Removing Computers From Large Industrial Centers
Posted on: 15 June 2016
When you're dealing with hundreds or thousands of industrial control computers, office support systems and monitors, there's a lot of recycling material that could be disposed of more carefully. In addition to contributing to a cleaner world, recycling pay rates can give a bit of your computer investment back, or at least support the cost of removal. Take a look at a few recycling considerations when working with a waste services company.
Aluminum Recycling Sources
Aluminum is one of the first recyclable materials encountered when scrapping computer systems. The metal is used as a protective casing, and is folded into thicker amounts within the framework.
Waste services professionals can either remove the computers as a single unit or separate materials for scrapping. If you plan on separating materials, you'll either need to develop a plan with your Information Technology (IT) department, contract a third-party IT team to perform the dismantling or arrange dismantling with the waste services company.
If your company is handling the dismantling, it's wise to contact the waste services company for a set of recycling bins that can be used for different materials. Aluminum sources such as computer cases may not break down easily and can be stacked on their own, but smaller components should be added to bins.
Some smaller aluminum sources include heat sinks (which may be made of copper in some high-performance systems), the casing for hard drives and the casing for power supplies.
Copper In Different Areas
Copper is used for wiring, but it isn't the major copper source inside computers. The heat sinks mentioned in the aluminum section isn't a guaranteed copper recycling point, but the power supply is.
Power supply includes large amounts of copper in the form of tightly wound bands and heat displacement pipes. Unless your staff includes a certified electrician, it's best to leave the copper inside the power supply due to the potentially lethal amounts of electricity stored inside capacitors. An electrician can safely discharge these capacitors, but the amount and discharging process varies due to third party capacitor use that changes even amongst the same power supply models.
Many industrial systems include heat displacement pipes in multiple areas of their main circuit boards, especially in systems that work with high temperature materials. The copper can usually be removed with a screwdriver by prying, but removing the board may be good enough for separation.
Whether your recyclable materials are split into different metals and materials, contact a waste services company, such as Bobcat Disposal Of Sarasota, to arrange the removal, recycling center delivery and cleanup.
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