MOUNTAIN ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

Recycling

Mountain Electronics Recycling (MER) specializes in the environmentally correct recycling of computers and electronics for Denver, the front range and all of Colorado and the entire Nation

MER operates from a 36,500 square foot recycling center based in the heart of Denver, CO. We provide daily pickups and are capable of picking up loads ranging from a pickup truck, to a 53 ft trailer. When it comes to recycling your old computer we are able to meet the needs of your business large or small.

In addition to proper recycling of your e-waste MER will also aide you in the disposition of your company’s surplus items. Re-use in the used computer industry is a large part of the recycling effort today. MER has contacts all over the United States and we can help you find a new home for your surplus.

Data Destruction

On Site Hard Drive Data Destruction

Mountain Electronics Recycling (MER) offers guaranteed On Site Hard Drive Data Destruction. At MER we can physically destroy your businesses hard drives rendering the read write heads as unreadable.

We will remove your hard drive from the computer and physically punch each drive through, rendering each platter absolutely destroyed, with no opportunity for reuse or data recovery. Feel free to witness the actual destruction of your businesses drives.

Businesses are now responsible for more than just there own proprietary data and are held to the highest of standards when it comes to privacy.

Recycling of Electronics

Benefits of Recycling

Colorado State Law requires non residential entities to treat consumer electronics as hazardous waste and record its disposition.

End-of-life electronics is a fast-growing waste stream. Over 20 million personal computers became obsolete in 1998. Only 13 percent were reused or recycled. Many municipalities are facing the dilemma of what to do with growing amounts of retired electronics.

Consumer Electronics can contain hazardous materials. There are hazardous materials, such as lead, mercury, and hexavalent chromium in circuit boards, batteries, and color cathode ray tubes (CRTs).

Televisions and CRT monitors contain four pounds of lead, on average (the exact amount depends on size and make).

Keep these materials out of our landfills. Mercury from electronics has been cited as a leading source of mercury in municipal waste. In addition, brominated flame retardants are commonly added to plastics used in electronics. If improperly handled, these toxics can be released into the environment through incinerator ash or landfill leachate.

Reusing and recycling the raw materials from end-of-life electronics conserves natural resources and avoids air and water pollution, as well as greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by manufacturing new products.

Disposal of Consumer Electronics

Evaluation of E-Waste

Not all of your electronic products need to be recycled although your organization may request destruction of your materials for a number of reasons. Many items may have remarketable value. Let us use our knowledge and connections to offer you many options for disposal of your consumer electronics.

MER can offer environmentally correct recycling, brokering of your materials or straight purchase of your electronics for redistribution into the working world. We will be glad to come out and evaluate your e-waste and help you determine the most viable solution for proper disposal of your consumer electronics.

Some types of consumer electronics that may have remarketable value for your organization: Pentium III and newer computers and laptops, Cisco, Nortel and many brands of networking gear, newer printers and DLT tape drives.

Recycling Costs

Recyclable Items and Charges

Mountain Electronics has a wide range of items that we accept for recycling. Most items can be accepted free of charge or may even have surplus value. However many items may have no positive and require proper disposal. The most common items cost are listed below.

Remember that not all of your e-waste may need to be recycled. If you feel that your materials may have remarketable value just contact us.

Many items that are in your PC (i.e. circuit boards, drives) contain valuable precious metals such as aluminum, copper and even gold. These items as such have definite positive value. See the list below for a guide on what you can make by recycling you computer scrap materials.

Mountain Electronics Recycling pays for the following items:

Computer (pc) circuit Boards - $0.50 cents a .lb
Computer Power Supplies - $.02 cents a .lb
Computer Drives - $0.05 cents .lb

Mountain Electronics Recycling Charges for the following items:

Monitors = $10.00
CPU's =$3.50
Printers = $6.00
Scanners = $6.00
Cell Phones = Free
Large Copiers = .28 cents per pound
Smaller than 19" = $20.00
TV 20"'- 26" - $25.00
27"or greater or Console = $50.00