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E-Recycling: How It’s Done

Learn about e-scrap processing techniques, risk of theft, and liability in the e-recycling industry. Discover how Synergy Electronics Recycling handles e-scrap through manual and automatic disassembly, and what happens to the recycled products. Find out how to prevent theft of data-bearing devices. Contact Megan Tabb at Synergy Electronics Recycling for more information.

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E-Recycling: How It’s Done

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  1. E-Recycling: How It’s Done Virginia Recycling Association 2017 Conference, Virginia Beach VA Megan Tabb. Synergy Electronics Recycling 765-438-1297. mtabb@synergyrecycling.com

  2. What are we talking about? • How is e-Scrap processed? • From electronic device to raw material • Risk of Theft and Liability • Easy-to-steal data-bearing devices and how to secure them at your site

  3. Synergy Electronics Recycling 2000: Company was founded in Mayodan, NC 2009: Company moved to Madison, NC Services a geographical area that covers Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and parts of Tennessee and West Virginia

  4. How is e-Scrap processed?

  5. How is e-Scrap processed? Manual disassembly Automatic disassembly Smelters Refineries Mills

  6. Relative Scrap Values $0.00/lb Leaded Glass *Mercury Bulbs *Precious Metal *Batteries Plastic Steel Copper Aluminum More Valuable Less Valuable

  7. Manual Disassembly • Opposite of an assembly line • Devices are manually separated into their base metals, plastics and circuit boards

  8. Manual Disassembly • What is disassembled by hand? • Devices that contain components that are hazardous when shredded • Televisions • Monitors • Computers • Battery Backups • Etc • Devices that are too large or too dense to shred • Copiers • Microwaves • Etc

  9. Baled, Sized Wire chopper, Copper Recovery Plastic Wire Copper Recovery Shredded, Smelted Yoke Board CRT Wire Wire chopper, Copper Recovery Glass separation, Smelter/other

  10. Composition of a CRT TV

  11. Automatic Disassembly • What is disassembled automatically? • Devices that are considered “low grade” (manual teardown is not economical) • Printers • Keyboards • Small appliances • Etc • Why are these items considered “low grade”? • Their circuit board contains very little precious metal • They are mostly plastic by weight • Their copper content is very low

  12. Automatic Disassembly • Devices are shredded and separated based on their properties • Magnetics • Charge • Density • Color

  13. Graded, Sized Aluminum Mill Plastic Zorba Smelter/Refinery Copper Smelter Copper Product Boards Steel Steel Mill

  14. Composition of a Printer

  15. What Happens To The Products?

  16. What Happens To The Products? • Plastic • Manufacturing Use: New Electronics • Steel • Manufacturing Use: Automobiles, Airplanes, Appliances, Building Material, Plumbing Parts • Copper Product • Manufacturing Use: Electrical Equipment, Plumbing, Alloys (brass, bronze, etc)

  17. What Happens To The Products? • Zorba (Aluminum) • Manufacturing Use: Automobiles, Airplanes, Building Material • Circuit Boards (Precious Metals) • Manufacturing Use: Jewelry, Electronic Connectors, New Circuit Boards • Leaded Glass (CRTs) • Manufacturing Use: Ceramic Tiles, Bullets, Weights, Solder, Radiation Shielding

  18. Theft and Liability Risk

  19. What Items Contain Data? • Desktop Computers • Laptop Computers • Mobile Phones • Tablets • Copiers/Printers

  20. Theft and Liability Risk: Mobile Phones

  21. Theft and Liability Risk: Mobile Phones • Easy to take because they are small • Can contain as much personal information as a computer hard drive • Can be reactivated on the owner’s account

  22. Theft and Liability Risk: How to Prevent It

  23. Theft and Liability Risk: How to Prevent It • Have collection site monitored at all times

  24. Theft and Liability Risk: How to Prevent It • Consider having a locked storage bin where residents can immediately place “easy to take” data-bearing devices (cell phones, loose hard drives)

  25. Theft and Liability Risk: How to Prevent It • Secure other data-bearing devices (ie computers) when the site is not monitored

  26. Questions Megan Tabb. Synergy Electronics Recycling 765-438-1297. mtabb@synergyrecycling.com

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