Specifications

1.Manual_Chap4_Recycling.doc Prepared by Resource Management Group, Inc.
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4.2 Palletizing Equipment
Sorting is necessary for safe stacking of equipment on pallets. Other temporary
storage methods, like large bins or ‘dumpsters’, may not need sorting. Ask your recycling
vendor to be sure.
In preparing equipment for recycling they must be divided into the following
categories and placed on separate pallets:
• CPUs
• Monitors/TVs
• Large peripherals like printers, scanners, faxes, etc.
• Small peripherals like keyboards, mice and small component parts.
Any faulty component parts that have been removed from a system should also be
divided by type and put into separate boxes before palletizing. Sorting is necessary only
when the recycling vendor requests it.
• Hard drives
• Floppy drives/CDROM drives
• Motherboards, Accessory cards, Memory chips / Processor chips
• Any other miscellaneous parts should be grouped together for easier de-
manufacturing.
Place the item to be recycled on the appropriate pallet in the recycling work area.
You will want record what you are sending by category because your recycling vendor will
be charging by the item type, count, weigh, etc., so it is good to know exactly what you
sent. (See sample Recycling Invoice attached.)
When a piece of equipment is added to a pallet, the action is recorded in the Pallet
Sheet for that pallet. The Tracking Number, Data Record Sheet Date, Category, and
Brand, Description and Donation Source are entered into the electronic version of the
Pallet Sheet and also into a hand written sheet created for each pallet. Double entry helps
to find and correct mistakes that may occur in the process.
Pallet Stacking Instructions
Pallets are stacked up to 5 feet high.
CPU stacking procedure:
1. Stack on sides if possible, upright if necessary for a proper fit.
2. Insert cardboard layer every third CPU layer (optional).
Monitors & Television stacking procedure:
1. Stack with screen face down.
2. Alternate screen face up and screen face down if necessary to fit on the pallet.
3. Insert cardboard between each layer.