Originally Posted by
logansryche
I understand where you're coming from and hope to answer your questions. First and foremost, Rycon Dismantling is 3 employees: Myself, my brother-in-law and my wife. My wife handles the finances and balances the books while my brother-in-law and I go out and get the electronics being dismantled.
I have two options when it comes to continue to base Rycon Dismantling out of my house. Both will require building permits and some sort of box van/cargo van. The first is to build a structure that's 57' x13' off my driveway. This would have room for 8 gaylords for CRTs. It wouldn't cost me anything to build it as I'd be building it completely out of pallets.
The second would be to use the basement of the house. While the second option is larger(haven't measured out how much larger yet), I would need the additional cost of an external freight elevator, a door to the upstairs, a door for the outside, and a new hot water heater(or tankless heater). Walls/fixtures would again be made out of pallets and I would be able to handle 10+ pallets for CRTs.
In reguards to the questions you specifically asked me:
1. What do I need from a partner(s)? To help get Rycon Dismantling up and running. That's the purchase of a cargo/box van, all necessary licensing, and HVAC recovery equipment.
2. What happens when broken tubes arrive at your door? I'm still liable to send them to NuLife no matter what. If the tubes are packed correctly, that should limit breakage.
3. What can I offer in return? A garentee that CRTs sent to me that I send to NuLife aren't stockpiled and exported somewhere - it's why everyone in the US is so hell-bent on them being processing correctly. I don't want CRT glass to end up on foreign shores and I'm sure you don't either.
I did pass the idea around of what I'm trying to do for this area and those that did pay attention to me said they liked what I'm trying to do. Others said they didn't care and that if I was trying to help the community/area/this part of NY, I'd buy what their selling at retail price. Others said they wouldn't deal with me unless I had proper paperwork so it's another reason why I'm trying to push for help.
-Matt
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