Scrap Yards E-Waste

**technologyrecycling** · 12-12-2012, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by CarolinaEwaste

Simple answer there is no way to make money off the yards shipping over seas. Like Andrew said your best bet is computer stores. Keep all dual core and above machines that work and trade them in on there junk. Most computer guys pay between $35-65 for dual core machines depending on the specs. Triple and quad core may be even more but I doubt you will come across many at scrap value.
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I have a company that I already trade with. They refurbish computers all day long and send me the non-working/scrap computer parts..

Just trying to break the cycle of feast and famine. Some months I see a single pick up of 500-1000 towers... other months I am only processing 75-100 a week. Consistent flow like theirs is hard to come by...

Originally Posted by shendog

Sort of makes you wish you could take an add out on the front page of the paper that says: "Dont take your computer to the scrap yard! They will sell it to China along with all your personal information, and dump toxic parts into rivers!"

Well that's the other thing.. I have the DEC and DEP stopping by once a month to see "how things are going..." and to make sure that I am keeping proper records and everything is going where I am saying it is going.. while a quarter of a mile down the road scrap yard is taking in a lot more than I am and exporting it irresponsibly..

**MattInTheHat** · 12-12-2012, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by technologyrecycling

Well that's the other thing.. I have the DEC and DEP stopping by once a month to see "how things are going..." and to make sure that I am keeping proper records and everything is going where I am saying it is going.. while a quarter of a mile down the road scrap yard is taking in a lot more than I am and exporting it irresponsibly..

have you informed the dec and dep people that the scrap yard ships stuff over seas?

**Bear** · 12-12-2012, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by technologyrecycling

Well that's the other thing.. I have the DEC and DEP stopping by once a month to see "how things are going..." and to make sure that I am keeping proper records and everything is going where I am saying it is going.. while a quarter of a mile down the road scrap yard is taking in a lot more than I am and exporting it irresponsibly..

Nothing like a good news story to go with something like that, especially right along about election time. "Wellll, Hello there DEC and P! Come on in hyah! Have you met my friends from news channel (fill in the ____). WE were just discussing you fellas!