• Electronics Recycling
  • Recycling Principles
  • Recycling Process
  • Recycling Process Video
  • Recycling Locations
  • Items Accepted
  • Packaging Instructions
  • Media Data Security
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Certifications & Permits
  • Central Office Contacts
  • Purchasing Recyclables
  • Vendor Registration

General Instructions

Materials for recycling must be packaged by the customer for pickup. Please take note of the following guidelines:

• The material must be placed on pallets, either in Gaylord boxes or shrink-wrapped directly to the pallet.
• By packing the items tightly on the pallet or within a Gaylord box, breakage and shifting is diminished.
• By using pallets, the material can be loaded and/or unloaded in an efficient and safe manner. The use of a forklift and loading dock is therefore required.
• Each pallet must be marked/labeled with point of origin (company name and date of shipment to be written on pallet with a permanent marker).
• If an item is bigger than a pallet or Gaylord (such as cabinets or mainframes or any other large electronic item), the item must be placed in the trailer in such a way that it can be loaded and unloaded easily.

Printers:

• Printers should be placed on skids and tightly shrink-wrapped if they are able to be stacked in a safe manner.
• Alternatively, printers are to be placed neatly in Gaylord containers or boxes.
• Gaylord boxes must be secured on a pallet.

Small Items:

• Mice, keyboards, and cables can also be placed in a Gaylord or smaller box. The Gaylord box must be secured on a pallet for loading/unloading efficiency.

Monitors:

• Monitors should be placed on skids and stacked no more than five (5) tiers high.
• Cardboard should be placed between each tier.
• The monitors should be placed face down on the cardboard to protect the screens.
• Tightly wrap each layer several times with shrink wrap.
• Pull the shrink wrap tight to ensure the product does not shift or come apart during shipment.

CPUs:

• CPUs should be placed on skids and stacked no higher than five (5) feet before being tightly shrink-wrapped.