Originally Posted by
tski72
Also, to add to a few posts, 5 million pounds a year is a massive amount, Unless you are a buyer with that kind of volume, you most likely will not see the amount of money you think. I had contacted a plastics refiner here in the Chicago area some years ago by accident looking for a plastics buyer, and the girl that I was talking to gave me the minimums that they deal with, we are talking like 3 to 4 semi's a week, constantly and bailed.
Even shipping a truckload of motherboards to one of the buyers here would be well worth your startup and the shipping can also go through someone here, I seem to remember there used to be a member that had specials for full truckloads and he had his own carriage company or something like that.
Now nobody knows the size of your operation or the actual quantity that you are receiving but if you are just getting into the business of
e-waste, you need to take the steps to get to the next level.
Also if you became a paid member, you would have access to the closed section and there has been a lot of this sorta thing discussed in there, an open forum, like this thread, will not get you the answers you so desire. Like I recommended in an earlier post, introduce yourself, give people a little background on you and your business and fill in your profile as much as you can, then get your paid lifetime membership, the best money I spent, and start doing the research through the old treads, we all have done it.
I can't speak for anyone else here on the forum, but for me, I was just adding my trials and mishaps with wanting to go big and had a rude awakening, which is why I stuck with the "get, sort, sell, start over" attitude. It pays really quick and it keeps me working, usually. Everyone just seems to be trying to help you move forward, sitting on Gaylord's of product waiting to find a refiner just doesn't seem cost effective, unless you have a huge line of open credit. IMO.
Appreciate the comments, All i was asking for is anyone with direct experience with a refiner like Sabin so i can make an educated decision as to what to do with this product, maybe selling to Ewasted or board sort is best for me IDK. As stated above by several people, one of my concerns is that i will get ripped off sending a truckload to a refiner and "hoping for the best".
I started in this industry several years ago working (volunteering) at
Ewaste Events, that progressed into me purchasing some of the material collected at events and repairing and re-selling electronics, i made a little extra money but truly i did it because i enjoyed what i was doing. Thru the years I have made a lot of connections and in January decided to start a company with my brother when we secured several large contracts, along with fixed contracts we host both paid and free events monthly. We were prepared for the CRT's, it was our biggest concerns, one thing we were not prepared for was the volume of commodity laden materials. Incoming waste in June was 35,863Lbs (35% CRT's), CRT's, power supplies, optical drives got to WI but all we have shipped so far is one load of CRT's, Desktops are broken down and components sold, laptops are re-purposed if possible, copper aluminum and steel sold locally, most peripherals are shipped 250 miles and recycled as "TIN" for $.03/Lb. Whats left, HDD's & Boards (dual, single, finger, telecom, lowgrade). As of today i have 6 gaylords full of single metal socket boards and other boxes partial filled with other types. i have a lot of room to store this stuff but im just trying to plan for late fall when i will have a full truckload.
I have contacted Sabin, i don't need 5M Lbs, there is a set processing fee of $2,500 and a declining schedule based on volume. Im waiting to get all the particulars, i had to fill out some federal forms (KYC & Anti corruption) before they will discuss specifics which were submitted last week. Again if anyone has experience with direct ship to a refiner i would like to hear the good and bad.
Cleaning up the e-waste one company at a time 
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