Techbuyer Partner with Bioscope

Through partnerships with e-waste recyclers, Techbuyer has always aimed to be at the forefront of e-waste recycling, and their most recent partnership with Bioscope Technologies is emblematic of this. Our partnership was recently covered by Data Centre Dynamics, Total Telecom and IT Channel Oxygen.

E-waste business n2s created Bioscope Technologies to focus on commercialising the bioleaching process. Bioleaching consists of using microorganisms and bacteria to extract various materials from e-waste. Additionally, the process is virtually zero-emissions. Bioscope run a refinery in Cambridge that aims to scale up the process. They believe that they can help UK businesses effectively and sustainably dispose of IT equipment and cut costs while doing it.

Techbuyer was an early adopter of bioleaching through Bioscope and has been providing the recyclers with a stream of PCB’s (printed circuit boards) to help continue to refine the process.

“When I heard how Bioscope are exploring how bioleaching can be used to recover precious metals from e-waste, I knew we would want to be involved as part of our commitment to emerging technologies” said Paul Thorogood, Techbuyer’s Resource Recovery Manager.

Astrid Wynne, Techbuyer’s Head of Sustainability, AI & Automation echoed this sentiment: “Bioscope is a great recycling partner for Techbuyer because it is at the cutting edge of improving material recovery at end of life for IT hardware. Its success is our success; it furthers the circular economy.”

Jeff Borrman, CEO of Bioscope Technologies also spoke on the partnership with Techbuyer, saying: “We are delighted to have Techbuyer as one of our first customers for our PCB bioleaching solution. We are also pleased with board yield rates in terms of metals recovered for achieving maximum market value.”

You can read the full article from Data Center Dynamics through the link here.

If you want to learn more about what bioleaching and why it is important, you can also click here.