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Electronic & Telecommunication
Equipment Recycling
MPC's raw materials for this division consist
of electronic or telecommunication equipment. When entire pieces
of equipment are torn down by MPC, almost everything within the
equipment is recycled.
- The steel frame and cabinet covers are
recycled by a local steel remelting plant that produces concrete
reinforcing rods used in the construction industry.
- The pieces of aluminum within the equipment
are recycled by a smelter that melts the aluminum into large
2,000 pound blocks of solid aluminum that are then sent to
various aluminum manufacturers.
- The copper wire and cables within the
equipment are recycled by wire chopping facilities. These companies
chop the wire into small pieces so that the plastic insulation
can be removed and the clean copper can be recovered separately.
The copper is then sent to other companies for their use or
the wire is sent directly to a copper smelter.
- Parts such as motors, transformers,
and power supplies, which are within the equipment, are
sold
to companies that recover ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
In addition, there are two categories of equipment
that must receive specific treatment due to their lead content.
- CRTs (cathode ray tubes referred to as
monitors, TVs, screens, terminals, or tubes) utilize leaded
glass as radiation protection and to enhance picture quality.
The two types of CRTs, monochrome and color, contain different
toxic lead leaching ratings which either allow them or forbid
them to be landfilled. A few monochrome CRTs pass the toxic
leaching test; color CRTs fail the test. MPC treats all CRTs
as recyclable, either bench testing newer color monitors for
possible remarketing in our retail surplus electronics store
or recycling the CRT for product recovery. CRTs are never landfilled.
- Printed circuit boards, backpanels/motherboards,
connectors, and IC chips are processed to recover the precious
metals and copper. Many types contain at least trace amounts
of lead and other heavy metals which must be processed and
refined, not landfilled.
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