Retek recycled 20,899 lbs of PCB motherboards and 21,556 lbs of copper wire in 2022 alone.
Getting the most out of every machine
CD/DVD Drives: 885 lbs recycled in ‘21 & ‘22 combined
We remove CD/DVD drives from PC’s and laptops by hand and send them to another responsible recycler to remove the steel shell, and shred the small circuit boards to extract the gold.
Fans: 1,685 lbs recycled in ‘21 & ‘22 combined
We remove/unscrew fans by hand from servers, PC’s and laptops and send them to another responsible recycler to be shredded so that the copper wire can be removed easily.
Power Supplies: 7,669 lbs recycled in ‘21 & ‘22 combined
We detach the power supplies from PC’s, servers, switches, and security appliances and send them to another responsible recycler who removes the steel shell and processes the insulated wiring, low grade motherboards, and the transformers for recycle.
Uninterrupted Power Supplies: 7,266 pounds recycled in ‘21 & ‘22 combined
We breakdown UPS units in house into 4 main components. (VRLA) Valve-regulated lead-acid batteries, insulated wiring, low grade boards, and transformers.
Heat Syncs: 3,728 lbs recycled in ‘21 & ‘22 combined
We remove heat syncs from motherboards by hand and sort by type to make down stream recycling as easy as possible.