13 April – Recycling of waste electronics and batteries by Mark Foreman, G7LSZ/SA6BID

| March 12, 2026

The presentation

What happens when your rig goes to the shack in the sky? This webinar will look at what recycling is, and its purpose. In the talk, Mark will discuss the basics of recycling waste electronic and electrical equipment. He will concentrate on aluminium, steel and batteries.

About the presenter

Mark Foreman, G7LSZ/SA6BID is an associate professor of industrial materials recycling at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden. He has been working on the science of recycling since 2007. Before then he spent around six years developing molecules for the separation of americium. He has had an interest in electronics from a young age and at the age of 16 this metamorphosed into an interest in radio electronics. He has held a UK amateur radio licence (G7LSZ) since the age of 18 and later obtained a Swedish licence (SA6BID).

Watch live

Tonight@8 webinars are live-streamed on our YouTube channel and special BATC channel, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online

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