Paths for e.Scrap
Current e.Scrap paths include:
- Annual or periodic collection – community-sponsored
one- or two-day collection event(s) at a local drop-off site. These
events are sometimes sponsored by retailers or other entities in a community,
in addition to government agencies.
- On-going community collection – community drop-off
site for permanent and continuing collection of end-of-life electronics,
commonly located at a recycling center or a transfer station.
- Broker/processor/recycler – companies engaged
in the business of collecting or receiving end-of-life electronics to be
recycled or resold.
- Reuse/donation – mission-driven non-profit organizations
that facilitate the redistribution of working computers to schools, churches
and needy populations, and provide a tax credit to donors.
- Auction/employee sales – organizations can dispose
of end-of-life electronics through public auction or by selling equipment
to employees.
- Traditional waste disposal – end-of-life electronics
can be disposed of through traditional waste collection, ending up in landfills
or incinerators.
- Storage/surplus – some people and organizations
choose to stockpile electronics by storing in storage rooms, warehouses,
basements, attics and garages.
- Take back programs – some original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) have developed programs to take back their products at the end-of-life. Typically,
there is a fee for shipping the products back. The items are then recycled
by the OEM or a service provider to the OEM.
A
Program of the Indiana
Recycling Coalition
