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title: "PayMore Recycles Over 1.1 Million Pounds of E-Waste Annually"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/31f6b463-95e5-41ca-b79e-1cbaa8e46f13
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20251119_paymore_recycles_over_11_million_pounds_of_ewaste_annually.html
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2025-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T16:56:41.775Z
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# PayMore Recycles Over 1.1 Million Pounds of E-Waste Annually

**TL;DR:** PayMore recycles over 1.1 million pounds of e-waste annually and buys and repurposes 1.58 million devices. The company offers free recycling, secure data destruction, and cash payouts for working tech, promoting environmental and economic sustainability.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-11-19. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20251119_paymore_recycles_over_11_million_pounds_of_ewaste_annually.html).*

## Story

]start]Long Island, NY — PayMore is proving that environmental impact and business growth can thrive together. The brand’s stores now recycle more than 1.1 million pounds of e-waste each year, buy and repurpose 1.58 million devices.

Globally, more than 62 million tons of e-waste are produced each year, yet only about 20% is properly collected and recycled, according to the 2024 Global E-Waste Monitor. That means billions of phones, laptops, and other devices end up in landfills or unregulated waste streams, releasing toxins into soil and water.

PayMore is directly tackling this crisis by giving technology a second life. Each store offers free recycling for unwanted devices, secure data destruction, and cash payouts for working tech, creating a consumer incentive that drives both environmental and economic sustainability.

“Every pound of e-waste we recycle is one less pound of toxins entering our environment,” said Stephen Preuss, CEO of PayMore.

“We’re not just recycling devices, we’re rebuilding how people think about technology ownership,” said Erik Helgesen, President of PayMore. “This isn’t a short-term trend. It’s a shift toward conscious consumption.”

Every PayMore store is designed to make tech reuse simple, safe, and value driven for the customer and franchisee. Customers can bring in old electronics for instant cash or trade, and anything that can’t be resold is recycled responsibly. Each device undergoes certified data wiping or destruction, ensuring total security while preventing harmful materials from entering landfills.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- business growth (topic)
- Technology (sector)
- sustainability (topic)
- PayMore (company)
- environmental impact (topic)
- Erik Helgesen (person)
- Long Island, NY (location)
- Stephen Preuss (person)
- e-waste recycling (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20251119_paymore_recycles_over_11_million_pounds_of_ewaste_annually.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/31f6b463-95e5-41ca-b79e-1cbaa8e46f13).