What happens to my electronic equipment at an e-waste facility?

What happens to my electronic equipment at an e-waste facility?

John Shegerian (CEO, Electronic Waste Recyclers) gives expert video advice on: What factors should I consider when choosing an electronic waste facility?; What types of electronic equipment can be recycled?; Can I recycle my plasma screen? and more...

Your electronic waste equipment basically gets demanufactured at an electronic waste facility. It is broken down into its commodity form. It is broken down into its crushed glass, plastics, your ABS plastics and your metals. And the metals have subsets such has gold, silver, aluminum, copper and stainless steel and all those commodities can be reused. And reuse is the essence of recycling.