E-waste
Prince Recyclers has been recycling in Bengaluru since 2009. Old laptops, servers, circuit boards and solar panels come in, and the glass, aluminium, silicon, silver and copper go back out.
01 · End of life
A solar panel after 25 years
Its glass, aluminium, silicon, silver and copper can all still be recovered.
02 · Taken apart
Frame, glass, encapsulant and cells
Each layer is separated so every material can be recovered cleanly.
03 · By weight
About 75% glass, 10% aluminium, 3% silicon
Silver is under 1% by weight but about half the recovered value.
04 · Back to material
Cells gathered for silicon and silver recovery
Glass and aluminium go straight back to manufacturers.
- 17 yearsIn business in Bengaluru since 2009
- E-waste certifiedPollution control certificate held
- Drives destroyedWith a certificate listing serial numbers
- Paperwork for your auditManifests, weighment slips, certificates
What we offer
From your site back to raw metal
We weigh every load at pickup, keep a record of it, and send you the certificate when the job is done.
- 01
Best value for your scrap
Rates by grade and weight, paid on a documented weighment.
- 02
Solar panel recycling
End-of-life, broken and rejected modules, in any quantity.
- 03
IT asset disposal
Laptops, servers and networking gear, logged by serial.
- 04
Certified data destruction
Wipe, degauss or shred, with a certificate per serial.
- 05
Compliance documents
Weighbridge slips, Form 6 manifests, recycling certificates.
- 06
Drives & bulk pickups
Office, campus and society drives, plus tonnage pickups.
What we recycle
Solar panels and IT waste
Solar waste
Panels, cells & wafers
End-of-life, damaged and rejected modules, taken apart for glass, aluminium, silicon, silver and copper.
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Laptops, servers & boards
Office refreshes, data-centre exits and circuit boards, with every drive destroyed and every gram of metal recovered.
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Solar waste
Solar panels are the next e-waste problem
Panels last around 25 years, and India's first large installations are now getting old. Under the E-Waste Rules 2022, old solar modules have to go to an authorised recycler.
11.2Mt
cumulative solar module waste India may see by 2047
Source: CEEW
~50%
of solar recycling value comes from silver
Source: CEEW
- Glass75%
- Polymers12%
- Aluminium9%
- Silicon3%
- Copper1%
- Silver<1%
Approximate share by weight of a crystalline-silicon module. Silver is under 1% but makes up about half of recycling value.
Sorting by material
Broken cells in, four materials out
01 · Mixed scrap
One heap of broken cells
Fragments, ribbons and metal all mixed together.
02 · Sorting
Separated by what it is made of
Silicon-rich pieces, silver contacts, aluminium and copper go different ways.
03 · Four piles
Silicon, silver, aluminium, copper
Each one is tested before it goes on to refining. A 3D illustration, not a recording of our line.
From module to material
A whole panel in, silicon out
Drag the handle to compare. These are illustrations, not photos of our line.
What we recover
The metals we recover
Our Mission
Take e-waste out of the waste stream and put its metals back to work.
- CollectPickups from homes, offices, factories and plants across Bengaluru and Karnataka.
- SortEvery lot is weighed, graded and separated by material.
- RecoverCopper, aluminium, gold and silicon go back into use, never to open burning.
- DocumentWeights and recycling paperwork for every load, plus data destruction certificates.
What's inside
What is inside your old devices
Pick a device to see which materials can be recovered from it.
- 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.
The process
What happens to your equipment
We follow the same nine steps on every job, from loading the vehicle to handing you the certificate. These are the first three.
- 01
Pickup & weighing
Our vehicle collects from your site in sealed bins. Every load is weighed and the slip shared with you.
- 02
Inventory & chain of custody
Every device that holds data is logged by serial number before it goes anywhere else.
- 03
Data destruction
Drives are software-wiped, degaussed or physically shredded, depending on what you need.
How it works
How a pickup works
- 01Tell us what you haveMaterial, rough quantity, location.
- 02Get a clear quoteWhat we pay and the pickup date.
- 03We collect & weighSealed loads, weighbridge slip.
- 04We process itData destroyed, materials recovered.
- 05You get certificatesRecycling & destruction certificates.
Compliance
The paperwork you will need
Companies and institutions are required to give e-waste only to authorised recyclers and to keep records of it. We give you the documents for that file.
- ✓Weighbridge slip for every load
- ✓Itemised asset list with serials
- ✓Certificate of Data Destruction
- ✓Recycling certificate
- ✓E-waste transport manifest (Form 6)
- ✓GST invoice & e-way bill
Why it matters
E-waste in numbers
62Mt
of e-waste generated worldwide in 2022
Source: UN Global E-waste Monitor 2024
22.3%
of it was documented as properly recycled
Source: UN Global E-waste Monitor 2024
13.98lakh t
of e-waste generated in India in FY 2024-25
Source: CPCB
70.71%
of India's e-waste recovered by the formal sector in FY25
Source: CPCB
Our story
Recycling since before India had e-waste rules
Mohammed Ali started Prince Recyclers in Bengaluru in 2009, when India had no e-waste law at all.
Read our story →Who we work with
From a single laptop to a solar plant
- IT & tech companies
- Banks & NBFCs
- Solar developers & EPCs
- Manufacturers & OEMs
- Hospitals & labs
- Government & PSUs
- Schools & colleges
- Housing societies
What comes out
What comes out of the process
Some of these we recover ourselves and some go through refining partners. Hazardous ones like lead are separated and sent to authorised facilities.
- 29CuCopperCables, boards
- 13AlAluminiumFrames, heat sinks
- 26FeSteelChassis, casings
- 79AuGoldPins, contacts
- 47AgSilverSolar cells
- 46PdPalladiumCapacitors
- 14SiSiliconSolar wafers
- 50SnTinSolder
- 49InIndiumDisplays, HJT cells
- 3LiLithiumBatteries
- 27CoCobaltBatteries
- 82PbLeadHandled safely
Contact Us
Have e-waste to get rid of?
Tell us what you have and where it is. We will send you a quote, collect it, and give you the paperwork.
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