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Vision Statement
Our vision is to create a computer
recycling business that is economically
viable, environmentally progressive,
and a positive presence in the
communities that we serve.
Executive Summary
Problem• 500 million PCs will become obsolete from now until 2007.
(National Recycling Coalition)
Solution• Reuse, reduce, and recycle.
• Numerous conveniently located drop-off facilities.
• Work with designers, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition.
Opportunity• Availability of the out-of-use PC.
• Support the community through various activities.
• Reducing waste, saving landfill.
• Partnership with other businesses.
Executive SummaryFinancial
• Handling of monitors
• The storefront repair businesses at four locations
• Recycling of the CPUs et al.
• Resale of the refurbished computers
Financial Prospective
Capital Cost of the Plant
(FCIL) $ 772,620
Working Capital (0.20*FCI) $ 154,524
Project Life (years) 10
Sales Revenue per year $ 2,380,258
Cost of Manufacture per year $ 2,009,994
Profit Per Year $ 370,264
Industry Overview Insufficient information on recycling and reuse
industries. Difficulty in specification and evaluation of new business
opportunities
Recycling industries due to consumer or regulatory pressure.
No benefit from favorable economics at first.
General challenges An overall reduction in the cost of recycling (in particular, hand
separation of components). Shipment of large number of the obsolete and environmentally
dangerous parts. Lack of of organized collection and of design of recycling, and poor
marketability.
Current RecyclingProcesses
Labor intensive Can be more expensive than the revenue from the retrieved
material.
Computers and parts Donated or sold for low fee to public, low-income people and
schools. For unusable monitors there is recycling charge of $10-50. Precious and base metals are extracted Remaining components can be shredded and sampled for
value and sent to a smelter for final refining.
Sales StrategyService to the communities
Low-cost convenient recycling. Low-cost refurbished computer sales. Convenient computer repair (for any type of PC). Various community out-reach programs Education of the public
Integration of computer repair companies and recycling facilities.
Collaboration with other computer recycling companies.
Collaboration with computer designers.
Target Market Seattle area
Small businesses Family/individual consumers
Are you aware of computer recycling
programs?
Yes (%)14%
No(%)
86%
Organization
Primary
U-District
Bellevue
Tacoma
Everett
Satellite Facilities
Located in commercial malls unlike other companies
Will repair and sell refurbished parts, and systems
Disassemble and presort computer parts
Placement depending on demographics
Primary Facility
South Seattle warehouse location
Shredder, grinder, dust collection, flotation and jig separators
61,000lb per month of computer material
6,000 sq. ft. of space
Management OrganizationSheri Moore CFO, President, Primary Facility Manager
Krystyna Szul Marketing Officer, Bellevue Manager
Darby Kozak Chief Engineer, Tacoma Manager
Sang Lee Operations Manager, Everett and U-District
Manager
Operations
Around 23 full time and part time employees
Primary facility manager works full time
Satellite facility managers work part time to save money
One full time driver to transport computer parts as needed
Potential Circuit Board Value
Material % CompPotential
Value ($/lb)Recover
EfficiencyValue ($/lb)
Lead 6.3 $1.93 0.05 $0.10Germanium 0 $1.49 0 $0.00Gallium 0 $1.15 0 $0.00Tin 1.01 $2.06 0.7 $1.44Copper 6.93 $6.01 0.9 $5.41Baium 0.03 $0.43 0 $0.00Nickel 0.85 $2.17 0.8 $1.74Zinc 2.2 $0.81 0.6 $0.49Tantalum 0.02 $0.27 0 $0.00Indium 0 $0.48 0.6 $0.29Gold 0 $6.27 0.99 $6.21Ruthenium 0 $0.24 0.8 $0.02Cobalt 0.02 $0.28 0.85 $0.24Palladium 0 $0.56 0.95 $0.53Silver 0.02 $1.03 0.98 $1.01Platnium 0 $0.07 0.95 $0.07
Total $12.63 $8.77
Equipment UsedShredders & Grinders
Shredder Cuts material down to
1/2 inch squares Can process up to
2000 lb/hr
Ball Grinder Grinds material from
1/2 inch squares into fine powder.
Can process up to 1000 lb/hr
Equipment Used Floatation & Jig Separation
Denver 3-cell floatation separation unit
Separates of hydrophobic and high surface potential particles.
Polymers and Sulfides separates to the top of the tank.
300 gallons/hr capacity
24’ by 24’ Simplex Jig Separates material based
on density. Heavy metals separated
from silica slurry 300 gallons/ hr capacity
Material Flow Chart
More DenseThan Water
Less DenseThan Water
Outside Recycler
Shredder
Plastics
Outside Metal Refinery
Shredder
Metals
Cement Manufacturers
Silica Slurry
Metal Smelters
Assay Gas Furnace
Heavy Metals
Jig Separation Unit Hydrophobic Material
Floatation Separator
Grinder
Shredder
Circuit Boards
Sorting
Revenue Per Year
Service/Equipment Units / year $ per year
Monitors 112,000 1,344,000$ Repair Service 8,592 601,440$
CPU 976,536 334,658$ Resale of Working Units 148,000 100,160$
Total Revenue Per Year 2,380,258$
Cost of Manufacture (COM) per Year
Costs $ per yearDirect Costs 1,403,328$ Fixed Costs 262,085$
General Expenses 344,581$
Total Cost of Manufacture per Year 2,009,994$
Financial Overview
Total Equipment Costs 163,000$
Lang Factor 4.74
Capital Cost of the Plant (FCIL) 772,620$
Working Capital (0.20 FCIL) 154,524$
Project Life (years) 10
Sales Revenue per year 2,380,258$ Cost of Manufacture per year 2,009,994$
Profit Per Year 370,264$
Cumulative Cash Flow
Contacts and Machinery Sources
Behr Metals, Inc. 1100 Seminary Street. Rockford, Illinois. 815-987-2750
Halmark Refining. Mount Vernon, WA. Contact: Anthony Senff.
Krieger Tile. 1236 N.E. 103rd Street. Seattle, WA 98125. Contact: James Krieger.
Reliable Resins Company. 6973 RidgeManor Avenue. San Diego California. USA 92120. Contact: Lee Loventhal, Tel. (619) 287-0096
Seattle Public Utilities. 710 Second Avenue. Seattle, WA 98104. Contact: Shirli M. Axelrod
Total Reclaim. BOX 24996. Seattle, WA. 98124. Contact: Craig Lorch.
http://www.moenbuilders.com
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Colby, Richard. “Nonprofit gives old computers new life.” The Oregonian.
Hileman, Bette. “EU Wants Electronics and Electrical Products Recycled.” C&EN. July 10, 2000.
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Maxwell, Trevor. “Old computers now today’s waste problem.” The Oregonian. August 6, 2000.
Nevala, Amy. “Bring’em in Alive.” Seattle Post Intellegencer. May 2000.Rose, Catherine M. Ishii, Kosuke. “Product End-of-Life Strategy Categorization Design Tool.” Journal of Electronics Manufacturing. World Scientific Publishing Company. Vol. 9. No. 2. April 1999.
ReferencesBackground Articles
Schuessler, Heidi. “Circuits All Used Up with Someplace to Go.” New York Times. November 23, 2000.
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