What TBS Industries does

TBS Industries Inc. is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based for-profit corporation that provides end-to-end IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling services to enterprise and institutional customers. Its core offerings span ITAD processing, electronics and computer recycling (including CRT monitors), DoD-compliant data sanitization, and onsite mobile hard-drive shredding, with a state-of-the-art auditing and tracking software suite that delivers serial-number-level reporting through a password-protected live online client access portal. The company also runs refining and precious-metal recovery operations for printed circuit boards, connectors, processor chips, and integrated circuits, using a proprietary multi-channel remarketing network that targets local, retail, broker, and wholesale buyers and reports sub-15-day average consignment turnover.

The business operates nationally through a pickup model built on a combination of owned fleet trucks and partner warehouses, supported by a stated Mexico City processing facility. Compliance is positioned as a primary differentiator, with stated adherence to NIST 800-88, DoD 5220.22-M (with NAVSO P5239-26, AFSSI-5020, and AR380-19 alignment), EPA e-waste licensing via Pennsylvania, HIPAA, HITECH, FERPA, GLBA, SOX, FACTA, FCRA, and NISP, alongside an internal No Landfill policy. Customer segments targeted include K-12 and higher education, healthcare, finance, banking, commercial generators, charitable donation programs, and OEM recycling services.

The go-to-market is sales-led with quote-based pricing, a custom two-hour response-time quote request system, and dedicated industry landing pages; named enterprise logos include IBM, Motorola, Samsung, American Airlines, Best Buy, Citibank, Comcast, Lennox, Ericsson, Emerson, and ADP. Revenue mechanics blend professional services (ITAD processing), transaction fees (asset recovery/remarketing), and hardware/materials sales (refining and scrap purchase). The company is privately held, headquartered at 4211 Van Kirk St., Philadelphia, PA 19135, with no disclosed parent company, no institutional funding, and no public revenue figures.

Name

TBS Industries

Legal name

TBS Industries Inc.

Website

https://tbsindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TBS Industries Inc. is a Philadelphia-based ITAD and electronics-recycling company offering end-to-end asset disposition, DoD/NIST-compliant data destruction, refining, and nationwide pickup services to enterprise and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Asset Disposition & Electronics Recycling

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services (Data-Bearing Asset Handling) (BPALAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), Enterprise Hardware Recycling (Servers, Storage, Networking) (BPALAIAI), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Secure Data Erasure (BPAEAOAK), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Data Destruction (EUAIAIAB)

Keywords

• IT asset disposition
• Electronics recycling
• Data destruction services
• Precious metal refining
• Computer recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. ITAD Processing and Electronics Recycling: Core revenue stream from providing comprehensive IT asset disposition services including collection, processing, and recycling of end-of-life electronics. Services include secure logistics, data destruction, and environmental compliance.
2. Asset Recovery and Remarketing: TBS recovers value from IT assets through a multichannel remarketing strategy targeting local, retail, broker and wholesale markets. Their global network of buyers allows matching of inventory items with end users. Average consignment turnover is less than 15 days.
3. Refining Services: Precious metal refining services for clients generating precious metal bearing items. Options include outright purchase, processing under contract, or cost-plus program (direct smelter contract). Handles printed circuit boards, connectors, processor chips, integrated circuits, cell phones, and other precious metal containing materials.
4. Third-Party Representation Services: Third-party representation for high-security smelting and refining lots. TBS witnesses processing of product and provides handling reports outlining processing steps and stages.
5. Scrap Material Purchase: TBS purchases scrap metals from companies that are generators of scrap. Due to their vertically situated company, they offer highest prices in the industry on all classifications of scrap material.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TBS Industries provides IT Asset Disposition (ITAD), electronics recycling, secure data destruction, and precious metal refining services to organizations across the United States. The company collects, transports, processes, sanitizes, and remarkets end-of-life IT equipment and electronic waste, delivering cradle-to-grave asset management under strict NIST, DoD, HIPAA, FERPA, and EPA compliance standards.

Product overview

TBS Industries offers a comprehensive suite of IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling services as a unified service portfolio. The core offerings include ITAD Solutions, Electronics Recycling, Computer Recycling, and CRT Monitor Recycling, supported by specialized data destruction services (Onsite Hard Drive Shredding, DoD Hard Drive Programs, DoD Sanitizing). The Asset Management division provides Online Client Access, Audit & Diagnostic Reporting, Detailed Reporting, and Logistics Management. Additional services include De-Installation Service, Reverse Logistics, Refining, Nationwide Pickup, OEM Recycling Services, Representation, and Charity Services. These products work together to provide cradle-to-grave solutions from asset collection and data destruction through material recovery and remarketing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Solutions
• Electronics Recycling
• Computer Recycling
• CRT Monitor Recycling
• Onsite Hard Drive Shredding
• DoD Hard Drive Programs
• On Site DoD Sanitizing
• Data Security
• Reverse Logistics
• De-Installation Service
• Refining
• Nationwide Pickup
• Asset Management
• OEM Recycling Services
• Representation
• Charity Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Average consignment turnover less than 15 days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cascade Asset Management: US-based ITAD provider offering enterprise data destruction, asset remarketing, and recycling with R2 and ISO certifications — a directly comparable mid-market ITAD competitor to TBS.
• Sun Electronics (eCycle Florida): R2-certified electronics recycling and ITAD provider offering secure data destruction and asset recovery — a directly comparable regional ITAD peer operating in similar service categories.
• 4th Bin: Consumer and small-business electronics recycling and ITAD service with nationwide mail-in and pickup options — comparable to TBS on electronics recycling and data destruction but skewed toward smaller customer accounts.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: One of the largest global ITAD and electronics recycling providers, offering enterprise asset disposition, data destruction, and remarketing services — directly comparable to TBS across every core service line and customer segment.
• Electronic Recyclers International (ERI): Largest e-waste recycler in the United States with R2 and e-Stewards certifications, offering ITAD, data destruction, and electronics recycling at national scale — overlaps directly with TBS's core offerings and Fortune 500 customer base.
• Reverse Logistics Group: Global reverse logistics and ITAD consultancy managing returns, refurbishment, and end-of-life electronics processing for OEMs and enterprises — directly comparable to TBS's OEM Recycling Services and reverse logistics offerings.
• Quantum Lifecycle Partners: North American ITAD provider offering secure data destruction, asset remarketing, and recycling to enterprise and OEM customers — a directly comparable ITAD peer with similar service portfolio and target verticals.
• Technology Conservation Group: ITAD and electronics recycling specialist serving enterprise customers with secure data destruction and asset recovery services — directly competitive with TBS in Fortune 500 IT asset disposition engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain Asset Lifecycle Management: Broader records management and storage incumbent that also operates an ITAD practice; competes for the same enterprise data destruction and asset disposition contracts as TBS but as part of a much larger services portfolio.

Emerging players

• Call2Recycle: Battery and electronics stewardship organization operating regulated collection and recycling programs — adjacent peer with overlapping e-waste handling scope, particularly relevant as enterprise IT waste increasingly includes lithium-ion battery streams.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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