The holiday season is slowly creeping up on us. As we do our holiday shopping while trying to tune out the catchy tunes while trying to pick out the best gifts, there should be another thing on your mind. What to do with all the old electronics you’ll likely replace with newly gifted ones by the end of the season. Many people immediately think to just toss or donate, but the most eco-friendly (not to mention wallet friendly!) option is to recycle!

At Arrow, our goal is to make recycling easier for everyone. And yes, we do mean everyone. We are located in Long Island NY, but that doesn’t mean that you have to be. That’s why we’re proud to provide a Circuit Board, Electronic Component and Electronics Shipping Option. Ship direct to us from anywhere, with peace of mind. Whether you're local or Nationwide, we are here for you as your responsible, certified recycling partner.

This year for Christmas, Santa will likely be kind enough to bring many of us new electronics of some sort. But what do you do with all of your old electronics now that you have shiny new ones? 

Recycling can sometimes be complicated. We’ve all been in a situation where we aren’t quite exactly sure what to do with batteries that no longer hold a charge. No one wants to actively increase their carbon footprint. That’s why Arrow Scrap is here to help with a handy list of what can and cannot be recycled!

E-waste is the mass total of electronics that end up in landfills, or sent to developing countries to be hazardously burned and processed in order to extract bits of gold and other precious metals. These electronics that are thrown away rather than recycled or reused end up leaching toxic elements like chromium and mercury into the environment, negatively impacting humans, plants and animals.

Throwing a community recycling collection day is a great way to encourage those around you to reduce the amount of salvageable scrap that gets thrown into landfills–especially when it comes to clunky pieces of technology that take effort to dispose of properly. 

You can make your community feel good about retiring old IT equipment–as well as make it easy for them–by partnering with Arrow to throw an E-waste recycling event.

Whether you run and office or a household or maybe both, we all have one thing in common – we all create electronic waste.
Appliances, old or outdated computers and cell phones all add up. And all too often they pile up in landfills.

There’s nothing quite like the holidays. The gifts. The lights. Egg nog. Well, maybe not egg nog but we all love the holiday season. Unfortunately, like with anything, all those celebrations, big and small, create waste. From lights and batteries to the electronics you’re about to replace, you’re probably sitting on a pile of stuff that you may or may not know can and should be recycled. We’ve got some ideas on how to keep the good spirits going by recycling.

When you think of metal, you think of iron, or steel, maybe copper. But
you may not know that all metals fall into one of two categories:
Ferrous or Non-Ferrous. So what’s the difference? We’ve got you covered.

If you have scrap left over from a job, you may have been told you can get a veritable goldmine for it. And while that might be true, knowing the going rates, how prices are determined and what you can really expect to receive can go a long way in ensuring that you aren’t disappointed with your haul.

For years, our economy worked in a linear way. Simply put, good were produced, sold, used and eventually discarded, typically ending up in a landfill.

But as demand has grown along with our reliance on plastics, metals and other materials that don’t easily degrade, landfills, well…became filled. And waste materials made their way into the ocean and created other environmental hazards. We are a consumer culture that buys more clothes and wears them for shorter and shorter durations and buy more and more appliances and technology that lasts or remains relevant for less and less time.

Whether you went on a year-end spending spree for the latest electronics for your business or simply need to replace or decommission old and outdated equipment, recycling your electronics is a great idea. But it’s important to know the proper way to dispose of it and why it’s so important in the first place.

With all those months of maybe too much home time, you’re probably in one of two boats: you’ve taken the time to keep things tidy or you’ve accumulated more stuff. Either way, if you’re planning on getting a jump on Spring Cleaning, you’re not alone. 70% of Americans are about to do the same thing this time of year.

Recycling has its rewards. It’s good for the environment and ensures that the metals and materials are responsibly reused or processed. But it can also be financially rewarding. Whether you’re a contractor who has left over metal from a job or a business with left over materials, you might be surprised at the value recycling can deliver to your wallet. Also worth note, clean or pure metals are always worth the most.

Recycling is not a new concept but it’s an important one. Whether after a contractor completes a job, an internet-service provider wraps up an install at a school or organization or business, there is all too often leftover scrap metal that many times goes to waste.

The demand for metal continues to grow and recycling is a great way to ensure that as little waste as possible is left behind.

The Construction & Demolition industries generate tons of waste – 569 million tons, to be exact! The EPA has issued guidance on how to develop buildings with sustainability in mind. In this article, we will be summarizing the main points for the Best Practices in managing the waste materials generated from your construction and demolition projects. 

Due to the hard work and advocacy by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Department of Homeland Security designated scrap yards such as Arrow Scrap as essential businesses on March 25, 2020.