A Week in the Life of eWaste Ben

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  • Опубликовано: 15 дек 2024

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  • @realchronal
    @realchronal Год назад +95

    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.
      @R-E-D-A-C-T-E-D. Год назад +1

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

    • @hoquangngoc1990
      @hoquangngoc1990 Год назад +1

      I am also passionate about electronics

    • @realchronal
      @realchronal Год назад +2

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

    • @Gasper0094
      @Gasper0094 Год назад

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

    • @livawak
      @livawak 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@hoquangngoc1990hb.

  • @mr.g-sez
    @mr.g-sez Год назад +24

    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"

  • @sharkscrapper
    @sharkscrapper Год назад +76

    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
      @coryj1811 Год назад +4

      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
      @locoamarante6746 Год назад

      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
      @retsamyar Год назад

      @@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
      @hermetic_wizard777 Год назад

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

    • @R3TR0J4N
      @R3TR0J4N Год назад

      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

  • @drinkintea1572
    @drinkintea1572 Год назад +65

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

    • @tezy0193
      @tezy0193 Год назад +1

      Kinda.. even if most of it is obsolete

    • @norndev
      @norndev Год назад +5

      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
      @mtheoverlord7840 Год назад +6

      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
      @jackjack0145 Год назад

      Do you not get the meaning of recycled?

    • @norndev
      @norndev Год назад +4

      @@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

  • @andrewhagopian468
    @andrewhagopian468 Год назад +68

    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_
      @_XPEH_BAM_ Год назад

      При условии что рабочии,
      Нерабочие на металлолом

    • @PyhisPahis
      @PyhisPahis Год назад +5

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

    • @kennysboat4432
      @kennysboat4432 Год назад +11

      ​@@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
      @petermikus2363 Год назад +4

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

    • @mrcaboosevg6089
      @mrcaboosevg6089 Год назад +1

      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

  • @josephcormier5974
    @josephcormier5974 Год назад +19

    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

  • @leeroychang
    @leeroychang Год назад +9

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

  • @liderwinmax7422
    @liderwinmax7422 Год назад +3

    Greetings from Russia! Good job, Ben! When I saw a whole container of power supplies, my soul began to sing. I myself repair power supplies and reuse them to power various low-current systems: video surveillance, access control systems (ACS), door phones, smart home, warning and evacuation control systems. Like for your contribution to the environment!

  • @cuscrapping
    @cuscrapping Год назад +4

    I do enjoy this type of video. Thanks Ben. Hope to see more.

  • @metl_play
    @metl_play Год назад +9

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

  • @angelshine64
    @angelshine64 Год назад +8

    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 :)

  • @includenull
    @includenull Год назад +13

    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
      @Laurentiussss Год назад +1

      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
      @sargera1 Год назад

      still got seller my country for 150usd lol

    • @retsamyar
      @retsamyar Год назад +1

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

    • @abdjabar5573
      @abdjabar5573 Год назад

      vare naes

    • @jamescollins6085
      @jamescollins6085 Год назад +1

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

  • @vivienneschnell4717
    @vivienneschnell4717 Год назад +2

    enjoyed that, Ben, its nice listening to you describing things for us, in case we come across them in our travels.

  • @yeeyeebrudderz8629
    @yeeyeebrudderz8629 Год назад +4

    Love how every video is just ben saying hes going to finally clean out the garage and see what he has buried

  • @rafakropidowski3682
    @rafakropidowski3682 Год назад +1

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

  • @Boris_Amiga1200
    @Boris_Amiga1200 Год назад +1

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

  • @davebentley3542
    @davebentley3542 Год назад +8

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

  • @davidranew8768
    @davidranew8768 Год назад +2

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

  • @pirateswamp9219
    @pirateswamp9219 Год назад +1

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

  • @eestkostjaeestkostja7713
    @eestkostjaeestkostja7713 Год назад +2

    Love theese long videos. Keep scraping! ❤

  • @marcuslarge7626
    @marcuslarge7626 Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing your busy schedule, take a big break, you deserve it, trust me 🙏👍👍👍

  • @wayneday3916
    @wayneday3916 Год назад +2

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

  • @Nitrodus
    @Nitrodus Год назад +1

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

  • @dalecrary8738
    @dalecrary8738 Год назад +2

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

  • @dalesmith147
    @dalesmith147 Год назад +1

    I enjoy the videos. Keep them coming.

  • @goatjuggler
    @goatjuggler Год назад +2

    @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.

  • @dimesgamer
    @dimesgamer Год назад +3

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

  • @AbdullahBaacha
    @AbdullahBaacha Год назад

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

  • @bondjovi4595
    @bondjovi4595 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you for your service. I was happy to have found a Rage II PCI on ebay. Works great for vintage games.

