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Frequently asked questions about PCB recycling.

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Q. What is there to recycle in printed circuit boards?
Q. Which boards are known that contains no precious metals for recycling?
Q. What is the contents of precious metals in circuit boards?
Q. What is the contents of precious metals in circuit boards?
Q. Does B.W. Recycling, inc pay for printed circuit boards for recycling? also do you provide a free pick-up
Q. What does B.W. Recycling, Inc needs in order to provide me with the specific information about the boards I have for recycling?

Question:What is there to recycle in printed circuit boards?
Answer: Printed circuit boards generally contains mostly plastic and copper, some circuit boards contain other types of precious metals such as silver, palladium, gold and platinum, this precious metals including the copper is in most cases reclaimable.

Question:Which boards are known that contains no precious metals for recycling?
Most printed circuit boards contain precious metals, however some printed circuit boards such as boards out of TV's, CRT monitors, stereos, DVD players, VCRs and other boards out of consumer appliances are known as boards with very small amounts of precious metals for recovery, therefore these boards are graded as "low-grade" and not worth dealing with in most cases. Please note we do not buy CRT monitors for recycling.

Question: What is the contents of precious metals in circuit boards?
Answer: Not all circuit boards has the similar amounts of precious metals, some boards has only copper and does not contain any other precious metals, other boards might contain silver with no silver and so on.

Question:How do you know which boards has precious metals for recovery and how much?
It is very hard to determine the amounts of precious metals in printed circuit boards, however, with the experience we have gained of over 30 years, we are able to estimate the amounts of precious metals in many types of printed circuit boards, but its never an "accurate science" type of estimate.

Question: Does B.W. Recycling, inc pay for printed circuit boards for recycling? also do you pick-up?

B.W. Recycling, Inc does pay for printed circuit boards in many cases, but there are cases which we do not pay, we also provide pick-up services for printed circuit boards, in some cases it is free and in some other cases we charge for the service. It depends on a few factors such as the grade of the boards for recycling, the total quantity and the way it is packaged and also the location of where it is located.

Question: What does B.W. Recycling, Inc needs in order to provide me with the specific information about the boards I have for recycling?

In order for us to provide the specific information of how we can handle your printed circuit boards for recycling, we will need the following:

• A few photos of the printed circuit boards you have - It is always recommended to send us a photo of back and fron of each board type you have for recycling, However, if you have many types we can start with a few photos of the actual lot of the printed circuit boards.
• Quantity - We will need to know the total weight of the printed circuit boards you have as well as total number of palletes / boxes of printed circuit boards.
• Location of the material for recycling - you can provide us with the full address, we can also start with the ZIP code.