End-of-life IT appliances like desktop computers, laptops or printers are part of a waste stream called e-waste or WEEE (Waste electrical and electronic equipment) which comprises various forms of electric and electronic equipment that have ceased to be of any value to their owners.

The present guidebook on manual dismantling describes and illustrates how IT appliances can be recycled through manual dismantling. It contains of 3 parts:

1. Basics: Required tools and equipment are introduced.
2. Dismantling: Required steps for dismantling of the selected IT-appliances are described and illustrated through photos. Necessary health & safety precautions are headed.
3. Downstream processes: Output fractions produced by dismantling are specified. Necessary precautions for storage and adequate destinations for recovery versus environmental disposal are headed.