Nearly all of us have it. That old TV sitting in the garage, that out-of-date computer stashed neatly in the back of the walk-in closet, those beat-up cell phones, the out-of-date VCRs ...
All told, the nation is home to about 500 million pounds of electronic waste. But many businesses and homeowners don't know where to go to get rid of the stuff.
That's where TW Electronics Recycling Inc. comes in.
The Monterey Park-based business will dispose of your old television, computer monitor, laptop, printer, metal scraps and other electronic gear - free of charge.
"The recycling industry is basically divided into two different categories, facilitators and destruction centers," TW owner Phil Yen explained. "We're a facilitator. We'll go pick up your stuff for free. And if a company wants to establish a relationship with us, we'll provide all the logistics as well as the pallets and recycling bins."
TW Electronics Recycling gathers up the discarded electronics gear and ships the material off to one of the Southland's various destruction facilities.
So instead of going to a landfill, most parts and materials are sorted out and reused. Hazardous materials - such as the lead in CRT screens - are likewise sorted and recycled.
Sonny Tran, owner of the SunTech computer repair canada shop in San Pedro, has used TW Electronics Recycling on several occasions.
"They have a drop-off location and now they also have guys that will come out and pick up the stuff," Tran said. "I also have an electronics drop-off center where people drop off stuff with me. I've partnered with TW Electronics and they come and pick it up." TW operates four locations.
They include:
The main warehouse, 721 Monterey Pass Road, Monterey Park
San Gabriel Recycling Host, 1629 S. Del Mar Ave., San Gabriel
Long Beach Recycling Host, 2278 Easy Ave., Long Beach
Santa Monica Recycling Host, 1438 17th St., Santa Monica
TW Electronics Recycling, a division of Gardena-based Teverden Inc, is a state-certified recycling company approved by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
The business is a participant in California's SB20/50 payment program. TW takes in about 40,000 pounds of electronics per month for recycling.
"California pays us about 43 cents a pound and we split that with the destruction facility," Yen said. "We end up getting about 23 cents a pound."
TW also pays customers 5cents a pound for materials that are dropped off at the company's Monterey Park facility.
"We're trying to find as many customers as possible and get the word out," said Tia Fang, TW's account manager. "We really have to let people know that they can bring in their electronics and get cash for their trash."
TW's business clients include Total Terminal International, a container management company at the Port of Long Beach; Telasic Communications; the Power Nissan auto dealership in Torrance; and Konica Minolta, a leading printing and copying company, among others.
source:sgvtribune.com
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