{"id":210355,"date":"2025-12-29T22:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/210355\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:52:12","slug":"employee-makes-stunning-discovery-at-recycling-facility-i-cant-believe-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/210355\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee makes stunning discovery at recycling facility: ‘I can’t believe it’"},"content":{"rendered":"

An electronics recycling employee came across boxes of used Ubiquiti access points devices at work.<\/p>\n

These devices, which broadcast WiFi signals in large spaces like commercial buildings, are routinely replaced on a schedule, sending still-usable AP devices to facilities that process electronic waste.<\/p>\n

There is a real and steady market for secondhand access point devices, particularly among home internet users and technology hobbyists looking to improve their home internet experience.<\/p>\n

Counting the more than 30 name-brand access point devices in front of them and calculating their total resale value, the electronics recycling employee quickly shared their excitement<\/a> in the r\/Ubiquiti<\/a> subreddit.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Reddit<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Reddit<\/p>\n

“Working in this field has trained me to get excited whenever I see the logo,” they said. “This is the largest number of APs I’ve seen come in. (There were easily another 30-40 in other boxes.)”<\/p>\n

The original poster attached a picture of the stacks of used Ubiquiti-brand access point devices they had received.<\/p>\n

“Yes, people do just dispose of these,” they stated matter-of-factly.<\/p>\n

As a major industry leader in the technology space, Ubiquiti creates high-performance devices known for their capabilities. Ubiquiti access point devices usually retail between $100 and $200 brand new, and between $30 and $50 used.<\/p>\n

This haul of at least 60 used Ubiquiti access point devices has a resale value<\/a> of at least $1,800, with a high range closer to $3,000.<\/p>\n

When companies overhaul their “outdated” electronic devices, they generate a lot of still-usable electronic waste that can be reused or, otherwise, requires special management and disposal.<\/p>\n

Which of these factors would most effectively motivate you to recycle old clothes and electronics?<\/p>\n

Giving me money back <\/a> <\/p>\n

Letting me trade for new stuff <\/a> <\/p>\n

Making it as easy as possible <\/a> <\/p>\n

Keeping my stuff out of landfills <\/a> <\/p>\n

Click your choice to see results and speak your mind.<\/p>\n

E-waste that accumulates in landfills from improper disposal can leach hazardous chemicals into the environment, including known neurotoxicants such as lead, according to the World Health Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n

E-waste from still-usable devices also wastes the energy, labor, and financial cost spent to source raw materials and create the products, representing a perfectly good resource gone to waste.<\/p>\n

When these devices are recycled or reused, on the other hand, consumers save money on products they need, while keeping still-usable products in circulation, disrupting the constant demand to produce new products.<\/p>\n

“Mind boggling for sure,” one commenter<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n

“Congrats on the lucky haul,” another user<\/a> commented.<\/p>\n

“It looks so good I can’t believe it is true,” a third commenter<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

Get TCD’s free newsletters<\/a> for easy tips to save more, waste less, and make smarter choices \u2014 and earn up to $5,000 toward clean upgrades in TCD’s exclusive Rewards Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An electronics recycling employee came across boxes of used Ubiquiti access points devices at work. These devices, which…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210356,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[117264,117266,20635,7652,41533,242,85,46,141,117265],"class_list":{"0":"post-210355","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-access-points","9":"tag-commercial-buildings","10":"tag-electronic-devices","11":"tag-electronic-waste","12":"tag-electronics-recycling","13":"tag-environment","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel","16":"tag-science","17":"tag-ubiquiti"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}