There are dozens of resellers dealing in surplus systems and parts from manufacturers and distributors. Few, however, have been around as long as Computer Recyclers Inc., founded in 1993 by manager Bo Brodie. Computer scrap recycling is a booming enterprise and Brodie's company is the only one doing it locally a distinct advantage in an otherwise highly-competitive field. Nothing, neither time nor materials, is wasted in the environmentally friendly recycling process. Equipment and parts that don't make the cut for the resale market are carefully disassembled in the warehouse and sorted into 50 recycling categories for plastics and metals.
Nothing ends up in landfill sites, especially mainframe computers.
The old dinosaurs were built to last, using better metals than their modern cousins. In knowledgeable hands, mainframes and broken down circuit boards yield aluminum, copper, palladium, platinum and gold fetching anywhere from 10 cents to a dollar per pound. Plastics are also valuable. They have a screening process in place so that, if people qualify, they get the equipment. It fits perfectly with the RMOC's overall recycling program.