  • @furry-b5h
    @furry-b5h Год назад

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

  • @vaughndumas
    @vaughndumas Год назад +1

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

  • @Very_Dark_Engineer
    @Very_Dark_Engineer Год назад +5

    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
      @SlyDive700 Год назад +1

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

  • @aakjohn
    @aakjohn Год назад

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

  • @kimratcliff3279
    @kimratcliff3279 Год назад +1

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

  • @CommunityKev
    @CommunityKev Год назад +2

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

  • @inventorOz84
    @inventorOz84 Год назад +1

    Have a scrapalicious week Ben!

  • @greenbow7888
    @greenbow7888 Год назад +1

    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.

  • @rockman531
    @rockman531 Год назад

    Great video, Ben!! Thumbs up!

  • @oliverriall
    @oliverriall Год назад +1

    I like this format ben 🙂

  • @magnushenriksson6580
    @magnushenriksson6580 Год назад +4

    Came up with an idea : Ben takes a week off for a well-earned holiday and one,two dozens of subscribers rip through the garage and surroundings.I have dibs on cutting cords and processing dvd players etc for mid grade boards and de-populating low grade boards :) Also dibs on scrap yard runs :)
    Heading through Melbourne airport after the week to get back home I can picture the following as I hand me passport to Customs:
    "And did you enjoy your stay in Melbourne,sir?"
    "Oh yeah,mate I've been flat out. Can barely move me fingers anymore and me back is shot,lol"
    "Seems like you had a wonderful time." wink wink as he motions me forward and off I go :)

  • @katrinaharber2263
    @katrinaharber2263 Год назад +1

    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.

  • @zurnchris1002
    @zurnchris1002 Год назад +1

    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!

  • @JesusLd935
    @JesusLd935 Год назад

    Good job, recycling and saving the world

  • @sued616
    @sued616 Год назад

    Must say l love the street scrapping like seeing what you find.

  • @FelixSzopos-Papp
    @FelixSzopos-Papp 11 месяцев назад

    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!

  • @lescusack786
    @lescusack786 Год назад +1

    Great video Ben.

  • @shaneyork300
    @shaneyork300 Год назад +1

    I like this new video series

  • @travisseip665
    @travisseip665 Год назад

    Keep up these good vidoes Ben i love this video and i love watching you do all this work too 😂hard worker of a man and you tough me alot about ewaste and how to separate my ewaste i appreciate it you helped me go from making $300 a month to making 2500$ in a month

  • @traceykillen6957
    @traceykillen6957 Год назад

    I like whatever you do Ben...mixing it up is always interesting...

  • @R3TR0J4N
    @R3TR0J4N Год назад

    sending loves, i appreciete how passionate people are in e-waste, got mine build from back shortages during covid. and safe to say, theyre still reliable notably cpu, mobo, ram, and case.

  • @bluethunder7814
    @bluethunder7814 Год назад +1

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

  • @5pr1nk57
    @5pr1nk57 Год назад +3

    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!

  • @coryj1811
    @coryj1811 Год назад +1

    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

  • @pederlindstrom3132
    @pederlindstrom3132 Год назад

    Hello Ben.
    That packing material, I take it to recycle centre, you call it transfer station.
    It's run by the council and it's free to drop off, you can drop just about anything there.
    That packing material would go in the bin for "incineration" or energy recycling,, now that's a novel term.
    It goes to like a powerplant to get burned to generate hot water ,both for washing yourself and heat your house.. Good thing about it is that your hotwater never runs out, If I want Ican leave the hotwater on all day, but I dont, and it just keeps comming.

  • @OutlawNix
    @OutlawNix Год назад +7

    Few of those desktop PC's could still be useful perhaps to younger kids to do home work OR play basic minecraft. Also could be useful to older people who wants a PC just to browse the internet or post on social media sites.

    • @sihamhamda47
      @sihamhamda47 Год назад

      Or turn it into a NAS machine if someone is looking for a budget backup setup

  • @MarkStoneLimited
    @MarkStoneLimited 11 месяцев назад +1

    Ben. Could you add your videos on a Playlist from first video till last video uploaded? Then i can watch all your videos again but in order

    • @eWasteBen
      @eWasteBen  11 месяцев назад +1

      Done.. "All eWaste Ben's Playlist"

    • @eWasteBen
      @eWasteBen  11 месяцев назад +1

      Need to sort by "date published" to start at the beginning :)

    • @MarkStoneLimited
      @MarkStoneLimited 11 месяцев назад

      Thanks Ben

  • @kierownikzamieszania9122
    @kierownikzamieszania9122 Год назад +16

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

    • @Crilard
      @Crilard Год назад +4

      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
      @KNORFIK Год назад

      Chce mieć taki kosz koło domu

  • @garyammerman2153
    @garyammerman2153 Год назад +1

    Excellent video Ben....do it again!!

