American Retroworks, Inc.

What American Retroworks, Inc. does

American Retroworks, Inc., operating primarily as Good Point Recycling, is a Vermont-incorporated, founder-owned electronics recycling and refurbishing company established in 1999 by Robin Ingenthron, a former Recycling Director at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The company holds ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, R2, and Responsible Recycler certifications and offers an integrated service stack covering commercial and municipal electronics collection, one-day event recycling, free TV/PC recycling, hard drive erasure and destruction, demanufacturing at its Brockton, MA facility (handling approximately 80%+ of collected devices), and refurbishing/resale of value-added devices and parts through Shopify and eBay storefronts. Its regulated 'focus materials' (leaded CRT glass, batteries, lamps, gold-bearing printed circuit boards) are isolated and tracked, with overall material recycling rates exceeding 90% and approximately 10% of incoming units diverted to reuse at materially higher value per pound than scrap.

Technology and IP include the proprietary CRT Glass Test (used by auditors worldwide to flag toxic contaminants in CRT exports), the E-Waste Offsets program (a novel mechanism developed under WR3A's Fair Trade Recycling standards), a blockchain-based proof-of-reuse initiative for used solar voltaic panels under a Massachusetts Healey-Driscoll Administration grant, and a programmatic interface with Bay State Shredding (NAID-certified) for HIPAA-compliant data destruction. Operations span seven US states (Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island) plus Arizona and former Mexico activity (closed 2020), anchored by the Middlebury, VT headquarters/exchange site, the new Middle Rd retail and online-sales location, and the Brockton demanufacturing plant.

Revenue is diversified across four streams: (1) transaction-fee event services (~$0.25/lb for OEM-sponsored events, $650/truck + staffing for hybrid events, $5-$20/item for resident drop-offs); (2) hardware resale of refurbished and vintage electronics online via Shopify and eBay; (3) managed OEM take-back programs (Sony, Dell, expanding through NRRA) priced per bar-coded unit; and (4) government, institutional, and consulting engagements (US EPA, US GAO, MA DEP, MIT, Sony). Customer concentration spans municipalities (Vermont E-Cycles, Long Island NY, Austin TX, Tucson AZ), institutions (Stanford, hospitals, banks, universities including under the MHEC MC15-E15 contract 2025-2030), and OEMs. The company is privately held, no external institutional investment is disclosed, and parent American Retroworks Inc. is the founder-controlled corporate entity behind Good Point Recycling and the affiliated WR3A nonprofit.

Name

American Retroworks, Inc.

Legal name

American Retroworks Inc.

Website

https://goodpointrecycling.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

American Retroworks, Inc. (dba Good Point Recycling) is an ISO- and R2-certified electronics recycler based in Middlebury, Vermont, serving municipalities, OEMs, universities, hospitals, and businesses across seven US Northeast states with collection, refurbishing, demanufacturing, and secure data destruction services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (5621), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (81121)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services (7600)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Waste (WEEE) Collection, Refurbishment & Recycling (IMAIAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electronics Recycling & Material Recovery (Dismantling/Separation) (BPALAIAE), Electronics Refurbishment, Repair & Reuse (Remarketing/Resale) (BPALAIAD), Consumer Electronics Recycling (TVs, AV, Small Electronics) (BPALAIAH)

Keywords

• Electronics recycling services
• E-waste collection programs
• Hard drive data destruction
• Solar panel recycling
• Fair trade recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Middlebury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electronics Recycling Service Fees: Fees charged to businesses, municipalities, and residential customers for collection, processing, demanufacturing, and proper disposal of end-of-life electronics. Recycling costs for a TV or PC can be charged to the resident. Events are priced at approximately 25 cents per pound for big sponsored events. Hybrid events charge a flat fee of $650 per truck plus staffing, with resident drop-off costs around $5 per item.
2. Refurbished Electronics Resale (eBay & Online Store): Staff sets aside and tests value-added devices and components for vintage collections and fully functional items for direct reuse. Items include vintage audio equipment, laptop computers, collectible gold chips, working TV parts, and circuit boards. Also operates Pick-A-Part TV component sales through Shopify and eBay store.
3. Government and Institutional Consulting: Parent company American Retroworks Inc. has been a consultant to national, state, and international governments. Has provided consulting reports to US General Accounting Office, US EPA, Massachusetts DEP, MIT, Pontifical Universidad Católica Peru, Sony, and others.
4. OEM Take-Back Program Management: Manages manufacturer take-back programs for electronics OEMs including Sony and Dell, distributing coupons and tracking bar-coded units through the recycling process. Operates cost-sharing programs with manufacturers through NRRA in multiple states.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

