Infinite Electronics Recycling expands operations to West Virginia

Infinite Electronics Recycling (IER), an e-scrap recycler and information technology asset disposition (ITAD) service provide based in Wintersville, Ohio, has announced plans to expand its operations to Charleston, West Virginia, with a 10,000-square-foot facility expected to open June 1. The $200,000 center comes after new growth in the area and a contract with the state.

“We have existing customers in Charleston, and our workload for pickups has increased,” says Dan Nunkovich, the vice president of operations for the company. “Our contract with the state justified the need to expand our operations.”

IER, which primarily handles large IT asset generators, says the facility initially will act as a transfer station. The company will transload the devices to its Wintersville facility, where they will be refurbished or demanufactured. 

IER’s 100,000-square-foot processing facility in Wintersville opened last year. The Ohio location features a demanufacturing department, refurbishment and ITAD services and serves a region that includes the Columbus area and Erie, Pennsylvania.

However, after four months, the company plans to expand the center’s capabilities to include demanufacturing and refurbishment. IER plans to staff the facility with 20 full-time employees, Nunkovich says.

IER has experienced exponential growth in its clientele and needed to expand its operations in the south to meet it, he adds. 

“In the last four or five months, we’ve seen a 30 percent growth in our business in West Virginia,” says Jessica Connell, the marketing director for the company. “Previously, we only served about five clients in the area, but not we’re handling the scrap of 13.”

The new site also allows IER to grow its reach into Virginia, Kentucky and the eastern part of West Virginia. Nunkovich says IAER also is considering adding a facility in Pennsylvania or northern Ohio.

The company works with several customers, including large businesses, universities, hospitals and government entities. Some of the organizations that the business handles scrap for include the Mardi Gras Casino in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, and West Virginia University. 

IER brings in about 1.6 million pounds of electronics per year and is expected to bring in more with the recent client additions, according to the company.