About DeeeMines
Every year, thousands of tonnes of brominated plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are incinerated due to a lack of suitable recycling solutions. These plastics contain hazardous substances, such as brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and antimony trioxide (Sb₂O₃), whose destruction results in the loss of critical raw materials for European industry.
At DeeeMines, we have chosen to transform this loss into a gain.
Our mission is to recycle plastics that are currently considered non-recyclable while recovering the valuable metals and additives they contain.
Our story
The DeeeMines adventure began within the Urban Mines Chair of Chemistry ParisTech – PSL, supported by Ecosystem, a major player in electronic waste recycling.
Faced with the challenge posed by the recycling of brominated plastics and the antimony they contain, a critical raw material in Europe, researchers have combined their expertise in materials chemistry and metal recycling to design an innovative solution.
In less than two years, their work led to the filing of a patent describing a selective decontamination process that makes it possible to recycle these complex plastics and recover antimony. This innovation gave rise to DeeeMines , at the crossroads of green chemistry and the circular economy.
Today, DeeeMines collaborates with eco-organizations, recyclers and industrialists to structure a sustainable recovery sector and transform a constrained waste into a strategic resource for European industry.
