Material recovery from used cables in Turkey

The aim of this study is to define the material recovery capacity from used cables in Turkey, in details. Also, general instructions about cable recovery are given to support the base of the thesis.For this purpose, at first, cable manufacturing process is explained. One of the key components of a wire is its insulation. Its selection is determined by a number of factors. There are major types of materials used in a cable which are; resins, plasticizers, stabilizers, flame retardants, fillers, lubricants, and colorants.Since there are a lot of different types of cables are in use, variety of used cables presence in recycling circle, too. These cables are classified according to their energy value, telecommunication uses, and their special uses.During the experimental part of the study; each type of cable is divided into its components and weight percent of each different material used is determined gravimetrically for unit length of the cable. Then the calculated theoretical material recovery ratio for each type of used cable is found to determine the market capacity in Turkey by using the data obtained from cable manufacturers that shows annual cable production in the county.