Where do I get started?

[Anonymous]

Hi, new to the board and have a few questions which I hope have not been asked too many times. I am working at a community of 151 residendes and as part of the work I haul off all the old stuff. In just the last 2 weeks there has been at least 10 old computers thrown away.

So where do I start? Should I just start pulling all the boards and components out of the cases? I figure I can keep gathering information as the collection grows. We also get lots of monitors, printers, televisions and washers and dryers. I can only keep so much stuff at the collection point until the boss has me haul it for scrap. But the little stuff I can find a place to stash till the collection grows to a point worth processing.

I need an electronics recycling book for Dummies!

Thanks!

 

[Rag and Bone]

Grab any computers. Some have good value. I would rather die than dismantle appliances but some people do alright with it.

 

[calgoldrecyclers]

Eagle Spirit,
Lazersteve can get you started in the right direction. watch his videos posted on the forum, then maybe purchase his DVD's for further enlightenment.
good luck

 

[donald236]

these fellows are right , theres also another thing that will help as well .
look under the book secition of the forum and there you'll find a downloadable version of hokes book . it will help . and its a good source of learning

 

[yvonbug]

Save any cables with connecters on them too. The older ones are better. There's not alot of gold on the newer ones. Just cut the connecters off and toss them in a bucket till you've got a full bucket. I mean they are worth saving for gold scrap. Pull all the boards, hard drives, dvd and cd players/drives and if ya want, the power box. Toss the case except for aluminium parts.