▁capac itors ▁which ▁contain ▁poison ous ▁met als . ▁The ▁remaining ▁pieces ▁are ▁further ▁sh red ded ▁to ▁ ▁particles ▁and ▁passed ▁under ▁a ▁magnet ▁to ▁remove ▁f err ous ▁met als . ▁An ▁ed dy ▁current ▁e ject s ▁non - fer r ous ▁met als , ▁which ▁are ▁sorted ▁by ▁density ▁either ▁by ▁a ▁cent rif uge ▁or ▁v ibr ating ▁pl ates . ▁P reci ous ▁met als ▁can ▁be ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁acid , ▁sorted , ▁and ▁sm elt ed ▁into ▁ing ots . ▁The ▁remaining ▁glass ▁and ▁pl astic ▁fra ctions ▁are ▁separated ▁by ▁density ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁re - process ors . ▁Television ▁sets ▁and ▁mon itors ▁must ▁be ▁manually ▁dis ass emble d ▁to ▁remove ▁lead ▁from ▁C RT s ▁or ▁the ▁mer cur y ▁back light ▁from ▁L CD s . ▁ ▁Pl astic ▁rec y cling ▁▁ ▁Pl astic ▁rec y cling ▁is ▁the