A Growing
Challenge with a
Practical Solution
E-scrap contains strategic metals America needs.
We're building a better way to retrieve them.
E-scrap Is Growing At An Unsustainable Pace
The volume of e-scrap globally continues to rise year-over-year. The gap between what we discard and what we recover keeps widening.
The waste stream is accelerating
The recovery gap keeps widening
Scalable and responsible facilities can help close the gap
The E-Scrap Crisis:
A Growing Challenge
Source UN E-waste Report
By 2030, global e-scrap is projected to reach 82 million metric tons
- more than doubling since 2010
Without advanced recycling solutions,
most of these valuable materials will go to waste
Billions In Value
Are Lost Every Year
E-scrap contains valuable metals, but much of that value is buried in landfills and never recovered. That’s not just an environmental issue - it's a shocking waste of a critical resource.
Recovering even a portion of that value can help strengthen domestic supply and reduce dependence on newly mined materials.
We Are Exporting Our
Economic Advantage
America currently exports millions of tons of high-value e-scrap.
The U.S. currently relies on foreign markets for over 90% of its processed rare-earth and critical metals. By exporting our e-scrap, we aren't just shipping away waste, we are offshoring the very materials our national security and green-energy future depend on.
Every ton of e-scrap processed overseas is a missed opportunity for the American economy. We are building the infrastructure to reclaim our resources and end our dependence on foreign refining.
Recycling Is Becoming
Essential Infrastructure
As strategic demand rises, resilient supply chains require more than access to raw materials - they require domestic recovery capacity as well. No critical system should depend on a single point of failure.
Even where materials originate domestically, limited processing capacity can force them to be exported for further refinement and then reimported for use, increasing dependence on foreign supply chains.
By expanding on-shore recovery, American Strategic Metals helps build the redundancy and resilience needed to keep strategic materials in circulation.
Recovery Isn’t Keeping Up
While recycling efforts have improved, e-scrap is increasing faster than recovery capacity. That means more material is lost - or managed in ways that don’t maximize reuse.
Devices Turn Over Quickly
Many consumer electronics are replaced every few years. As turnover speeds up, responsible end-of-life solutions matter more - so yesterday’s devices can help supply tomorrow’s industries.
Smartphones
2-5 Years
Computers
3-5 Years
Tablets
4-7 Years
Televisions
3-5 Years
Home appliances
4-7 Years
Automobiles
3-5 Years
Why Recovery Matters Now
Responsible recycling turns today’s e-scrap into tomorrow’s supply.
Economic
Build supply
closer to home
Recovering metals from e-scrap supports domestic supply chains and creates long-term jobs.
Environmental
Less mining for
the same metals
Every ton recovered is a ton that doesn’t need to be mined from the Earth, reducing waste & protecting ecosystems.
Strategic
Keep materials
in circulation
Securing these materials domestically strengthens national security and industrial independence.
Join Us In Shaping
A Sustainable Future
Explore the story behind ASM as we build our first facility in Wabash.
Explore American Strategic Metals
We are building the world's first zero waste recycling plant for e-scrap.
What We Do
We turn e-scrap into a strategic, domestic source of critical metals
Our Progress
With our flagship site secured, we’re moving into construction this year
Community
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