Dross Recycling Program

How valuable are solder scraps?

Stellar presents our SuperStars with a feel-good opportunity to dispose their dross in a safe and certified manner, while also potentially gaining supplemental savings. Win for the environment!

Environmental Benefits

Dross recycling reduces the need for raw material extraction, which often involves harmful mining practices. (See our Conflict Materials Policy.) By recycling dross, we minimize the environmental damage caused by mining activities, such as deforestation, soil erosion, and habitat destruction.

Energy Conservation

Recycling dross consumes less energy to melt down and repurpose metals compared to producing new materials from scratch. By conserving energy, we reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change.

Waste Reduction

Dross, if not recycled, often ends up in landfills, where it takes up space and can release harmful substances into the environment as it decomposes.

Stellar plan in action!

Stellar commits to sustainability and demonstrates our responsibility to our community to reduce, reuse, and recycle. We buy your dross, and in exchange, you get the best value back. Win-win for everyone!

What will be accepted for recycling?

Dross (pot skimming scraps): Stellar will provide customer-friendly and industry-complaint buckets. Included labels and shipping documents keep solder dross, scrap solder paste, and various other solder scrap materials from being cross contaminated in order to maximize returns. Silver and tin adds significant value.

  • Lead-Free: Green Buckets
  • Lead: Black Buckets

Waste: Stellar offers 55-gallon barrels. Accepted only along with dross pick-up.

  • Expired wires
  • Wipes (solder paste residue)
  • Many other metals and materials can be recycled--please inquire for your specific needs

E-Waste (electronics of no monetary value): Accepted only along with dross pick-up, and maximum poundage for pick-up.

  • Printed Circuit Board components (wasted, rejected, or unwanted)
  • Computers, Televisions, Monitors/Screens
  • Printers, Fax Machines, Copiers, Scanners

How will the items be recycled?

There is minimum dross poundage required to schedule a pick-up. (Any less may forfeit cash back... but you're still an environmental enthusiast and that's stellar in our book!) There are no minimum waste or E-waste poundage required, and are a courtesy pick-up only with dross. Stellar operates with an ISO-certified and EPA-approved transportation company and facility for safe recycling.

When solder dross, scrap solder paste and various other solder scrap is received, the customer gets an acknowledgement of receipt, a settlement report, a Certificate of Recycling and payment for the received material. It takes up to 90 days for the process of buy back to be completed.

Let us handle the hard work, so you can focus on what you do best. Sign up to learn more about our Dross Program and start making the most of your dross today wherever you are.

Recycling for a Greener Future

At Stellar, we're dedicated to creating a more sustainable future through our comprehensive reduce, reuse, and recycle approach. Our commitment extends beyond mere words; we're taking concrete actions to minimize our environmental impact and help our partners do the same.

Our Dross Recycling Program

A cornerstone of our sustainability efforts is our dross recycling program, which offers our SuperStar members an environmentally responsible way to dispose of solder scraps while potentially saving money. This initiative is crucial in our ambitious goal to reduce carbon emissions by 25% by 2030.

Environmental Benefits

Recycling dross yields significant environmental advantages:

  • Reduces raw material extraction
  • Conserves energy
  • Minimizes waste in landfills
  • Consumes less energy than producing new materials
  • Helps combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Materials We Accept

We can assist with recycling the following materials:

  • Dross (pot skimming scraps): Provided in labeled, industry-compliant buckets
  • ••• Green Buckets for Lead-Free
  • ••• Black Buckets for Lead
  • Waste: 55-gallon barrels (with dross pick-up only)
  • E-Waste: Electronics with no monetary value (with dross pick-up only)

The Recycling Process

To ensure safe and responsible recycling, we partner with ISO-certified and EPA-approved facilities. Our process requires a minimum dross poundage for pick-up, and the buy-back completion typically takes 90 days.

Our Progress

We are committed to transparency and accountability in our sustainability efforts. To this end, we conduct bi-annual audits and share our progress with our partners and the public.

Our Progress

2023/2024: ≈ 25,000 lbs kept out of landfills

To put this into perspective, the amount of waste in question is staggering: it could fill approximately 15 standard dumpster containers, or weigh as much as 100 baby elephants.

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