With its integration of upstream shredding and separation systems and downstream refining processes, Colt Refining and Recycling is oriented toward maximizing e-scrap metals recovery.
At a time when falling commodity prices are squeezing profit margins at many e-scrap recycling companies, Commonwealth Computer Recycling has managed to buck the trend.
The Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) site in Roseville, Calif. is one of the flagship facilities for the international e-scrap recycling company. At more than 200,000 square feet, the facility can process 72 million pounds per year.
Many e-scrap recycling firms target gold and silver but send lower-value plastics elsewhere for disposal or recycling.
Electronics keep getting smaller and lighter, but the Computer Recycling Center keeps boosting diverted weights each year.
