New subject: OT? Scrapping electrionics (was Lot of PDP-11/84 on ebay in Boston)

28 Jul 2010

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    In North West New Jersey scrap high density circuit
boards are $0.70
 per pound. Steel is about $200 per ton. 
 After processing fees, I got $3.40/lb for my last load of junk (which
 was based on the actual content).  Whoever is paying $0.70 is making a
 boatload of money.

 Pat

I got about $1.50 a lb for circuit boards a few weeks back (stuff that was
under 5 years old). The older boards (80's or earlier) should be worth much
more. 
I hate the thought of scrapping, but my basement was full of old systems that I
couldn't give away. So I've been trying to find an inexpensive means of doing so.

Either New Jersey is special or I'm asking the wrong people. Most places CHARGE to
take populated circut boards here. These are PII and PIII motherboards without CPU. Some
even require special universal waste forms, fees and tracking be used. 

The highest quote I've gotten is paying $0.70 per pound (down 0.05). The lowest that
has quoted so far charges $5.00 per pound for motherboards and $10 per monitor. I'd
love to find someone paying $1.50 per pound.

I've tried all my google-fu and can't find anyone. Here is the site with the
highest rate so far:
www.rockawayrecycling.com

Kelly