<p>Al and/or Cu comprising cable waste is recycled on the basis of metal and polymer content. The waste material is leached either with HCl or with NaOH and a surfactant or with a Hg salt soln., or with ammonium chloride or hydroxide soln.. In all cases the metal is dissolved and the polymer residue is sepd.. The process may be repeated until the required concn. of metals is reached. The metals are recovered electrochemically from the soln.(Dwg.0/0)</p>
