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The New SDTI’s Plants with E-Waste Recycled Materials by Miniwiz

June 21, 2012, 12:58 amFiled under: Eco Design > Eco Architecture > Eco Design > Eco Philosophy — Posted by Eco-Question Editor

Content by: Miniwiz S.E.D. Co., Ltd. – www.miniwiz.com
Posted by: Eco-Question Editor
Source: Miniwiz S.E.D. Co., Ltd. – www.miniwiz.com
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Special Thanks:

Johann Boedecker
Business Development
MINIWIZ Sustainable Energy Development Ltd. – www.miniwiz.com

MINIWIZ is proud to be the architect, designer and building material supplier for SDTI’s newest facility to be located in Taoyuan, Taiwan. SDTI is a leading brand in providing electronic industrial waste recycling across the globe. As Taiwan’s largest electronic waste resource recycling management institution, SDTI works closely with Taiwan’s EPA to adhere to the highest standards of IT waste recycling.

MINIWIZ POLLI-BRICKS technology and new MINIWIZ building material solutions, made of IT waste and other recycled materials themselves, will be used in construction. SDTI’s goal is for its newest factory to be an educational tourist site that can educate the public on ways and means to apply sustainable practices and how to protect the environment.

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Miniwiz’s truly sustainable electronic waste recycling plant broke ground.

The New SDTI’s Plants with E-Waste Recycled by Miniwiz © Miniwiz S.E.D. Co., Ltd. / www.miniwiz.com

Taipei, Taiwan (18 June 2012) – Miniwiz Sustainable Energy Development Co., Ltd. (MINIWIZ) latest and most revolutionary project broke ground. Miniwiz is the architect and supplier for the new electronic waste recycling plant and headquarter of Super Dragon Technology Co. Ltd. (SDTI). This electronic waste recycling plant is the first of its kind and will change the way e-waste is being recycled.

The building materials used to build the new factory are manufactured from by-products of electronic waste recycling. SDTI’s plants reclaim precious metals (gold, silver, copper) from old electronics (including cell phones, old TVs, CDs, laptops and desktop computers) using an unprecedented mainly mechanical extraction technique creating the smallest possible environmental footprint.

After the metal extraction process, one is left with waste plastic waste and glass fiber from printed circuit boards (PCB), which are considered ‘waste of the waste’ with no apparent value. Miniwiz re-engineered these waste glass fibers into 100% recycled polymer composite that meets architectural performance standards. This composite is then used by Miniwiz to manufacture ceiling tiles, an exterior shading system and other components of the factory. They consider this a giant leap forward from the widespread practice of "heat recycling" where e-waste is burned to get to the rare metals, releasing huge amounts of toxic fumes and phosphorous.

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The new SDTI headquarter and electronic waste recycling plant looks and operates like a chocolate factory. The following architectural features by Miniwiz make SDTI an exciting and healthy place to visit:

Elevated paths that allow visitors to observe the entire recycling process.
A biofuel generating algae façade conjointly developed with the Graduate School of Design of Harvard University.
A canopy system made form recycled CD’s and DVD’s.
LED integrated Pollibrick facades and interior walls.
Concrete foundation enhanced with nano-additives from agricultural waste.