Intelligent sortation

Intelligent Sortation is the term used to describe the process of disassembling, rearranging and otherwise changing the condition of a whole piece of equipment into multiple subparts with the intention of increasing the value of the original equipment as well as creating demand for these parts and thereby keeping "obsolete" or "non-usable" equipment out of our nation'sClarifyme|date=October 2008 landfills. The term was created and made an industry "standard term" by Mr. Randall A. DeNucci, a lifelong advocate of recycling and landfill reduction initiatives.

From 1998 to 2008 Mr. DeNucci worked for Dell Computer Corporation with a mission to reduce electronic scrap by creating computer repair programs and computer "de-manufacturing" programs with the intention of returning the best value of product back to Dell and its shareholders while supporting Dell's passion for following "green" environmental practices.

Creating an "Intelligent Sortation" process requires a thorough understanding of the equipment to be dispositioned and all of its components.
** What is the value of the equipment as a whole unit? Can it be repaired or resold for use in its current state?
** What are the sub parts of the equipment? Do they have individual value—demand for re-use as parts?
** What is the scrap or recycle value for components—both functional or non-functional?
** What components will be damaged during dissassembly and need to be recycled.
** What is the cost to dissassemble the whole unit? Are there special skills or tools required?
** Will there be any hazardous waste created from the dissassembly of the whole unit such as LEAD FROM CRTs, or MERCURY FROM FLORESCENT LIGHT BULBS?

Once the decision has been made to disassemble a piece of electronic or other equipment, the "Intelligent Sortation" process begins.1. Equipment must be disassembled so that the integrity of the parts is maintained (don't break the parts- you may be reselling or reusing them).

2. Parts must be disassembled to the highest level of "value recovery". This means, keep parts intact if you can sell or reuse them. An example would be a computer desktop power supply: don't remove the wires, leave them intact so the unit can be reused or resold as an entire functional unit. If the whole part cannot be tested or repaired or if there is no value for the whole part, then dissassemble the part to its base components for recycling (steel case, aluminum heatsink, copper wire, circuit board, etc.

3. Once all parts are isolated the "Intelligent Sortation" process dictates that you: A. identify good functional parts for reuse or resale B. identify parts for test or repair for purpose of reuse or resale. C. sort like materials together for purpose of recycling the remaining material: wire with wire, aluminum with same, etc. This is easier than it sounds.

By putting thought into each of the above process steps you can apply "Intelligent Sortation" techniques to every piece of equipment you retire due to "Excess", "obsolete", "non-functional", etc.For free information on the value of electronic equipment or parts you can contact a respected recycling company, Axcess Technologies, at [e-mail] free information on how to avoid landfilling your broken or unwanted equipment you can email Mr. DeNucci at [e-mail].