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# Comparison

There are numerous differences between having your Printed Circuit Board waste cut-offs and trims recycled by Pfane.

### waste company

Offers Removal Of Waste

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  Sometimes, your material ends up in landfill, wasting valuable resources.
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  Contributes to the global CO2 problem.
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  If your material is separated, it is sold to waste traders and brokers.
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  No tracking or reporting of the recycling process.
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  Only look to capitalize on your waste "Buy Low / Sell High."
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  Are always labeled as "Recyclers" when in fact "Brokers" is a more suitable term.
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  Cannot tell you who is recycling your waste.
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  Do not report If your waste is handled responsibly downstream.
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  Don't care who buys your waste, as long as they pay the highest price.
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  Sell your waste to other countries where it is burned in the open.
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  Allow for incineration of your material to extract their metal values.
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  Contribute more to CO2 production through storing and shipping your waste multiple times to multiple downstream traders.
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  80% of your material ends up in storage yards, or as deep cavern mine fill. If it's not illegally dumped after being stripped of all metallic value.
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  If shipped, sold. shipped, processed, shipped and refined you emmit 1150kg (1.15tons) of CO2 per ton of material collected.

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### pfane

Offers Circular Recycling Of Waste

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  Your Material is 100% Recycled into New Marketable Products.
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  Zero Waste To Landfill
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  Saves 18 tons of sand being mined for every 20 tons processed.
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  Reduces Global CO2
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  Proves you are a company that cares about making a positive environmental impact.
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  Recycled By an R4 Prime Circular Certified Electronics Refinery
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  We offer 100% Circular Recycling, NO INCINERATION or selling off of your manufacturing waste.
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  Direct from refiner pricing on your manufacturing trims, cut-offs and rejects.
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  You receive a CIRCULAR CERTIFICATE for dealing with Pfane, proving your commitment to Zero Waste and CO2 neutrality.
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  You also receive a Carbon Savings Report each year to show how much carbon you saved by recycling with Pfane, instead of standard recycling or collection schemes (for clients under contract.)
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  When shipped and refined inhouse at Pfane, saves over 500kg's of CO2 per ton of material collected.

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## We are 100% Circular On Your Manufacturing Waste Materials

#### Trims / Board Cuts

PCB Manufacturers Always need compliant disposal of FR4 bearing material. Sending your Trims / Cuts / Frames and Rejects to Pfane offers full transparency and guaranteed recycling.

#### Damaged Foil

A very difficult material to work with, Pfane has a wash treatment process to eleviate airborn particles and arrest all excess heat generated by the process of grinding spent battery manufacturing foils.

#### Wires / Connectors

Auto and General Electronic Manufacturers can rely on Pfane not only to recycle the metals, but also turn the casings into extremely durable masonry products.

#### Rejects

ITAR Compliant (registered) destruction of your sensitive rejected board material is accompanied by a full report of the processes used and materials claimed. Keeping your Organization fully Compliant in your disposal.

### Every One Ton Of Manufacturing Waste Refined By Pfane

Saves a total of :

## 1.05tons of CO2

from entering our atmosphere.

# ~21Tons Of CO2 SAVED PER TRUCK

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## Contracting Pfane

Pfane has specialized in PCB manufacturing waste since 2016 and In 2020, we launched our North American operations in Canada (North Bay) and the USA (Gouverneur, NY)
Each Pfane facility has a capacity of 500 tons per month, so we are a fairly boutique operation and we work only with the most environmentally concscious manufacturers.
We deal on a first come first serve basis.
The clients we service, all receive:

01. Stable and long term relationships with a company who cares about the environmental and economical impact PCB waste has on the earth.
02. Market based rates for their PCB manufacturing waste. Because we use 100% of the waste in new products our rates are much more competitive than standard “collection for sale” rates.
03. Yearly recycling report, showing exactly what happens with your waste (5 year contract holders)
04. ​​CO2e offset certificate for every ton of CO2 you save by recycling with Pfane. (5 year contract holders)
05. Low cost, and most eco friendly, shipping available (deducted from material value)
06. An online, realtime, recycling management software allowing you, our client, to view every detail of every gram of waste recycled.

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## Offset Your CO2

We share our carbon savings with you! For every 5 tons of your manufacturing waste that Pfane recycles, we give you back 1ton CO2e. Proving you are saving the planet.

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## Market Based Rates

#### Rapid Photo Based Pricing

No Visits, No Shipping Samples, No need for sorting. ViewPas will offer perfectly clear results on the price per kg/lb Pfane will pay for your material. We scan your photos before we collect and once again after the material is collected and in our facility. You can then prepare the invoice for payment. It's that simple.

#### Benefits

- Carbon Neutral (no visits, no shipping)
- Accurate and Realtime to Market Values
- Database driven records of every shipment

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# Compliance

Full contract by contract material processing reports, accessed through your own unique portal. Pfane keeps digital recycling records for your environmental compliance department.

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# Peace Of Mind

Rest easy, knowing that you've made the best possible choice for the recycling of your PCB / Battery / EV Manufacturing waste.

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