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Selective e-waste

Focus on the analyzable fraction, not generic scrap.

Boards, connectors, telecom and datacenter decommissioning lots can carry meaningful Au/Ag/Pd/Cu. We do not buy mixed shredded e-scrap — recovery is industrially impractical without dedicated infrastructure.

/ What we evaluate

Categories with real potential

  • Server motherboards, backplanes, telecom backplanes from datacenter and central-office decommissioning.
  • Older CPUs with ceramic/gold-pin packaging (meaningful Au and Pd content).
  • Gold-pin connectors, PCI/AGP slots, RAM slots from older equipment.
  • Telecom cards, industrial relays, panel contacts.
  • Specialised peripherals from medical, scientific or military decommissioning.
  • Identifiable mixed lots with documented origin and defined quantity.

/ What we do not buy

Clear limits

  • Generic shredded e-scrap (mixed plastic/metal/fibre).
  • Low-grade peripherals without identification (cables, common ATX power supplies, monitors).
  • Common appliances (refrigerators, washers, ovens) — bulk copper recovery is a different market.
  • Material with regulated disposal risk (lamps, chemical batteries, contaminated medical equipment).
  • Lots without documented origin or with suspicious provenance.

/ Workflow

How we handle e-waste lots

  1. Photos and origin description (decommissioning, maintenance, warranty returns).
  2. Visual triage: separation by category (boards, connectors, cards, mixed).
  3. In-house XRF on representative pieces; sampling per fraction for larger lots.
  4. Commercial plan: direct purchase of analyzable fraction, intermediation toward specialised recycler, or guided handoff.

/ Submit an e-waste lot

Send photos and context

Got several photos? Send them on WhatsApp

If possible, send photos of the material, label, packaging, origin, approximate weight and any existing assay. You may use the form below (with a Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox/WeTransfer link) or send everything directly on WhatsApp.

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Provide at least WhatsApp or email.

Before submitting, consider photographing

  • General shot of the material
  • Close-up (1–2 detail shots showing texture or ceramic)
  • Packaging, drum or container
  • Labels, stamped codes or process datasheet
  • Weight on a scale (even approximate)
  • Origin or operational context
  • Any existing assay, even informal (XRF, certificate, email)

Paste a public link with the photos. Or send them later on WhatsApp — your contact info above is enough.

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