  • @juniorink.jr.
    @juniorink.jr. Год назад +1

    You have a lot of gold 🤩💛

  • @zer0b1tyt
    @zer0b1tyt Год назад

    i thought i have a lot of stuff.. then you walk into your backyard XD Great video :)

  • @Scrapping4aDart
    @Scrapping4aDart Год назад +1

    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.

  • @nathanmoak1515
    @nathanmoak1515 Год назад +1

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

  • @marcelx8369
    @marcelx8369 Год назад +1

    Hi Ben, have you thought about instead of disassembling PCs that are still usable, selling them? I actually see super PCs in the video that would still work perfectly. So instead of disassembling and recycling, reuse.

    • @thehungrygoldfish
      @thehungrygoldfish Год назад

      The problem is he doesn’t want to ship and finding local buyers is a pain. Plus he’s a scrapper, not a reseller. His best bet would be to find a local reseller but again that’s a pain to deal with.

  • @kpoparmy4236
    @kpoparmy4236 Год назад

    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

  • @jonathanmartin7560
    @jonathanmartin7560 11 месяцев назад

    Ben espectacular video!!! Saludos de Uruguay

  • @christophebertaux8989
    @christophebertaux8989 Год назад

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

  • @BrightAngel007
    @BrightAngel007 Год назад

    That "big box" you looked at is a Fractal Design Node 804 which can set you back over $100 USD easy. And since they are not made anymore, that price will go up since it is a mATX case that is designed for 8x 3.5" hard drives.

  • @spaceman7915
    @spaceman7915 Год назад

    39:33, Ben those heat spreaders part in the middle of the RAM heatsink is Tinned Copper

  • @sudiptoghosh7288
    @sudiptoghosh7288 Год назад

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

  • @Gael9A
    @Gael9A Год назад +2

    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 😢

  • @NicoMoessmer
    @NicoMoessmer Год назад

    man this is absolute heaven

  • @MrGWN7
    @MrGWN7 9 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @retsamyar
    @retsamyar Год назад +1

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

  • @TheeSurfer
    @TheeSurfer Год назад +1

    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

  • @graywolf2694
    @graywolf2694 11 месяцев назад

    I like how your recycling the stuff but i used to be able to go curb shopping and pickup some stuff for my self to mess with now I can't find anything because of scrappers.

  • @maxcambiaso
    @maxcambiaso Год назад

    those styrofoam package, can they be melted and make 3D printer filament? 11:47

  • @evlogiy
    @evlogiy Год назад +15

    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.

  • @sabri1officielle
    @sabri1officielle 17 дней назад

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

  • @evelynebabillon2219
    @evelynebabillon2219 Год назад +1

    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
      @thehungrygoldfish Год назад

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

  • @dr.a006
    @dr.a006 Год назад +1

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

  • @ulrichaigner
    @ulrichaigner Год назад +1

    Danke!

  • @goldmagnet
    @goldmagnet Год назад +1

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

  • @thadofalltrades
    @thadofalltrades Год назад +1

    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.

  • @DanielCardei
    @DanielCardei Год назад

    my palms are sweating. i managed to quit hoarding like an alcoholic.
    I look at your video and I`m like ... No NO nO no 😂

  • @wolfonthehill5134
    @wolfonthehill5134 Год назад +1

    I would say that I see a 3rd van in your future but you have no space to park it 😅 keep up the good work

  • @elliotbull7924
    @elliotbull7924 Год назад +1

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

  • @ora2j251
    @ora2j251 Год назад

    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.

  • @LiamJMyles
    @LiamJMyles Год назад

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

  • @s13q
    @s13q Год назад

    really enjoyed this type of video

  • @honahwikeepa2115
    @honahwikeepa2115 Год назад

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

  • @spaceman7915
    @spaceman7915 Год назад +4

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

    • @SwedishEmpire1700
      @SwedishEmpire1700 Год назад

      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
      @thehungrygoldfish Год назад

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

  • @claudiosam73
    @claudiosam73 Год назад

    Good job, good vídeo.
    In my country, some PCs that you call "Old School", they sell in second hand shops by a lot of money....

  • @robertdariofernandez
    @robertdariofernandez 11 месяцев назад

    Me encanta ver montones de aparatos electronicos 😊🎉

  • @difadli2470
    @difadli2470 Год назад

    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
      @thehungrygoldfish Год назад

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

  • @GBUK666
    @GBUK666 Год назад +5

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

  • @jacobwetherby
    @jacobwetherby 11 месяцев назад

    You have a wonderland there..

  • @Crilard
    @Crilard Год назад

    Where do you source all this equipment? Is the equipment operational? Do they only sell damaged ones?

  • @sethsmith4905
    @sethsmith4905 Год назад +1

    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
      @thehungrygoldfish Год назад

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

    • @sethsmith4905
      @sethsmith4905 Год назад

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

  • @alexlechner9330
    @alexlechner9330 Год назад +11

    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😢

  • @SonicDanceSquad
    @SonicDanceSquad Год назад

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