A Week in the Life of eWaste Ben

A week of playing with ewaste, pickups, scrap yard runs, processing electronics, buying circuit boards and thoughts of a week in the life of me as an ewaste recycler.
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Keep scrapping & Have fun!

[@realchronal]

this guy is living my dream. literally. i really hope i can do something like this when im older.

[@R-E-D-A-C-T-E-D.]

Same here man. I'm 17 so hopefully I'll be doing that sort of stuff when I'm 23.

[@hoquangngoc1990]

I am also passionate about electronics

[@realchronal]

imagine us all starting this kind of private business together when were older lol that would be funny

[@Gasper0094]

I feel happy just seeing the amount of tech in this video

[@livawak]

​@@hoquangngoc1990hb.

[@drinkintea1572]

Hurts my soul seeing so many pc parts being recycled like that ;-;

[@tezy0193]

Kinda.. even if most of it is obsolete

[@norndev]

I want a pc case from my childhood with modern parts in it, even ridiculously old cases are stupidly expensive. I hope some are resold and not all scrapped as they're getting harder to come by!

[@mtheoverlord7840]

A lot of times, PC's aren't in that bad of disrepair. Eventually, people's PCs will either slow down or not start, and instead of trying to fix them they just throw them out. Sometimes, it can be as simple as replacing an hdd for a $20 SSD. I wish more people were aware about PC charities, so that way more people who were less fortunate could actually own one, even if it isn't the latest and greatest

[@jackjack0145]

Do you not get the meaning of recycled?

[@norndev]

@@jackjack0145 recycled is a loose term with e-waste, precious metals are stripped and the rest of the bulk of the material end up in landfills as its too costworthy to even process them

[@sharkscrapper]

A busy week for sure my friend. The life of us smaller scrap/recyclers is a never ending mix of buying, selling and processing. Good thing we love this work 🤣

[@coryj1811]

They say if you love the work you do, you'll never work a day in your life. I guess I love never having a day off 😂

[@locoamarante6746]

brother please give me a PC of that please brother I am from the Dominican Republic and I do not have the resources to buy it

[@retsamyar]

@@locoamarante6746 he would go broke trying to ship them off to people like your self. While I am sure it feels very unfair when you see countries that are much better off throw out stuff like this.. Here in the USA we have places that resell and practically give away these older computers to people who are unable to afford a new computer. Try for the green card lottery but things are not like in the movies, people work hard here and multiple jobs to get ahead.

[@hermetic_wizard777]

I really wish I had this job/business. I don't think I'd ever get board of that neither.

[@R3TR0J4N]

man thats such passion, form e who just back 20202 covid got to realize how reliable 2nd hand parts are specifically case, mobo, cpu, and ram

[@josephcormier5974]

This was a great look into your week it's amazing how much stuff you get thanks for sharing this with us six stars brother

[@andrewhagopian468]

Some vintage PC parts are worth a mint to collectors. Even non-vintage parts from 10 years ago still demand a air amount of $$.

[@_XPEH_BAM_]

При условии что рабочии, Нерабочие на металлолом

[@PyhisPahis]

in every video people try to tell this. he enjoys hard work and scrapping.. you can't teach an old dog new tricks

[@kennysboat4432]

​@@PyhisPahisWorking vintage parts (GPU, MOBO, CPU, RAM) are worth many many times what their weight is in scrap. At the very least he could get connected with a reseller.

[@petermikus2363]

​@@_XPEH_BAM_even non working ones can be worth a lot in certain cases.

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

He's a scrapper, get it all scrapped and job done. When you start selling stuff you end up wasting so much space that would be better used just doing this instead

[@leeroychang]

If I lived near you I'd love to spend a week shadowing you. Learning and scrapping! Very interesting. Great vid.

[@angelshine64]

Yes please, a week of Ben and his girls is fun watching. You DO have a lot of stuff in that garage. So sometimes you can make more of this :)

[@metl_play]

You have really nice PCBs there. I love to see various designs, especially the old ones.

[@includenull]

That first cube PC you showed is a Fractal Node 804, usually used for custom built NAS. Really nice case, looks like a mini fridge and they stack nicely. The PC itself though, probably a 4th gen i3 or worse in it.

[@Laurentiussss]

there is a lot of valuable, in my country it could be sold dearly. I also like the fractal design cases, they are high-quality and thoughtful

[@sargera1]

still got seller my country for 150usd lol

[@retsamyar]

what 4th gen i3 has a m.2 slot? Guess that one.. asus H97

[@abdjabar5573]

vare naes

[@jamescollins6085]

All the Fractal cases he showed are still worth some money. Hopefully he knows this and was able to find a buyer.

