Case Study
Companies Seek E-Recycling
Solutions to Meet
Growing Amount of Electronic Waste
Need to Meet Challenges of Disposal and Recovery
of Materials Met by Proper Service
Mountains of unwanted and obsolete electronics
jam company closets, storage facilities and
warehouses across America. In addition to aggravating
the cost and availability of landfills, electronic
products contain certain materials that should
not be treated as common waste. Some specific
materials may be potentially hazardous and need
proper disposal. As a result, companies are
seeking someone who specializes in providing
a service that assures the proper handling and
disposal of electronic materials with the objective
of optimizing recycling and reuse. BCD Electro
of Dallas, Texas offers a sound disposal process
for such materials to create a positive environmental
solution.
Community Specialty Hospital took over a facility
in Sherman, Texas that was full of old electronic
equipment, computers, X-ray machines and laboratory
equipment. “We wanted to make sure we properly
disposed of this equipment that we did not need,
instead of just taking it out and dumping it
somewhere and creating hazardous fall-out,”
states Shannon Johnson, Director of Business
Development. She had heard about BCD Electro
from a business associate and contacted BCD
to help with the disposal of the equipment.
After four days, BCD Electro had cleared out
the equipment in their facility as well as another
hospital, Wilson N. Jones hospital. “We needed
that equipment out of the way quickly to begin
our renovations, and BCD did exactly what they
said they would do,” continued Johnson. “If
you have a problem, they will come clean it
up and provide proper disposal.”
Another company, Credit Union of Texas, located
in Dallas, Texas, needed to dispose of old hardware
when they planned a major upgrade of their Desktop
PC hardware. The logistics of installing new
PCs and then disposing of old PCs was a problem.
The project included the corporate office and
several branch locations. Mike Flores, Manager
of Information Systems states, “BCD Electro
provided an effective means of recycling along
with a cost effective solution.”
The credit union used a combination of storing
the old PCs at a central location for pick-up
by BCD as needed and delivering PCs themselves
to the BCD warehouse when it was timely for
them. Since then, BCD has also helped with the
recycling of their excess electronic equipment.
“BCD Electro has given us the peace of mind
knowing that our used PC hardware and excess
electronic equipment will be recycled and not
harm the environment,” says Flores.
Bob Harris, President of BCD Electro states,
“Recycling all of the materials possible is
critical to true environmental stewardship.”
The 25-year old firm began as a recycler of
sorts with the buying and selling of excess
semiconductor inventory in 1979, and this is
still a large part of the business. Now, however,
they are providing large and small companies
recycling services for electronics, computers,
phone systems, routers, etc. They also recycle
precious metals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals,
circuit board scrap, plastic, paper, office
equipment and networks. Electronics recycling
is an emerging industry that is at a critical
point in its development, in terms of growth
and challenges, as the production and use of
electronics has increased dramatically. Both
business and public sectors face the task of
disposal and recovery of various materials -
especially electronics in the commercial sector.
The disposal of end-of-life electronic products
has become a topic of great concern worldwide
as municipalities and firms face the potential
of enormous volumes to handle in the future.
They recycle what they receive by separating
the “who’s who” of material components that
compose them. The materials are gathered, shredded
and sent to recycling facilities. As an example,
circuit boards are sorted by type, stripped
of re-salable parts and sent to refiners to
recover copper and precious metals.
FOR MORE INFORATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Clark, BCD Electro
214-630-4298
