OUR Methods
Check in
As required by the State of Indiana, equipment is checked in and weighed at our facility by customer. Each lot of equipment submitted is separately tracked through our computer system giving us the ability to generate a summary, of the items received, for our customer’s records. By request, we can also submit a more detailed spreadsheet with corresponding equipment asset and serial numbers. Equipment deemed suitable for resell can be used to offset disposal costs or to build up “recycling credits” to offset disposal costs in the future. We first look at reuse opportunities for whole units, then parts. Items that have no value are either dismantled and separated into plastic, metal, electronic boards or sent as whole units to our recycling partners who possess the machinery and environmental controls needed to properly recycle these complex materials. If we can properly recycle materials locally we will do that first.
Downstream
Outgoing weight is recorded regardless of whether it is a stick of RAM sold to a local customer, or a truckload of material being sent to one of our recycling customers. Transparency is our goal here so that our customers as well as inspectors and auditors can easily assess the success of our recycling operations. Our goal is to not only achieve the highest rate of recycling, but to also work with those recycling partners who are dedicated to recovering the maximum amount of materials using methods that protect worker safety as well as the environment.
One last word….the Electronics recycling is still in its infancy. It is important that you support this industry even though there may sometimes be some costs associated with it. By supporting the recycling of composite materials, you are contributing to the development of new separation technologies that can possibly be used in other fields to recover materials that could never have been recovered. And of course competition drives down price. Let’s remember this, in these hard economic times. Let’s keep recycling!!