American Retroworks, Inc., doing business as Good Point Recycling, provides ISO-certified electronics recycling, secure hard drive data destruction, solar panel reuse and recycling, computer refurbishing, and turn-key one-day e-waste collection events. The company collects, demanufactures, refurbishes, and resells end-of-life electronics for commercial businesses, municipalities, OEMs (including Sony and Dell), institutions (universities, hospitals, banks), and residential customers across seven Northeast U.S. states plus Arizona and Mexico, with revenue from per-pound and per-item recycling fees, refurbished electronics and parts sales, and consulting services to government agencies.

Product overview

Good Point Recycling operates as a division of American Retroworks Inc., offering an integrated electronics recycling and reuse platform. The company provides commercial and municipal collection services (including business collections, staffed trailers, one-day events, and free TV/PC recycling), supported by repair and refurbishing operations that enable 10-30% of materials to be resold for reuse. Their online retail channels include a Pick A Part TV components store on Shopify and an eBay store for vintage electronics. For end-of-life materials (80%+ of collected devices), they perform demanufacturing and raw material recycling at their Brockton, MA facility. The company also handles solar panel reuse and recycling, secure data destruction with HIPAA compliance, and operates under Fair Trade Recycling standards through WR3A certification. Compliance services include R2 certification, Responsible Recycler certification, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, with full bonding and insurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Business Collections Rapid and convenient electronics collection services for businesses seeking sensible solutions for surplus electronics, including transportation, processing, and documented chain of custody.
• Municipal Collection Trailers Staffed collection trailers providing transportation for bulk electronics from municipalities across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
• One-Day E-Waste Collection Events One-day collection programs in Big Sponsored, Municipal Turn-Key, and Hybrid formats for municipalities, OEMs (Sony, Dell), and large organizations; events range from fully staffed (~50 staff) to bare-bones trucking-only operations.
• Residential TV and PC Recycling Free recycling of PCs and all display types including LED, CRT, LCD, and plasma displays for residential customers at collection sites and events.
• Hard Drive Erasure and Destruction Services Secure hard drive management with chain-of-custody tracking and documented destruction, including DoD-compliant data wiping, magnetic pulse, or physical destruction under HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance.
• Computer Refurbishing Reuse and repair operations that test, fix, and wipe hard drives on computers and electronics, with working items wholesaled to local second-hand stores or sold online.
• Solar Panel Reuse and Recycling Used solar voltaic panel (USVP) management as a registered Universal Waste Handler, focused on reuse through worldwide networks to replace diesel generators in emerging markets, combined with blockchain proof-of-reuse.
• Pick A Part TV Components Shopify-based online parts storefront providing a searchable database and sales of replacement parts for burned and broken TVs across all major brands.
• Good Point Recycling eBay Store eBay store selling vintage audio equipment, laptop computers, collectible gold chips, working TV parts, circuit boards, and fully functional refurbished items, all inspected and tested before sale.
• Demanufacturing and Raw Material Recycling Mechanical and manual demanufacturing at the Brockton, MA facility separating plastics (ABS, HIPS, LDPE), steel, copper, aluminum, iron, and regulated focus materials (leaded CRT glass, batteries, lamps, gold-bearing printed circuit boards) for downstream commodity markets.
• Fair Trade Recycling (WR3A-Certified Ethical Exports) WR3A-certified ethical export standards ensuring no hazardous materials accompany exported surplus electronics, combined with the novel E-Waste Offsets program supporting reuse and repair jobs in emerging markets.
• OEM Take-Back Program Management Management of manufacturer take-back programs for OEMs including Sony and Dell, distributing bar-coded coupons and tracking units through the recycling process, with cost-sharing across MA, NH, and RI under NRRA partnership.
• Government and Institutional Consulting Consulting reports and policy input provided to US General Accounting Office, US EPA, Massachusetts DEP, MIT, Pontifical Universidad Católica Peru, Sony, and other government and academic clients on electronics recycling policy and program design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reuse of 30% of TVs can lower recycling costs by 75% ($200 – ($90 + $60 avoided) = $50)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Partnership with NRRA of Epsom, NH to 'share costs' with traditional municipal governments in MA, NH, and RI. Participating manufacturers allow municipal sites to put old devices into 'sponsored' or 'free' boxes. NRRA bills non-covered devices to municipalities. The program will convert to a coupon recycling program available across 50 states.
