Dive summary:

• Magnum Computer Recycling in south New Jersey is moving into their new 26,000-square-foot recycling facility, which will be able to process millions more pounds of electronics.
• Last year, Magnum recycled 6 million pounds of electronics in its 10,000-square-foot facility with hopes of recycling 8 million pounds in the new facility.
• Magnum Computers started in 2005 with a van and a trailer; Magnum now holds contracts in seven New Jersey counties and breaks down about 70 different kinds of electronics.

From the article:

“Prior to 2010, when this really caught on, you have that going into a landfill, where it rains and all those heavy metals are getting into the waste stream. This kind of recycling, and it being widespread, really should have happened a long time ago.”

While Magnum employs three full-time dissemblers, who sift through and break down about 70 different kinds of electronics, the vast majority of its business – about 85 percent – is in televisions, computer monitors and other items equipped with a cathode ray tube (CRT) screen.

It’s those items the business collects and passes on to other facilities with the state certifications to deal with such hazardous material. ...