Cascade Asset Management,
The purchase, made in conjunction with a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Demonstration Grant, will allow Cascade to increase recovery rates of usable commodities from electronic equipment scrap.
“We have found a powerful shredding and separation technology to allow us to shred and mechanically separate hard to disassemble devices into recoverable material streams that will enhance our total recovery rates for all collected electronics,” Neil Peters-Michaud, Cascade CEO and co-founder, says.
In a press release, Cascade states that the shredding and separation operation, when used in combination with manual disassembly, “will demonstrate an innovative approach to domestic e-scrap processing that yields higher recovery rates.”
Prior to the installation of the Vecoplan RG42, Cascade recovered 78 percent of all materials using traditional disassembly methods. With the addition of the new shredder, the company says it expects to increase recovery to 89 percent.
“Using the shredder allows us to more rapidly address the increasing demand for responsible, domestic electronics recovery and recycling,” Director of Operations James Windisch says.
Cascade offers a full spectrum of IT asset retirement services, from hauling and logistics services to refurbishing and repair to demanufacturing of equipment for recycling to secure media destruction. The company is a Certified Electronics Recycler from International Association of Electronics Recyclers in addition to being ISO 14001 certified. Cascades operates facilities in
More information about Cascade is available at www.cascade-assets.com.