[@eestkostjaeestkostja7713]

Love theese long videos. Keep scraping! ❤

[@davebentley3542]

Enjoyed that Ben, thanks. Always enjoy the scrap drop offs, and seeing the progress going through the week. Look after yourself mate

[@dimesgamer]

Happy to see someone who actually knows his way around computers! Hope your day goes well!

[@Boris_Amiga1200]

Just wow! So nice stuff there! So much electronics, motherboards! Lot of job to move, sell, recycle, but its very interesting! Keep on!

[@Very_Dark_Engineer]

Hi Ben! This is 2:04 pc case from Fractal Design Define series, same as mine. All coolers work fine from 2016, you can resell them with no doubt.

[@SlyDive700]

Im using the Define R6 aswell. Lovely case it is. Its had 2 builds in it.

[@pirateswamp9219]

Good to see you are busy and getting a bit of money 💰 in

[@wayneday3916]

Ben I really like these videos. A day a week hell even a month in the life lol

[@rafakropidowski3682]

Love it! I do not know how You are able to do it. Great work!

[@davidranew8768]

Great Video Ben Keep Bringing The Video's Dude God Bless You And Your Family 🙏🙏👍👍

[@Nitrodus]

I honestly watched the whole video, nice job! Please do more :)

[@nathanmoak1515]

just sorting all that stuff out is a full time job! i'm tired just watching!

[@furry-b5h]

maaaan i love doing these cuz there is so much stuff to be found thats still working...just needs a good touch

[@CommunityKev]

Fair play business is booming learning so much off you really glad your doing well you really do get some stuff all the best

[@kimratcliff3279]

Love this style video!!!! So cool to see your progress through the week. Well done!!!

[@katrinaharber2263]

This was an enjoyable sort of video. Even though it seems overwhelming to have so much around, it is probably a good back up for when things go quiet.

[@kierownikzamieszania9122]

Ło matko czułbym się tam jak w raju, składając komputery i laptopy od rana do nocy 😮

[@Crilard]

Dla mnie to też byłby raj. Jak u nas chcemy coś zbudować to trzeba nawet za stary sprzęt dawać grube hajsy. Nawet popsuty stary sprzęt próbują sprzedawać na allegro. __ It would be paradise for me too. If we want to build something here(Poland), we even have to buy old equipment for a lot of money. They even try to sell broken old equipment on Allegro.

[@KNORFIK]

Chce mieć taki kosz koło domu

[@aakjohn]

As usual, good to see you in action, no matter what style. Happy Ben!😂😂

[@evlogiy]

Jesus Christ, electronic inflation is insane. This yard cost at least tens of millions of dollars just 10 years ago. Now it's just scrap.

[@dalecrary8738]

Great video, miss the yard runs. Keep it up sir.

[@FelixSzopos-Papp]

When i saw that little pc I was willing to bet money it was an i7 2600 in there :D This guy is literally living the DREAM!

[@goatjuggler]

@7:50 this one also looks like it could've fit either purpose of ultra-low budget gaming PC (without a graphics card) or NAS since it has 6 drive bays, but since you said it was used for a business, they probably either got it on clearance or needed something quick & cheap like it for simple video editing. The motherboard is from 2017 and it's not the "gaming" model (Gigabyte GA-AX370M-DS3H) Looks like the cube style cases run $50-150 alone.

[@inventorOz84]

Have a scrapalicious week Ben!

[@vaughndumas]

Great video Ben! Interesting view into a week of your life. Thanks a stack.

[@AbdullahBaacha]

❤Wowwwwww❤ What an amazing scrap shop Hope you are enjoying with that🎉🎉

[@5pr1nk57]

G'day Ben! Just about to get full English breakfast for brunch here in the UK and a vid from you pops up, perfect timing! Then lots of eBay listing to do for salvaged items from eWaste! Scrap on dude!

[@Scrapping4aDart]

Why don't you cut the pigtails off of the power supplies and sell separately? Is the payout of irony- aluminum more than ICW? Thanks.

[@Gael9A]

It's a torture to see how you remove the shields from the ram memories at minute 39:00. Where I live is really hard finding that type of memory and I need a few to run a Mac that is unused due to ram 😢

[@oliverriall]

I like this format ben 🙂

[@-MALIK_sahab.]

