NJ · NYC · Eastern PA
The list of what we will refuse is as long as the list of what we buy.
Purchasing and recovery of recyclable scrap, obsolete equipment, surplus office assets, and selected industrial materials, with scheduled pickups and documented removal. Knowing what we cannot take is more useful to you than a page of promises about what we can.
What EcoCycle is not
- Not a permitted hazardous-waste handler.
- Not a certified electronics recycler.
- We do not issue certificates of recycling or of data destruction.
If your policy requires any of those, use a certified provider. We will name one.
What we accept
Six streams, with the minimum volume that makes a truck worth sending.
Below these thresholds the trip costs more than the material returns. We would rather tell you now than send a truck and invoice you for it.
| Material | What that covers | Basis | Minimum | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrous scrap | Steel, cast iron, structural offcuts, machine frames | Purchased | 1,000 lb | Priced against published market indices on the day we weigh it, not the day you called. |
| Non-ferrous scrap | Copper, aluminium, brass, stainless | Purchased | 200 lb | Sorted and weighed on arrival. You get the ticket with grades listed separately. |
| Obsolete IT equipment | Servers, desktops, laptops, network gear, monitors | No charge | 10 units | Collected and passed to qualified downstream partners. Read the limits section below before you plan around this. |
| Office furniture | Desks, chairs, filing, shelving, partitions | Service fee | Half a truckload | Charged because most of it costs more to move than it returns. Quoted after a site assessment. |
| Surplus industrial assets | Machinery, tooling, motors, drives, unused inventory | Purchased | Assessed individually | Valuation depends on resale potential rather than scrap weight, so these are quoted after we look. |
| Cable and wire | Insulated copper, data cable, harnesses | Purchased | 100 lb | Priced by recoverable copper content, which is lower than gross weight — we will show you the calculation. |
What we will not take
Six things that come off the truck, or never go on it.
Every one of these needs a permitted handler that we are not. Plan for them separately, and we will give you a name if you do not have one.
- Hazardous waste of any kind
- We are not a hazardous-waste handler and hold no permit to be one. This includes solvents, paints, oils, chemicals, and anything bearing a hazard label.
- Batteries, lamps, and ballasts
- Lithium and lead-acid batteries, fluorescent tubes, and older ballasts require a permitted handler. We will give you the name of one; we will not take them.
- Refrigerant-bearing equipment
- Refrigerators, chillers, and air-conditioning units need certified refrigerant recovery before scrapping. Have that done first and we will take the metal afterwards.
- Medical or biohazard material
- Any item that has been in contact with clinical waste, regardless of how it has been cleaned.
- Sealed drums or unlabelled containers
- If we cannot see what is inside it, it does not go on the truck.
- Data-bearing media where certified destruction is required
- We are not a certified electronics recycler and do not issue certificates of data destruction. If your policy requires one, use a certified provider — see the note on our documentation page.
Documentation
Five documents, and one of them is not a certificate.
Organized pickup coordination, transparent valuation, documented chain of custody, and responsible downstream handling through qualified partners.
What each one contains- 01
Site assessment note
Before collection
What is there, what we will take, what we will not, and how it comes out of the building. Sent to you in writing before anything is scheduled.
- 02
Collection manifest
At pickup
Itemised list of what left your site, signed by your representative and our driver. Both parties keep a copy.
- 03
Weight ticket
Within 24 hours
Certified scale weights with grades listed separately, so you can see how the total was reached rather than being handed one number.
- 04
Settlement statement
With payment
Weight, grade, index price used, and the date it was applied. If the market moved between pickup and processing, you can see which day we priced against.
- 05
Downstream summary
On request
Which qualified partner received each material stream. This is a record of where material went — it is not a certificate of recycling, and we do not issue one.