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AWA Refiners – Scrap Printed Circuit Board Recycling

Why Recycle Your Scrap Circuit Boards (PCBs)?

Printed circuit boards are not only found in computers; old monitor boards, laptop boards and CPU’s (central processing units) they are used in a vast array of different products. Scrap car management systems, boilers, televisions, telecommunication boards, scrap mobile phones, games consoles, all contain printed circuit boards, the list is almost endless. These days, every electronic device contains one or more printed circuit board and as technology progresses, so will the number of printed circuit boards out there.

Scrap Circuit Boards

Many people aren’t aware that printed circuit boards contain gold, as it is an excellent conductor and resistant to corrosion too. For these reasons, manufacturers use gold pins and connectors in their printed circuit boards. Over recent times, the value of gold has increased significantly, making printed circuit board recycling even more viable than ever.

If making money from items you would have just thrown away isn’t reason enough, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive came into force in 2003. This directive requires by law, that sufficient electrical equipment is recycled to within certain targets. Being environmentally responsible is also important for a lot of organisations.

Give us a Call for a Prompt Competitive Valuation

Here at AWA Refiners, we are really proud of the fact that we provide prompt evaluations, at competitive rates for recyclable printed circuit boards. We are equally prompt when it comes to making payments too, and if you need a certificate of destruction, we are happy to provide one.

We can recycle shredded or un-shredded printed circuit boards as well as SIM cards, backplanes, gold and silver edged memory, and much more. We can tailor our terms to meet our clients needs and guarantee complete confidentiality.

We also recycle the following:

How Does it Work?

Here is the basic process for PCB recycling: Once we receive a batch of printed circuit boards for recycling, they are processed by our skilled technicians. Each board is meticulously stripped of its components, that are then categorised as to how they will be recycled. Here is a list of a few examples:

  • Integrated circuits containing gold will be further processed to recover the precious metal.
  • Gold plated plugs and connectors will also be further processed to recover the precious metal.
  • Other parts of the printed circuit boards also contain precious metals, which can be recovered.
  • Edge connectors that can be chemically refined.

Circuit Board Recycling

Contact us

So, if you own or run an organisation that accumulates old or obsolete stock of printed circuit boards, AWA Refiners - one of the UK's top scrap metal merchants - wants to hear from you.

Contact us today for your circuit board recycling needs and we can help you meet your legal requirements, as well as disposing of your old or obsolete printed circuit boards in an environmentally responsible way. On top of all that, you will make money from items you may otherwise have just thrown away.