CompuCycle grows plastics recycling capabilities

CompuCycle, a Houston-based provider of information technology (IT) asset recycling, has expanded its plastics recycling system, enabling the company to sort plastics from electronics by polymer for reuse in manufacturing. 

CompuCycle says it can now process metals and plastics in-house, without the need for additional downstream service providers.  

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“Properly managing all components of electronics is a cornerstone of sustainability and environmental responsibility,” CompuCycle CEO Kelly Adels Hess says. “Making single-polymer plastics that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can reuse to produce new electronics or other products while adhering to international recycling standards is a game changer for domestic companies and those that need their plastics shipped globally.”  

Sorting plastics by polymer type helps CompuCycle maintain a circular economy that minimizes reliance on finite resources, aids in supporting OEM sustainability goals and serves as a best practice in e-scrap recycling, according to the company.

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“We saw an opportunity to solve an industry challenge by creating the first domestic, sustainable, single-solution e-waste plastics program that reduces the amount of plastic negatively impacting the environment while also making it advantageous for companies to recycle and reuse. It’s truly a win for everyone involved," CompuCycle President Clive Hess adds.

CompuCycle is an e-Stewards certified and woman-owned company that has been involved in IT asset management for more than 25 years. The company handles refurbishment and destruction processes in-house, ensuring its control over the secure recycling and repurposing of end-of-life IT assets. Services include refurbishing equipment for resale, secure physical data destruction via hard drive shredding and e-scrap plastics recycling.