Tell me bro

[@-MALIK_sahab.]

Tell me bro

[@mr.g-sez]

this is unbelievable! youre a 1 man e-waste processing factory ben! congrats on so many things and so much work! enjoy it. "keep scrapping, have fun"

[@goldmagnet]

Pretty sure that white foam stuff is recyclable buddy. You sure have a big job ahead of ya lol.

[@zurnchris1002]

Great video Ben! I know you try to Maximize your scrap wire, but you HAVE sooo much, consider selling a bin with plugs and rest your body! You will get more wire!

[@juniorink.jr.]

You have a lot of gold 🤩💛

[@elliotbull7924]

You can also hit a hard drive with a hammer and most of the time it shatters the platters inside

[@bluethunder7814]

you do a great job ben you work your ass of doing your job thanks for the video

[@alexlechner9330]

I live in Canada don't they don't accept nothing other than easy pickings and pure gold very hard to survive out here as a scrapper😢

[@Opinionatedguy1989]

It's all about quick turnaround

[@coryj1811]

Labor of love i guess 😅 Im not at the level you are but am always saying the same thing "theres not enough hours in the day" Stay strong & keep on keeping on

[@lescusack786]

Great video Ben.

[@NicoMoessmer]

man this is absolute heaven

[@MrGWN7]

The foam packing can be used as insulation. I used it and the white foam insulation to insulate my garage attic and a small house I own in the country. Break up the foam so it lays flat and when you have enough 24" thick I bought cellulose insulation (treated paper) and covered the foam with it. If it was just cellulose it would be a R84 rating. Of course you have to do all the other things when insulating a attic. I believed I saved 60-70% on my insulation costs.

[@honahwikeepa2115]

I used to watch you from NZ. Back in Sydney now after a few years away.

[@spaceman7915]

5:00 Ben I hope you realize vintage PC or boards will fetch 10-100X more than scrap value to vintage collectors.

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

Old chips, processors and connectors would be worth gold for retro collectors, but im pretty sure he just scraps them without a thought like some machine

[@thehungrygoldfish]

He doesn’t want to ship and finding local buyers is a pain.

[@jacobwetherby]

You have a wonderland there..

[@kpoparmy4236]

love how ur real with the scraping and lessen the weight before u go hulk status unlike most scrappers i see trying to lift 200+ lbs and hurt themselves

[@greenbow7888]

39:20 those shields as you call them, are heatsinks. They should be left on, as they also have the labels for the RAM on them to identify the RAM. The gluey rubbery stuff is thermal paste.

[@kennysboat4432]

He unfortunately scraps the ram

[@sudiptoghosh7288]

Really this man living in a dream world which I dream of every day.

[@retsamyar]

wow ya'll scrap yards are crazy clean. no pot holes everywhere?!?!? never seen such a yard

[@rockman531]

Great video, Ben!! Thumbs up!

[@evelynebabillon2219]

What do you do with everything being PC? it would be very interesting if you could resell them because it's a waste especially since it still works for many I'm sure

[@thehungrygoldfish]

He doesn’t want to ship and it’s a pain finding local buyers.

[@christophebertaux8989]

Very enjoyable video, thank you very much, i loved it

[@jonathanmartin7560]

Ben espectacular video!!! Saludos de Uruguay

[@GBUK666]

No interest in scrapping stuff myself, but I really do find these videos interesting! 👍

[@dr.a006]

For a one-man-band, you sure process tons of eWaste! Wash, rinse, repeat. Or rather, scrap, sell, repeat.

[@thadofalltrades]

I think i requested a video like this! Very interesting. Would like to see a little more processing, could even be silent with some tunes.

[@s13q]

really enjoyed this type of video

[@ora2j251]

I want yo know how i can do that job now.... That looks so cool, messin' around with electronics all day would literally be my dream.

[@difadli2470]

Had any idea how to start as e waste recyclers?, i always wonder how did u guys always had this mountain of scraps and where did u guys buy it from

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Years of doing it and word of mouth advertising. Don’t expect to get this much when you’re starting out.

[@paulcatt7743]

Those wang boards are works of art put them complete in a picture frame and flog them

[@ahmedalshalchi]

This video has killed me , I can't see more of these wonderful electronic systems to go to bin ...

[@EuroRecycling]

Yes definitely make another video next week!

