Consumer electronics include televisions, computers, video game consoles, vcr’s, dvd players, monitors, cell phones, printers, stereo equipment
plastics, copper wire, batteries, circuit boards
2009 mandated by the FCC that all broadcast television signals have to be in high definition.
Millions of tv’s discarded & CRT tubes. There are few companies producing machines to dispose of them, not enough to cover the demand.
Cell Phones – Working or not they are worth money. There are a number of companies that will actually purchase these from you.
Computers are another great market to get into not just from a raw materials standpoint, but many scrap computers still contain reusable parts such as power supplies, cd drives, processors, hard disks etc. That can be easily resold on Online Auction sites for a profit.
Mother boards in bulk, in order to process the Gold, platinum, and copper from them. This also holds true for most consumer electronics.
The great thing about this is most of the work can be done efficiently with simple hand tools.
A good dual shaft shredder and magnetic separator can make this even more efficient and profitable