Silver Recycling, Precious Metal Recovery, Recycling, Refining Sterling Silver & Silver Melting in the UK

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Under the Environmental Permitting Regulations JBR has a site Permit issued by the Environment Agency. This details the conditions that JBR have to comply with in order to minimise the environmental impact from its operations. The latest Permit issue is displayed on the right.
The principle of the Permit is to prevent pollution and pursue continuous improvement through:

Applying appropriate technology and adopting environmental best practice
Staff training
Maintenance of plant and equipment
Formulating contingency plans
Monitoring performance i.e. air emissions, energy usage etc.

Below is a summary of the site processes involved in the recovery of silver and other precious metals. With each process is a brief description of some of the controls in place to minimise environmental impact.

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Receipt and storage of waste materials.
We ensure that the correct legal documentation is in place for the transfer and receipt of incoming waste and have perimeter walls / grids to prevent any potential spillages escaping site.

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Incineration of paper, film and sludges in the rotary and static kilns.
Extraction and dry scrubbing through bag filters removes pollutants prior to discharge to atmosphere.

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Chemical and electrolytic treatment of aqueous wastes.
We have secure storage for all chemicals and spill kits positioned in potential spillage areas.

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Smelting of ash in the blast furnace and further silver separation in the cupel furnace.
Extraction and dry scrubbing through bag filters removes pollutants prior to discharge to atmosphere. Shutdown procedures in place for potential emergency situations.

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Electrolytic refining to produce silver crystals.
Secure storage of chemicals and extraction to remove fumes.

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Melting of silver crystals and casting of silver bullion.
Extraction to remove metal fumes.

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Process Waste
JBR endeavour to re-use and recycle waste where practicable i.e. slag is used in the construction industry, metal is recycled. Registered waste carriers are used for all waste types.

JBR Recovery Ltd is one of the UK and Europe's leading silver recovery and precious metal recycling specialists, offering smelting, refining and photographic waste recycling and recovery, waste incineration, waste management and Good delivery 999 refined silver.

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