[@weazeldark3983]

Those old boards be worth alot to vintage PC people and electronics people

[@LiamJMyles]

You’re partner must love you, with the state of the garden 😆

[@aakash3770]

for me this is not e-waste , as an electronics engineer i can setup a mini data center with this ❤❤

[@sethsmith4905]

Hey Ben... Maybe you could find an online seller like ebay people that could use those plastic/foam pieces. At least they would last a little longer before being in the fill. That would be something I would use if given to me for free.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

It’s not worth it to hip to ship these to someone for free lol

[@sethsmith4905]

@@thehungrygoldfish @thehungrygoldfish Did I say anything about shipping them in my comment? 🤔

[@TheeSurfer]

where do you find all of this cause i was hoping to get some free stuff myself but all i could find is my family's old intel core 2 quad with an ati Radeon HD 4350

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Local places near his house in Australia.

[@user-jr2ue9nu6y]

Damn you can throw bits together and make working PCS and sell that. New sub

[@8alakros]

This man's videos are what would happen if I snuck a camera into my dreams.

[@Supercon57]

40:54 "They come off clean" (Rips off memory chip) Lol

[@twizz420]

I would have an absolute blast just going through all that stuff. Where do you get it all from? I've put ads everywhere asking people to give me their e-waste but I never get any responses. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Every location is different. If you’re not able to do it where you live, then you need to go farther out.

[@makvlogs2323]

Very nice i like this work

[@AllLoudNation365]

I need to visit you someday for all of those electronics!! Hahahaha

[@Thedrifter1986]

Il mio paradiso!! Di sicuro recupererei tanti apparecchi e lo rimetterei in vita

[@ulrichaigner]

Danke!

[@eWasteBen]

Thanks!

[@silverking4281]

The ceramic gold cap chips I get from a electric powerplant.there switches have them

[@C64_and_Amiga_Memories]

Nice video. Those Commodore Monitors would probably go for around $100-$200 each, irrespective if they are working or not. Working, your would get quite a bit more. Possibly $400 depending on condition and particular model. Please dont salvage those :D

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

I hope he cares, but i doubt he will.

[@SonicDanceSquad]

A QUESTION Did you have a Roland Fantom G6 or G7 plate? I've been searching for a long time

[@Scrappy_Dee]

Love that Cisco material

[@wskinnyodden]

From what I see you could make so much more money if you actually took some stuff and some parts aside to then sell. Some of those old chips will go for 1000x more that any recycling or metal recovery. Same for some other stuff I seen there, just needs a bit of patience on ebay but will sell way higher.

[@thehungrygoldfish]

He doesn’t want to ship and finding local buyers is a pain.

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

@@thehungrygoldfish yeah, one track mind, lots of scrappers have that ive noticed, one junkyard guy i knew few years ago even scrapped a valuable, saveable 1930's vintage car once with lots of valuable pieces on it and barely any rust even though i almost begged him on my knees to buy it cuz "he couldnt be bothered to even check ebay, he just gotta scrap", so he just pressed it into a cube. Stopped talking to him after that stunt.

[@GoingtoHecq]

Those vintage boards are super cool.

[@groenevinger3893]

even when he just cut off the connectors just to get a littlebit of gold?

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

@@groenevinger3893 would earn more by selling them untouched to retro computerists, but alas

[@Viraltubs]

NICE JOB MAN!

[@stevelockwood1795]

I wish the scrap yards where I live paid that well.

[@fabicastillobb]

thats how my personal heaven looks like

[@Dominik.999]

Thats a lot of PC parts and other stuff where are you going on that?

[@rickydeldo8596]

Keep the stuff, give me that lil chicken :) .

[@Willalvers]

Is it just going to sit in the bins or...?

[@ewaste-jd-preciousmetals3723]

Another good stock of e-waste.

[@IVTMOFFICIAL]

id love that ngl all that Tech how do you start doing this stuff anyways ive always wondered how u start it ive tried but

[@thehungrygoldfish]

Start small and through word of mouth and don’t expect to get a big haul like this.

[@surpluselectronics]

Old IC-s can be sold on ebay. Would get more money than the gold fingers.

[@lorddvalldomero1859]

Hello friend, first time here, and I don't understand very well, do you buy "scrap" and sell it? It's you take what it's worth and sell it. If so, don't you have a platform where one can buy?

[@thehungrygoldfish]

No, he picks up computers and stuff locally and scraps them out himself.

[@dizzythakidd7350]

so what do you do resell them bc they all be outside

[@patdeal8664]

Loved it.

[@jonathanfranken4212]

Are you leaving alot of meat on the bone by leaving the wire on them things