PMCS INC

PMCS INC is one of the recycling services tracked by eCycling Central in WEST NOLANA AVE ALAMO, TX, accepting consumer electronics and other e-waste.

Services offered

Donation Program Recycling Refurbishment Resale

What it costs

This is a national program drop-off. National programs typically accept the manufacturer's own brand free of charge, with fees on third-party items or oversized goods (CRT monitors, large appliances). Confirm pricing with the location before drop-off.

Texas e-waste law

Texas's Computer Equipment Recycling Program (Health & Safety Code Chapter 361, Subchapter Y) (2007) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer takeback (computers); separate TV law and covers computer equipment, including monitors, laptops, desktops; TVs covered separately under TV Recycling Act 2011.

Fee structure: Free to households; manufacturer-funded

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $25,000 per violation per day

Key requirements: Manufacturers must offer convenient, free takeback for own-brand computers from households. TV manufacturers separately required to recycle 80% of TVs sold in TX.

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Router / modem (480g typical) - recoverable: 0.025g gold, 0.18g silver, 38g copper, 12g aluminium
• Hard drive / SSD (580g typical) - recoverable: 0.045g gold, 0.2g silver, 75g copper, 290g aluminium
• USB flash drive (18g typical) - recoverable: 0.001g gold, 0.005g silver, 0.5g copper, 1g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Preparing your e-waste:** factory-reset phones, tablets, and laptops before drop-off (most facilities will not perform data wiping for you). Bag loose batteries separately. Bring proof of residency if the program is municipality-funded. Check whether the site accepts the specific item you're bringing - acceptance varies widely.

Modern integrated smelters (Aurubis, Umicore, Boliden) can recover the precious metals embedded in circuit boards. Drop-off sites like this one are the first link in that recovery chain.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.