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Americans throw away more than 3 million tons of electronic devices each year. To help you understand this number, a mountain built of 10,000 empty Boeing 747s would weigh about 3 million tons. Our mountain, however, is composed mostly of computers, monitors, cell phones, mobile devices, and televisions. Every day of the year we dispose of about 142,000 computers and 416,000 mobile devices alone.
Where does all this e-waste come from?
In the United States, we accumulate e-waste as a direct result of our insatiable hunger to upgrade to the latest technologies. This hunger is fueled by manufacturing practices that build […]

Americans have been recycling scrap metals since the days of the American Revolution. Notable figures like Paul Revere and George Washington called for patriots to contribute scrap metal to the cause ‒ and the new nation responded with chain from ships, iron kettles, and household cooking pots, all of which were melted down to make weapons and ammunition for the ragtag Revolutionary Army.
Beginnings ‒ late 19th century and early 20th century
Like so many American immigrant “rags to riches” stories, the roots of today’s multi-billion dollar scrap metal recycling industry began with lone street peddlers and their horse-drawn carts. The […]

Here’s a simple question: Which is better for your business – paying for a service, or having the service provider pay you?

It seems like a genuine no-brainer. Yet many businesses fail to take advantage of the extra value inherent in electronics recycling.
Breaking it down
According to the United States Geological Survey, outdated office computer systems are a potential gold mine – in literal terms. Their statistics show a metric ton of electronic scrap contains more usable gold than 17 metric tons of gold ore.

The circuit boards inside your obsolete computers contain palladium, gold, copper, and silver. Sitting in a corner […]

Electronic recycling, i.e. recycling of disposed electronic devices and components like CRTs, has become a pressing issue today as electronic waste is one of the most toxic wastes and is rapidly growing in quantity. It’s a growing threat to environment and safety. Finding alternate use for materials present in the disposed components, donating the components for use in charity or dismantling the electronic components in a way that makes it possible to safely extract the important materials constituting the device and these materials can be conveniently reused in other products.

The sudden rise in electronic waste is due to recent […]