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IT waste
back to metal

Laptops, servers, networking gear and circuit boards: for 17 years Prince Recyclers has taken Bengaluru's IT waste apart and sent it back as copper, gold and aluminium, with every drive destroyed and every load documented.

What we take

Every kind of
IT waste

From one office refresh to a whole data centre.

  • Laptops & desktops

    Office refreshes, end-of-lease and dead machines.

  • Servers & storage

    Racks, blade servers, SAN/NAS, tape libraries.

  • Networking & telecom

    Switches, routers, firewalls, telecom cards.

  • Hard drives & SSDs

    Logged by serial, then wiped or shredded.

  • Circuit boards

    Motherboards, RAM, CPUs and mobile boards.

  • Peripherals & cables

    Monitors, printers, UPS units, cabling.

Gold bars
A gold bar

The urban mine

Inside a tonne of circuit boards

  • Copper200–300 kg
  • Gold~165 g (up to 900 g)
  • Palladium12–15 g

Typical recoverable metal in one tonne of printed circuit boards. Gold content varies widely by board grade. Bars use a log scale.

Questions

IT waste FAQ

Do you collect IT waste from offices in Bengaluru?+

Yes. We collect from offices, tech parks, data centres and warehouses across Bengaluru and Karnataka, with weighing and documentation for every pickup.

What happens to the data on our drives?+

Every data-bearing device is logged by serial number and its storage wiped or physically shredded. You receive a Certificate of Data Destruction listing the serials covered.

Do you pay for old laptops and servers?+

Often, yes. Working equipment can be refurbished and boards carry recoverable metal. Your quote shows what we pay and any service charge.

Which metals come out of IT waste?+

Copper from boards, cables and coils; gold, silver and palladium from connectors, chips and boards; aluminium from heat sinks and chassis; and steel from casings.

Contact Us

Clearing out old IT?

Tell us what you have. We will collect it, destroy the data and send you the certificates.

Contact Information

Tell us what you have and where it is. We will get back to you with a quote.

  • Corporate officeNo 12, F Cross, Coles Road, Frazer Town, Pulikeshinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 560005Landmark: Above Bandhan Bank
  • Recycling plant67/P4, Bidadi Industrial Area, Sector 2, 2nd Phase, Shynumangala, Bidadi, Ramanagara District, Karnataka 562109