In　recent　years,　with　the　rapid　development　of　science　and　technology　and　the　continuous　improvement　of　the　standard　of　living,　the　demand　for　electronic　and　electrical　equipment　(EEE)　continues　to　increase.　With　the　improvement　of　the　quality　of　life,　electronic　and　electrical　equipment,　resulting　in　the　continuous　shortening　of　the　life　of　electronic　and　electrical　equipment,　and　the　speed　of　upgrading　with　the　improvement　of　life　quality,　people　are　gradually　pursuing　the　multi-function　and　portability　of　EEE,　which　resulted　in　that　the　service　life　of　EEE　is　shorten　continually　and　the　speed　of　replacement　is　accelerated.　The　number　of　waste　electronic　and　electrical　equipment　(WEEE)　in　the　world　is　growing　at　an　alarming　rate.　The　composition　of　WEEE　is　very　complex　containing　a　variety　of　metal　elements　and　harmful　substances,　which　make　it　be　both　an　opportunity　and　a　challenge　for　resource　recovery　and　environmental　protection.　As　the　main　component　of　WEEE,　waste　printed　circuit　boards　(WPCBs),　which　contain　a　variety　of　metal　elements　whose　content　is　higher　than　the　corresponding　mineral　products,　have　high　reco-very　value.　Due　to　the　high　economic　value,　the　recycling　of　metal　materials　has　attracted　worldwide　attention.　Many　researches　have　explored　many　efficient　and　environmental　friendly　methods　to　recycle　metal　materials.　At　present,　the　recycling　technologies　of　metal　materials　have　been　very　mature.　However,　the　non-metal　materials,　which　accounts　for　a　large　proportion　in　WPCBs,　are　often　neglected　due　to　the　low　economic　value.　The　common　recycling　techniques　of　non-metal　materials　are　incineration　or　landfill.　The　non-metal　material　contains　heavy　metals,　brominated　flame　retardants　and　other　harmful　substances,　toxic　gases　such　as　dioxins,　polybrominated　diphenyls　and　dibenzofurans　would　be　produced　during　the　incineration　process.　In　addition,　landfill　will　lead　to　secondary　groundwater　pollution　because　of　the　leaching　of　heavy　metals　and　brominated　flame　retardants.　With　the　increasing　of　environmental　awareness,　the　recycling　of　non-metal　materials　has　attracted　more　and　more　attention　to　avoid　resources　waste　and　environmental　pollution.　At　present,　a　lot　of　researches　have　been　done　to　recover　non-metal　mate-rials　from　WPCBs.　At　this　paper,　the　technologies　and　current　situation　of　non-metal　materials　recycling　are　elaborated　based　on　the　existing　researches.　And　the　future　trend　of　non-metal　materials　recycling　is　also　discussed.　At　present,　the　methods　of　non-metal　materials　recovery　include　physical　recovery　methods　and　chemical　recovery　methods,　which　could　recover　and　utilize　the　non-metal　materials　effectively.　The　phy-sical　methods　use　the　separated　non-metallic　materials　as　fillers,　raw　materials　or　modifiers　to　produce　thermosetting　resin　matrix　composites　and　thermoplastic　resin　matrix　composites,　concrete　and　viscoelastic　materials.　These　methods　could　change　the　properties　of　materials　and　reduce　the　production　cost　of　the　materials　by　replacing　the　original　materials　using　non-metal　materials.　Chemical　recovery　methods　mainly　include　pyrolysis,　liquid　depolymerization　and　hydrogenation　degradation.　Among　them,　the　pyrolysis　recovery　method　has　received　more　attention　than　other　methods.　Much　work　needs　to　be　done　on　the　recovery　of　non-metal　materials　by　liquid　depolymerization　and　hydrogenation　degradation.　This　paper　summarizes　and　compares　the　advantages　and　problems　of　various　methods　based　on　cost　and　environmental　impact.　And　a　reference　is　provided　for　the　future　development　trend　of　non-metal　materials　recycling.　©　2021,　Materials　Review　Magazine.　All　right　reserved.