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The recycling of waste meters typically involves the following channels:
1. Public utilities: Many power companies regularly replace old meters, including the process of upgrading to smart meters, which produces a large number of waste meters. These companies usually have their own recycling plans or cooperate with professional recycling companies to handle these waste meters.
2. Waste recycling centers: Some waste recycling centers or waste treatment plants accept waste meters and dismantle them to recycle the metal and other valuable materials. Residents or businesses can directly hand over waste meters to these recycling centers.
3. Professional electronic waste recycling companies: These companies specialize in the recycling of electronic products, including waste meters. They usually have professional equipment and qualifications for handling electronic waste, and can safely dismantle meters and recycle valuable materials.
4. Building demolition or renovation sites: During building demolition or renovation, a large number of meters are discarded, usually with similar specifications and quality, making them easy to recycle and process.
5. Commercial and industrial sites: Some commercial or industrial facilities also produce waste meters when they upgrade or repair their power facilities. These facilities usually cooperate with waste recycling merchants to ensure that these discarded materials are properly handled.

Valuable materials in mechanical meters include:
* Metals: Copper (enameled wires and copper wires on coils), steel (used for housing and structural components).
* Plastics: Housing and internal insulation components may be made of various plastics, which can be recycled and reused.
* Electronic components: In electronic meters, circuit boards have various components, belonging to low-level circuit boards. May contain silver, gold, palladium, and other precious metals, as well as copper and other recyclable metals.

Meters, as miscellaneous goods, need to be dismantled to become colored metal waste. The dismantling process is mainly manual dismantling and mechanical dismantling. Manual dismantling involves opening the housing, removing valuable metal components, and classifying electronic components. Mechanical dismantling is done by crushing and processing the meter, then separating the housing (stainless steel, aluminum) and internal structural components, circuit boards, etc.

Meters are mainly dismantled manually, suitable for dismantling in areas with low labor costs. Dismantling produces copper and circuit boards, and Thailand and Malaysia have good copper prices. Therefore, waste meters are suitable for sale to dismantling factories in Thailand and Malaysia.