what are the big recyclers doing with the ewaste they buy?

Originally Posted by conrad4784

Thanks you for all the info. I got the just of it for motherboards. For power suppliers, dvd drives, etc Im guessing they are processing them in house (aka shreding them) and removing the the wire,metal, and batteries then shipping the low grade boards to a refiner? I looked into gettting R2 to get a contract with a local hospital. Omg its not cheap. Im going to have to do a lot more research before I spend that much.

If you really don't know where most segments of e waste go, how much they can be sold for and how they are processed you're going to have a hard time getting into e waste professionally. I wouldn't consider getting r-2 either until you do a lot more reading and/or talking to pros in the industry. I heard an alarming statistic that 63% of IT companies (not specifically e waste recyclers) close their doors within 5 years. Don't let yourself be one of them, it sounds like you have a bit more research to do. Doing so will make things a lot smoother.