The exterior jackets and cladding of wire and cable, however, have proven more difficult to recycle, with the material viewed most often as a waste disposal issue rather than a high-value market. Zach ...

The 3cm cable, equivalent to about 1/4 wavelength, started pyrolysis at 200 W. Other lengths of 1 cm, 6 cm and 12 cm, which represented whole or nearly whole wavelengths, showed no pyrolysis at 300 W.