Starting your own business is a time-consuming activity. If you want to start your own electronics recycling business then you have more laws and regulations to address before you even start looking for a property. There are also questions you need to ask and business models that you need to create and review. How to start an electronics recycling business is not something that can happen overnight so here is a list of things that you need to consider and do:
1.First, research the requirements for recycling used electronics. There are laws in certain areas that specify how and where certain electronics are to be recycled.
a.Determine if you want to start a side business for refurbished recycled electronics to take advantage of side market or a way
to sell used pieces so others can build and recycle products.
b.Determine where used materials can go. You can make money off of side components that are basic materials such as selling used steal pieces to be melted down and remade into other things.
https://www.consumerreports.org/recycling/how-to-recycle-electronics/
2.Create a business model. There are a lot of pieces that go into recycling electronics, figure out which you want to focus on first and figure out how you are to do the logistics of your project.
a.Figure out how you are moving large amounts electronics to certain warehouses or the left over piece.
b.What sort of vehicles will you need and will these vehicles require specific permits or moving passes.
3. Obtain extra licenses and paperwork. Now that you know how, where and the extent of your business look into get the correct paperwork for these items.
a. There will be state regulations so visiting your local state website is a start to pull the correct paperwork for creating your company and locating any business specific paperwork.
i. If you have trouble finding them, you can call or visit one of their local branches for more information.
b.There will be county regulations so visit your local county website to get any county specific documents is required too.
i. If you have trouble finding them, you can call or visit one of their local branches for more information.
4. Review your final project layout for environmental concerns. A lot of electronic recycling companies have additional restriction because of the nature of the leftover materials.
a. Some of these materials are fine to be handled and made into other things, but others need proper disposal and handling.
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/electronics-donation-and-recycling
Starting your own recycling business for used and outdated electronics is a good thing. In this consumer world we live in most homes have more electronics than people. There are also numerous ways these items can be pulled apart and made into other things sparing the hassle of retrieving more natural resources to make them and earning you a consistent stream of income as good become obsolete. It also gives others a chance at retrieving some of these goods and refurbishing them back to usability to give them a second chance at being reused and saving natural resources for other purposes.