• WR3A (World Reuse, Repair and Recycling Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Good Point Recycling is the primary sponsor and founder of WR3A (dba Fair Trade Recycling), established in Vermont in 2007. WR3A promotes ethical export standards and the E-Waste Offsets program in emerging markets. The organization establishes 'Fair Trade' standards for surplus electronics exports. Revenues from Good Point Recycling provide major support to WR3A.
• SonyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSony partners with Good Point Recycling for OEM take-back programs and large sponsored free collection events. Sony uses the coupon recycling system managed by Good Point for manufacturer take-back obligations.
• DellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDell co-sponsors e-waste collection events with Good Point Recycling (Dell/NRC Events in Massachusetts). Dell participates in OEM take-back programs through the NRRA partnership.
• Retroworks de Mexico / Las Chicas BravasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen-owned cooperative in Sorona, Mexico operating as a 'sister company' for 13 years. Selected TVs for reuse, dismantled electronics for parts, and recycled CRT cullet through an exclusive contract with a copper smelter. The smelter used recycled cullet as a 'fluxing agent.' This partnership closed permanently in 2020 under COVID-19 pressure, leaving no environmental residue.
• American Retroworks West (Sonora, Mexico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen-owned cooperative in the mountains of Sonora, Mexico partnered with American Retroworks for e-waste collections in Arizona and Mexico. Also includes a manufacturer take-back program and digital divide program in Arizona.
• US EPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood Point Recycling was the first authorized EPA exporter in the USA. The company worked with EPA on used electronics management reports and has provided consulting input on national electronics recycling policy.
• Northeast Collection & Recycling (NCER) / Vermont E-CyclescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with NCER in Vermont to provide the Vermont E-Cycles Program, one of the best state programs in the country (2012). This program is now available voluntarily at municipalities and schools in MA, NH, and RI.
• Massachusetts Operational Services Division (OSD)coreOthersAmerican Retroworks Inc. is an official Massachusetts OSD statewide contractor (FAC110) for 2020-2030, providing electronics recycling services to Massachusetts state agencies and municipalities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Call2Recycle: Battery and electronics stewardship organization operating collection programs with consumer electronics manufacturers. Comparable in managing OEM-funded take-back and stewardship programs for electronics producers.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services company with electronics recycling as part of broader waste management portfolio. Competes for large municipal and enterprise e-waste contracts at national and international scale.
• Sims Lifecycle Services (LifeSpan Technology Recycling): Global IT asset disposition and electronics recycling subsidiary of Sims Limited, offering enterprise-scale data center and corporate ITAD services. Comparable ITAD services with broader geographic reach and corporate customer base.
• Waste Management (WM): Largest waste services company in North America with electronics recycling as part of its portfolio. Competes with Good Point for municipal collection contracts and offers e-waste as a complementary service.

Regional players

• Liberty Recycling (formerly Ultra Electronics): Regional electronics recycler in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic US offering ITAD, demanufacturing, and certified recycling. Comparable mid-scale regional competitor with similar R2-certified service stack.

Direct peers

• Cascade Asset Management: ITAD-focused electronics recycler and refurbisher based in Wisconsin, with R2 and ISO certifications. Comparable business model combining data destruction, refurbishment, and resale, competing for institutional and enterprise contracts.
• IT Renew: ITAD provider specializing in hyperscale data center equipment resale and recycling, with global operations. Comparable in certified data destruction and refurbishment/resale services but focused on enterprise/cloud customers.
• Electronic Recyclers International (ERI): One of the largest e-waste recyclers in the US, operating multiple facilities with R2 and ISO certifications. Directly competes with Good Point for state, municipal, and OEM electronics recycling contracts.
• ECS Refining: Texas-based electronics and precious metals recycler specializing in PCB and component-level material recovery. Comparable in certified recycling operations and downstream commodity recovery from electronics.
• Sunnking: New York-based e-waste recycling company offering collection events, commercial recycling, and certified data destruction. Direct competitor in the Northeast US market for municipal and OEM collection programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/GoodPointRecycling

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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