Vision Statement

Our vision is to create a computer

recycling business that is economically

viable, environmentally progressive,

and a positive presence in the

communities that we serve.

Executive Summary

Problem• 500 million PCs will become obsolete from now until 2007.

(National Recycling Coalition)

Solution• Reuse, reduce, and recycle.

• Numerous conveniently located drop-off facilities.

• Work with designers, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition.

Opportunity• Availability of the out-of-use PC.

• Support the community through various activities.

• Reducing waste, saving landfill.

• Partnership with other businesses.

Executive SummaryFinancial

• Handling of monitors

• The storefront repair businesses at four locations

• Recycling of the CPUs et al.

• Resale of the refurbished computers

Financial Prospective

Capital Cost of the Plant

(FCIL) $ 772,620

Working Capital (0.20*FCI) $ 154,524

Project Life (years) 10

Sales Revenue per year $ 2,380,258

Cost of Manufacture per year $ 2,009,994

Profit Per Year $ 370,264

Industry Overview Insufficient information on recycling and reuse

industries. Difficulty in specification and evaluation of new business

opportunities

Recycling industries due to consumer or regulatory pressure.

No benefit from favorable economics at first.

General challenges An overall reduction in the cost of recycling (in particular, hand

separation of components). Shipment of large number of the obsolete and environmentally

dangerous parts. Lack of of organized collection and of design of recycling, and poor

marketability.

Current RecyclingProcesses

Labor intensive Can be more expensive than the revenue from the retrieved

material.

Computers and parts Donated or sold for low fee to public, low-income people and

schools. For unusable monitors there is recycling charge of $10-50. Precious and base metals are extracted Remaining components can be shredded and sampled for

value and sent to a smelter for final refining.

Sales StrategyService to the communities

Low-cost convenient recycling. Low-cost refurbished computer sales. Convenient computer repair (for any type of PC). Various community out-reach programs Education of the public

Integration of computer repair companies and recycling facilities.

Collaboration with other computer recycling companies.

Collaboration with computer designers.

Target Market Seattle area

Small businesses Family/individual consumers

Are you aware of computer recycling

programs?

Yes (%)14%

No(%)

86%

Organization

Primary

U-District

Bellevue

Tacoma

Everett

Satellite Facilities

Located in commercial malls unlike other companies

Will repair and sell refurbished parts, and systems

Disassemble and presort computer parts

Placement depending on demographics

Primary Facility

South Seattle warehouse location

Shredder, grinder, dust collection, flotation and jig separators

61,000lb per month of computer material

6,000 sq. ft. of space

Management OrganizationSheri Moore CFO, President, Primary Facility Manager

Krystyna Szul Marketing Officer, Bellevue Manager

Darby Kozak Chief Engineer, Tacoma Manager

Sang Lee Operations Manager, Everett and U-District

Manager

Operations

Around 23 full time and part time employees

Primary facility manager works full time

Satellite facility managers work part time to save money

One full time driver to transport computer parts as needed

Potential Circuit Board Value

Material % CompPotential

Value ($/lb)Recover

EfficiencyValue ($/lb)

Lead 6.3 $1.93 0.05 $0.10Germanium 0 $1.49 0 $0.00Gallium 0 $1.15 0 $0.00Tin 1.01 $2.06 0.7 $1.44Copper 6.93 $6.01 0.9 $5.41Baium 0.03 $0.43 0 $0.00Nickel 0.85 $2.17 0.8 $1.74Zinc 2.2 $0.81 0.6 $0.49Tantalum 0.02 $0.27 0 $0.00Indium 0 $0.48 0.6 $0.29Gold 0 $6.27 0.99 $6.21Ruthenium 0 $0.24 0.8 $0.02Cobalt 0.02 $0.28 0.85 $0.24Palladium 0 $0.56 0.95 $0.53Silver 0.02 $1.03 0.98 $1.01Platnium 0 $0.07 0.95 $0.07

Total $12.63 $8.77

Equipment UsedShredders & Grinders

Shredder Cuts material down to

1/2 inch squares Can process up to

2000 lb/hr

Ball Grinder Grinds material from

1/2 inch squares into fine powder.

Can process up to 1000 lb/hr

Equipment Used Floatation & Jig Separation

Denver 3-cell floatation separation unit

Separates of hydrophobic and high surface potential particles.

Polymers and Sulfides separates to the top of the tank.

300 gallons/hr capacity

24’ by 24’ Simplex Jig Separates material based

on density. Heavy metals separated

from silica slurry 300 gallons/ hr capacity

Material Flow Chart

More DenseThan Water

Less DenseThan Water

Outside Recycler

Shredder

Plastics

Outside Metal Refinery

Shredder

Metals

Cement Manufacturers

Silica Slurry

Metal Smelters

Assay Gas Furnace

Heavy Metals

Jig Separation Unit Hydrophobic Material

Floatation Separator

Grinder

Shredder

Circuit Boards

Sorting

Revenue Per Year

Service/Equipment Units / year $ per year

Monitors 112,000 1,344,000$ Repair Service 8,592 601,440$

CPU 976,536 334,658$ Resale of Working Units 148,000 100,160$

Total Revenue Per Year 2,380,258$

Cost of Manufacture (COM) per Year

Costs $ per yearDirect Costs 1,403,328$ Fixed Costs 262,085$

General Expenses 344,581$

Total Cost of Manufacture per Year 2,009,994$

Financial Overview

Total Equipment Costs 163,000$

Lang Factor 4.74

Capital Cost of the Plant (FCIL) 772,620$

Working Capital (0.20 FCIL) 154,524$

Project Life (years) 10

Sales Revenue per year 2,380,258$ Cost of Manufacture per year 2,009,994$

Profit Per Year 370,264$

Cumulative Cash Flow

Contacts and Machinery Sources

Behr Metals, Inc. 1100 Seminary Street. Rockford, Illinois. 815-987-2750

Halmark Refining. Mount Vernon, WA. Contact: Anthony Senff.

Krieger Tile. 1236 N.E. 103rd Street. Seattle, WA 98125. Contact: James Krieger.

Reliable Resins Company. 6973 RidgeManor Avenue. San Diego California. USA 92120. Contact: Lee Loventhal, Tel. (619) 287-0096

Seattle Public Utilities. 710 Second Avenue. Seattle, WA 98104. Contact: Shirli M. Axelrod

Total Reclaim. BOX 24996. Seattle, WA. 98124. Contact: Craig Lorch.

http://www.moenbuilders.com

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Schuessler, Heidi. “Circuits All Used Up with Someplace to Go.” New York Times. November 23, 2000.

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