Keeping Puerto Rico's electronics out of the landfill.
AM Bardyn Manufacturing is building a local recycling facility in Bayamón that processes discarded electronics here on the island, using a clean, cyanide- and mercury-free process.
Most electronic waste is never recycled.
tonnes of e-waste generated worldwide in 2022.
of it was formally collected and recycled.
tonnes projected per year by 2030.
Source: Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (UNU / ITU / ISWA)
In Puerto Rico
The island's overall recycling rate sits below the U.S. average, and formal electronics collection is mostly limited to seasonal municipal drop-off centers. Electronics that are not collected end up in landfills, along with the materials inside them.
From discarded device to recovered material.
Collect
We receive electronics from businesses, institutions and collection partners across the island.
Shred
Devices are broken down mechanically at our Bayamón facility.
Separate
Material is sorted into separate streams for further processing.
Recover
Materials are recovered using a clean process with no cyanide and no mercury.
Reuse the water
Process water is treated and reused on site.
Recycling built here, for the island.
Less e-waste in landfills
Every device we process is one that does not get buried.
Year-round local capacity
A permanent facility in Bayamón adds an option beyond seasonal municipal collection events.
A cleaner process
No cyanide, no mercury, and process water that is treated and reused.
Local technical jobs
Scientists, research assistants and plant operators working in Puerto Rico.
11 or more employees?
Puerto Rico Law 18-2012 requires businesses with 11 or more employees to maintain an electronics recycling or reuse program and report to the Solid Waste Authority each year. AM Bardyn can be part of your program.
Talk to usLet's keep electronics out of the landfill.
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico