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Welcome To X-Press Micro

Welcome to our newly designed website. Our #1 goal is to easily reachable and responsive to any online requests. We are here to help you with your electronic components supply and electronic and...

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CRT Computer Recycling

Electronic recycling, i.e. recycling of disposed electronic devices and components like CRTs, has become a pressing issue today as electronic waste is one of the most toxic wastes and is rapidly...

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The Value of Scrap Circuit Boards

Before your company disposes of old computer systems, consider the value of recycling them. Recycling circuit boards is the environmentally responsible way to manage office system overhauls, and there...

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A Common Sense Approach to Printed Circuit Board Recycling

Here’s a simple question: Which is better for your business – paying for a service, or having the service provider pay you? It seems like a genuine no-brainer. Yet many businesses fail to take...

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The Hidden Hazards of Electronic Waste

Your computer, cell phone, iPod, television, or tablet is perfectly safe for you to use and enjoy. But old, out of date electronics present a real hazard to human health when they’re not properly...

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The Evolution of the Scrap Metal Recycling Industry

Americans have been recycling scrap metals since the days of the American Revolution. Notable figures like Paul Revere and George Washington called for patriots to contribute scrap metal to the cause ‒...

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The Why and How of Mercury Recycling

Remember that old, heavy glass thermometer your grandma used to have? It had mercury inside of it. There’s a reason why those thermometers are things of the past; mercury is a highly toxic substance...

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Our Rising Mountain of E-Waste

Americans throw away more than 3 million tons of electronic devices each year. To help you understand this number, a mountain built of 10,000 empty Boeing 747s would weigh about 3 million tons. Our...

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How to Win at Data Destruction

Computers, cell phones, mobile devices, and even copiers contain a wealth of personal and business data. As individuals, we’re all concerned about protecting our information against internet scammers...

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Ring in the New, Recycle the Old

Whether you’ve been celebrating Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, or simply planning ahead for the Super Bowl, you’re likely to have given or received at least one electronic gift during the...

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Reduce, Recycle, and Project Reboot

Most of us recognize the term “reboot.” It’s something you do to your computer when it needs a fresh start — usually after some kind of malfunction. Now it’s also something we can all do to address...

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Great News for CRT Recycling

While nobody’s building cathode ray tube TVs or monitors anymore, that doesn’t mean they’re not a continuing problem in the U.S. and the world. In the past, cathode ray tubes were directly recycled and...

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5 Cool and Innovative Uses for Recycled E-Waste

Across the world, creative folks are finding ways to take a small dent out of the 30 million metric tons of electronic waste we accumulate each year. Here are 5 projects that demonstrate some...

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Where Do Old Electronics Go to Die?

Recycling e-waste is a lot more complicated than you might think — if you’ve ever thought about it at all. Here in the United States our attitude about electronics recycling seems to be “out of sight,...

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Earth Day, Past and Present

Did you remember that April 22 was Earth Day? It’s a day that holds a lot of importance for us, both as recyclers and as citizens of Planet Earth. And this year’s celebration marks something of a...

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Good News for E-Cycling on Two Big Fronts

In the deluge of bad news about electronics recycling that usually fills the news media, it’s always nice to find something to be optimistic about. And although the good news tends to be buried among...

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Your Smartphone Is Going Green

In 2010, U.S. consumers disposed of 152,000,000 mobile devices, including cell phones, smartphones, pages and PDAs. Yep — you read that right. That’s 152 million, which translates into almost 20,000...

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Congress Acts, Consumers Win

Finally, President Obama and the U.S. Congress have found something they can agree on — reducing the amount of e-waste in the United States. In a moment notable for its lack of controversy, the...

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E-Cyclers Take Aim on CRT Glass

For years, electronics recyclers have had one big problem: CRT glass. That’s the glass used in the displays of old televisions and computers, and it’s really difficult to dispose of. In the past,...

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The Greener Future of Video Gaming

Cell phones, smartphones, computers and monitors — you know these are all part of the mountain of e-waste we’re building with our out-of-date electronics. But there’s another, less obvious addition to...

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