Our Services
Collection of E-WASTE from Customer Sites
In order to alleviate the pressure of companies having to find the time and transport to dispose their electronic waste responsibly, Desco Electronic Recyclers will come and collect the electrical and electronic equipment which is broken, obsolete or no longer in use.
Collections will be free of charge provided the total weight of collection is more than 1 ton/1000kg (Bakkie Load).
However, this can vary depending on the type of E-waste i.e. PCs or Printers.
To book a collection - CLICK HERE
COLLECTION
Our fleet of trucks are ready for your collection
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Secure DESTRUCTION
We offer a Data Destruction charged @ R20/unit excl. VAT & Secure Electronic Component Destruction of R10/kg.
All units brought for destruction are physically destroyed beyond repair. This includes Hard Drives, Magnetic Tapes, Tablets, Cellphones, GPS units and more. Following the destruction, a certificate is issued to the client to confirm DESCO followed all procedures in order to eliminate any chance of data leaks or electronic components put back into the market.
DROP-OFF POINTS
Drop-off points strategically placed around the country
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Warehouse / Computer Room CLEAR-OUTS
We are ready to help you to clear out your warehouse or computer room in order to remove all of the e-waste taking up your valuable space. Desco Electronic Recyclers participates in Corporate Buy-Back Initiative is ensuring controlled and sustainable handling and recycling of redundant and obsolete equipment. We ensure data security by offering secure data and hardware destruction including Certificate of Destruction.
CLEAR-OUTS
We are ready to clear out your warehouse or computer room
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Responsible RECYCLING
Desco Electronic Recyclers commits to engender a standard of excellence by providing a high quality service for the disposal of electronic waste, and ensuring that this service is always conducted in an environmentally friendly manner, and that the processes involved during the disposal would at all times conform to and comply with all relevant legislations as enforced by the recognized authorities - local and international.
RECYCLING
Desco Electronic Recyclers is an eWASA accredited recycler
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Collection
Secure Destruction
Warehouse Clear-Outs
Recycling
About Us
Who WE ARE and How We Began
Founded in 1992 by Costa and Desiree Airaga, Desco Electronic Recyclers is an established, environmentally responsible and accredited recycler of electronic waste situated in Kempton Park. Our services are offered to the public, small/medium enterprises (SME) and large corporations. We also provide services to government, educational and medical institutions.
We offer a socially responsible solution for E-Waste and we give you peace of mind ensuring that your business is contributing to reducing its carbon footprint, as well as recycling E-Waste responsibly.
World Class E-WASTE Recycling Processes
- Desco benchmarks against processes across world-wide boundaries, according to sustainable technological innovation and processes, specifically those linked to E-Waste.
- With our stable processes and clearly identified waste streams we have the ability to compete in the world market.
- Desco is structured according to International Standards 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 and is ISO 14001 compliant.
FIRST CHOICE E-WASTE RECYCLER
Desco is a first class e-waste recycling company for Southern Africa, with its head office and processing plant situated in Pomona, Gauteng, which is an established, environmentally responsible accredited recycler of electronic waste.
OUR VISION & MISSION STATEMENT
Vision:
To remain the First Choice E-Waste Recycler for Southern Africa.
Mission:
To achieve & satisfy the requirements of valued clientele through the promotion and assurance of quality customer service, and the continuous improvement of our service delivery standards.
Operational Principles:
Performance, Service, Excellence
To read more about us
Certification
Find our certification here
Legislative compliance is an important aspect of any business. For this reason we have placed all our certificates on our website for easy access.
Please select the relevant link below to view the certificate.
Data Destruction
We offer Certified Data Destruction
WHAT DESCO GUARANTEES?
Following the destruction, a certificate is issued to the client to confirm Desco has followed procedure to eliminate the chance of any data leaks or parts put back into for further use.
What does this include?
This includes Hard Drives, Magnetic Tapes, Tablets, Cellphones, GPS units and more.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
- R20 unit on hard drives
- R10/kg on E-waste
(Price may vary depending on waste type)
For example: hazardous waste
DATA is Secure
Letting go of your redundant hardware might be difficult because of the fact that you believe that the units may be put back into the market place and data on storage media might be extracted for illegal use.
