Getting the most from ewaste

Most of you know this but I still see alot of e-scrappers passing up things. They want only pcs and pass up printers, copiers, faxes, routers, phones, satellite receivers. I see a post on Craigslist and call and find out another scrapper took only the pcs & left things.
A lot of this stuff has motherboard quality and are passed up. Just recently I found a sony cordless phone with gold traced boards. Of course I wouldn't tell these guys in my area

jghilino,

I think part of the issue is thata full computer tower is 100% scrappable. Its kinda like cord cutters - they leave the vacuum behind with the motor but cut the cord. Same for other items - they don't want to mess with the ''mess'' lol

Originally Posted by jghilino

you missed the part that all of the other items mentioned are also 100% scrapable as you put it, and all of those items have high grade boards also

it is ignorance and laziness at its finest, the scrappers that operate this way make all of us look bad

Well, not for me though - I have to deal with getting rid of all the plastic so any printer I pick up is not 100%. nowhere by me buys the plastic so thats what I was talking about mostly

The city takes plastic every other week and supplies a large bin on wheels for bottles , cans ect. I always try to fill it half with my scrap plastic and half with my household plastic. I get no money for it but it ends up in the right place and allows me to take the less than desirable items.