Breaking down power supplies

**pcscrapper** · 09-06-2012, 08:43 AM

I'm reading this.. and I'm like... whooaaaa... We're suppose to be thinking about the enviroment when We're in the recycling business, its not proper to throw this stuff into the scrap metal if they say no electronic they have to follow EPA Rules too. and by indicating that You're doing this makes You part of the problem, There are escrap in this country that will buy the brown board, break it down.. seperate it and recycle it with a e-escrap company.. Please don't disregard this mesg Follow Your heart.. are You trully doing good for this earth.. or are You now part of the problem...

I normally don't do this, but I just feel its wrong to do sumthing wrong when You know its wrong.. Please do the right thing..

Recycle it. the proper way...

**ddelatorre14** · 09-06-2012, 09:52 AM

I was thinking the same thing (BNBSFSD) I represent a large company that recycles those for you at $0.25lb with out the wire and the wire you can take to your local metal guy and he should give you $1 lb sound about right. Why would you take it apart its too much work and now you have created a mess. The scrap yards to have to take dirt samples and if your boards are in there and they can point the finger at you for contaminating the ground thats not gonna be a good day for you or them when the EPA slaps them with a $25k fine. I understand that this forum is a great form of information but some times I think taking it down this far is too far. Just my $0.02

**kcscrapper** · 04-10-2014, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by pcscrapper

I'm reading this.. and I'm like... whooaaaa... We're suppose to be thinking about the enviroment when We're in the recycling business, its not proper to throw this stuff into the scrap metal if they say no electronic they have to follow EPA Rules too. and by indicating that You're doing this makes You part of the problem, There are escrap in this country that will buy the brown board, break it down.. seperate it and recycle it with a e-escrap company.. Please don't disregard this mesg Follow Your heart.. are You trully doing good for this earth.. or are You now part of the problem...

I normally don't do this, but I just feel its wrong to do sumthing wrong when You know its wrong.. Please do the right thing..

Recycle it. the proper way...

I try to pull out all my boards out of stuff. Sometimes I cannot get it out (printer/copiers) but for the most part my stuff is clean