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What is e-Waste ?
E-waste or electronic waste is defined as Computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, fax machines and other electronic equipment, which have been discarded, have become obsolete, have ceased to function or are no longer wanted. Unfortunately, electronic discards is one of the fastest growing segments of our nation's waste stream. Certain components of some electronic products contain materials that render them hazardous, depending on their condition and density. For instance, CRTs (cathode ray tubes) from televisions and monitor are extremely hazardous.
E-waste or electronic waste is defined as Computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, fax machines and other electronic equipment, which have been discarded, have become obsolete, have ceased to function or are no longer wanted. Unfortunately, electronic discards is one of the fastest growing segments of our nation's waste stream. Certain components of some electronic products contain materials that render them hazardous, depending on their condition and density. For instance, CRTs (cathode ray tubes) from televisions and monitor are extremely hazardous.
The Destruction Process
Once we arrive at your place of business we will pick up and palletize all e-waste deemed for destruction. We will leave you with an itemized work order on what was picked up.
When our truck arrives at our destruction facility it is unloaded and all e-waste material is weighed on an electronic scale.
The pallets are then sorted by item type (computers, cell phones, hard drives etc.). Items are then transported to the conveyor belt. All electronic hardware are placed on the conveyor belt and lifted into the hopper of the shredder. At the top of the hopper is a closed circuit camera so that the destruction process may be viewed of the material being destroyed.
The shredded material then makes it’s way up the conveyor belt to the first stage of the separation process. An overhead electromagnet is utilized to remove all of the ferrous material contained within the waste stream. The material is then channeled to a diverter chute and deposited into a Gaylord container.
All remaining shredded material is collected in a Gaylord container. 100% of the material processed is recycled and nothing is sent to a landfill facility.
Consumer Electronic Devices (CED's)
CED's are common consumer electronic devices that are used in the home or office, such as telephones, cellular phones, answering machines, radios, stereo equipment, tape players/recorders, phonographs, video cassette players/recorders, compact disc players/recorders, calculators, copiers and fax machines. The DTSC has determined that CED's contain toxic substances and should not be disposed of in landfills.