Ewaste recycling helps to process several tones of e waste in a systematic and appropriate manner that helps protect the environment as well as reduce the amount of raw materials that need to be produced from mining or other environmentally harmful practices for producing the next generation of electronic devices. Ewaste recycling companies follow these procedures:
Collection of Ewaste
Ewaste recycling companies schedule collection of electronic waste from homes and companies and provide an estimate of the entire job. All electronic equipment is tracked by an efficient material tracking system and each component’s description and weight is recorded for inventory tracking and accountability of the warehouse mass balance.
Classification of Ewaste
The electronic waste that is received is processed and sorted out into two streams:
Ewaste that is fit for reuse – Equipments for electronic waste or components that are in a working state or can be easily repaired is refurbished for resale. Those that are over a minimum hardware specification for example, Pentium 4 products, are fit for recycling.
Ewaste that is not fit for reuse is disassembled manually. This helps recover base material for reprocessing.
Reuse of Ewaste
Ewaste that is classified for reuse by the authorized and registered Ewaste recycling and refurbishing companies follow a stringent QA process. The refurbishing process includes data erasure and sanitization, test and tagging, cleaning, upgrading of RAM or the HDD, replacing faulty motherboards, refurbishing and/or conducting minor repairs. The electronic product is sold back through online portals such as e-Bay or authorized asset brokers.