What we take

38 materials

• Reject and scrap circuit boards

  We take it

  Weighed, graded and recycled. Material with metal value is paid for or credited on a settlement report.

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• Gold-plated boards, fingers and connectors

  We take it

  Sorted as precious-metal-bearing material and sent to accredited refiners. Settled in writing.

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• Panel frames and offcuts from board making

  We take it

  Weighed and recycled with your other board scrap.

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• Excess and obsolete components

  We take it

  Recycled for their metal content and settled in writing. Tell us if any must be destroyed first.

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• Processors, memory and integrated circuits

  We take it

  Resold where there is a market, otherwise recycled as precious-metal-bearing material.

  Circuit boards and componentsElectronic & Circuit Board Recycling Answered by: Metals, solder and circuit board scrap

• Cable, wire and harnesses

  We take it

  Recovered for its copper or aluminum and settled by weight.

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• Solder dross

  We take it

  Lead-free and tin-lead are kept apart and settled as what they are.

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• Solder paste

  We take it

  Expired or surplus paste, in its jars or syringes, weighed and settled.

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• Solder bars and wire

  We take it

  Weighed and settled by alloy.

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• Copper

  We take it

  Weighed and settled by grade.

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• Aluminum

  We take it

  Weighed and settled by grade.

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• Brass

  We take it

  Weighed and settled by grade.

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• Stainless steel

  We take it

  Weighed and settled by grade.

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• Specialty alloys

  Ask us first

  Tell us the alloy and the form it is in. Alloys we take are sorted and settled by alloy.

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• Precious-metal-bearing material

  We take it

  Collected, sorted and sent to accredited refiners. EDI does no refining.

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• Steel and other ferrous scrap

  Ask us first

  Our main work is non-ferrous metals. Steel that comes out of a clear-out is handled as part of that job. Ask about steel on its own.

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• Laptops and desktops

  We take it

  Tested, wiped and resold for a credit, or recycled. Drives are wiped or shredded, serial by serial.

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• Servers and storage

  We take it

  Drives removed and destroyed or wiped. Equipment resold where it has value, recycled where it does not.

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• Network and telecom equipment

  We take it

  Tested and resold where there is a market, with a credit to you. The rest is recycled.

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• Phones and tablets

  We take it

  Wiped and resold, or shredded.

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• Monitors and office electronics

  We take it

  Resold where there is a market, otherwise recycled.

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• Test and measurement equipment

  We take it

  Resold where there is a market, with a credit to you.

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• Hard drives and solid-state drives

  We take it

  Shredded by default, or wiped with certified software on request. Every serial number is recorded.

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• Backup tapes and other media

  We take it

  Shredded, with a certificate of destruction.

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• Controlled goods

  We take it

  Destroyed in Orillia. EDI is registered with Canada's Controlled Goods Program. You get a certificate of destruction.

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• Prototypes and engineering units

  We take it

  Shredded so they cannot be rebuilt or reused, with a certificate of destruction.

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• Rejected, returned and obsolete product

  We take it

  Metal and electronic product is shredded with a certificate, then recycled.

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• Tooling, fixtures and metal parts that show a design

  We take it

  Shredded with a certificate, then recycled as metal.

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• Batteries

  We take it

  Taken. Tell us the type and roughly how many when you get in touch.

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• Server racks, cabinets and power distribution

  We take it

  Removed by our crew and recycled.

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• UPS cabinets

  We take it

  The cabinet and its batteries are removed with the rest of the room.

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• Lab benches, test chambers and instruments

  We take it

  Cleared out, then resold, reused or recycled.

  Site and facilityDecommissioning & Clear-Outs Answered by: Moves, clear-outs and storage

• Office furniture and cubicles

  We take it

  Removed as part of a clear-out. Reused or resold where there is a taker, recycled where there is not.

  Site and facilityDecommissioning & Clear-Outs Answered by: Moves, clear-outs and storage

• Production machinery and heavy equipment

  We take it

  Rigged and moved, stored, or removed for recycling.

  Site and facilitySpecialty Moving Services Answered by: Moves, clear-outs and storage

• Equipment to store

  We take it

  Stored in our climate-controlled Kanata warehouse, counted and delivered when you need it.

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• Lamps, toner and other non-electronic waste

  Ask us first

  Sometimes handled as part of a clear-out. Ask before it goes on the truck.

  Site and facilityDecommissioning & Clear-Outs Answered by: Moves, clear-outs and storage

• Household electronics from the public

  Ask us first

  Our services are for businesses and institutions. For a used computer or a repair, see the EDI Electronics Outlet.

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• Jewellery, coins and bullion

  Ask us first

  That is our storefront, EDI Refining, at edirefining.com.

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