Know Your E-Scrap Processor

摘要

In a bustling industrial area near the Columbia River lies Total Reclaim's Portland, Oregon facility. Characterized by flexibility and the ability to take in and process a wide variety of material types, the 30,000 square foot facility primar- ily handles e-scrap as an approved, contracted processor under the Oregon e-Cycles producer responsibility take-back program. Covered electronics in Oregon include desktop and laptop computers, monitors, computer peripherals, televisions and printers. Additionally, the site also accepts all fluorescent lamps and CFLs, HID and UV lamps, lighting ballasts and fixtures, batteries, appliances, refrigeration and HVAC products The site — one of five the company operates in the U.S. — began operations over 5 years ago and accepts material drop-offs and also offers a pickup service for businesses that want to recycle their electronics.