Every few months i tear down all the hard drives I have accumulated. (I recycle computers) right now I probably have 50-75. As I was tearing down my first one I started thinking about the last trip to my recycler. I had over 60 lbs and was quite dissapointed in what they paid so I just called them again and got prices. they looked up my last drop off: painted, contaminated and clean cast. Now every single hard drive was completley stripped of everything and it took me countless hours to do.
This is what they pay per pound now.
painted .29¢
contaminated .15¢
clean cast .30¢
the lady said if I bring in a complete hard drive they will pay .15¢ lb.
it is really not worth it to tear down a hard drive for .14¢ lb.
especially since a stripped drive weighs 8.8 oz = .16¢
and a complete drive weighs 19.1 oz = .18¢
I just did the math I get an extra two cents if I do not do any work. Now that is a no brainer.
I save the hard drives for the green circuit boards. Those have more precious metals (ounce per ounce) than any other green boards on a computer. I also save RAM & CPUs. Those three items bring good prices especially of feeBay.
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