DESTROYED BEYOND REPAIR
All units brought for destruction are physically destroyed beyond repair.
What is E-WASTE?
Identify E-WASTE and what we recycle
E-Waste is an abbreviation of Electronic Waste, which has been adopted worldwide, to describe all waste generated from the following obsolete, redundant or irreparable items:
Computers, Monitors, Cell phones, Printers...
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The effect E-WASTE has on your body
Just one computer can contain hundreds of chemicals, including lead, mercury, cadmium, brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Many of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, respiratory illness and reproductive problems.
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Questions and answers regarding E-WASTE and how DESCO can help you
Here is a list of questions and answers that covers the subject of e-waste and how we recycle it in a resposible way.
Click Here to Read FAQ
Environmental impacts that E-WASTE has
The disposing of electronic waste leads to a number of environmental impacts. Poisonous substances end up in bodies of water, groundwater, soil, and air contaminating crops and drinking water consumed by both animals and humans.
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Our Company Video
Reduce... Reuse... Recycle
It's so exciting but then what...
Getting new computers, tablets and phones is exciting. Like a kid getting his favourite toy and can't wait to get home and play with it. You'll discover the new bells and whistles that will make your job easier and more efficient... But what happens to the old electronic assets?
If they have been placed into storage, either in someones cabinet or in the corner of an office, you are effectively costing the company money with no more ROI.
Here are the 4 reasons why:
- For the first 3 years, your electronic assets have some remarket value, but remember that each month that passes, it depreciates even more.
- By allowing the devices to depreciate past 3 years, starts costing the company storage space. You are giving up space for old redundant electronics instead of things that are improving costs.
- All of those devices have important data on. Keeping it opens the door to people getting access to the data.
- A lot could happen to the storage area: flood, fire, theft, accident. These will effectively minimise the resell value should something happen whilst in storage.
If you've been storing these devices because you don't know what to do with them, then Contact Desco Electronic Recyclers. We go beyond the standard computer recycling, by offering a free collection for ANY AND ALL electronic devices; whether retired/broken, depreciated or unwanted.
Our Gallery
Sorting
Our awesome Desco team sorting things out
Our Fleet
Here are some of our trucks.
The Desco Offices
We are blessed to have some awesome offices, facilities & vehicles.
Drop-off bin
We have drop-off bins placed for your convenience.
Drop-off shoot at Desco facility
This is the drop-off shoot at our Desco facility in Pomona Kempton Park.
Our guys loading one of our trucks
We have an amazing team at Desco. Here are some of our guys loading the contents of a drop-off point into one of our trucks.
Bundled and ready
In our line of business, things can get messy very quickly. This is why we follow strict procedures to make sure we stay organised and efficient all the time.
New Branding
This is our latest design for the branding of our trucks.
Working hard
Our brilliant team hard at work busy dismantling some computer boxes.
Loading e-waste into the cruchers
This is how we "move mountains"... one load at a time.
Our amazing team
Here the guys are separating certain elements after being through the first crushing process.
E-waste facing eminent doom
We follow strict processes to make sure the e-waste is recycled responsibly.
Arriving home
Here is one of our trucks arriving back from a collection.
The Weigh Bridge
The trucks lining up for the weigh bridge at our Pomona facilty.
Drop-off bin
We have drop-off bins placed for your convenience.
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FIRST CHOICE E-WASTE RECYCLER
Desco is a first class e-waste recycling company for Southern Africa, with its head office and processing plant situated in Pomona, Gauteng, which is an established, environmentally responsible accredited recycler of electronic waste.
With our stable processes and clearly identified waste streams we have the ability to compete in the world market.
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CONTACT US
info@desco.co.za
c/o West Str & Elgin Rd
Pomona Ext 159
Kempton Park
Gauteng, South Africa
+27 10 601 6146
+27 11 979 3017
WhatsApp - 0825744046
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