New ReMA Member Spotlight: Mamoth

Based in Berwick, PA, Mamoth is a certified sustainable IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) provider that specializes in secure data destruction, electronics recycling, and tech reuse solutions. The company assists businesses in safely retiring outdated technology while safeguarding sensitive data, maximizing asset value, and supporting measurable ESG goals.

ReMA spoke with Anthony Boberick, CEO at Mamoth, all about the company, his short- and long-term goals for the future, and where he sees the ITAD side of the recycled materials industry moving forward in the next few years.

Tell me about yourself and the company.

The origin of the company started back when I was in college around 2019-2020. I was repairing computers for people and folks would ask me if I had any computers for sale. Eventually enough people kept asking me about selling computers that I figured I should investigate it. So, I started buying computers at government surplus auctions and I would refurbish and resell the computers. Then I came across a recycler in upstate New York that would sell me computers directly that they received for recycling. I thought that I should look into doing that too. It also piqued my interest that people didn't seem to be concerned with the sensitivity of the data remaining on their old computers. I was studying Cybersecurity at the time and to me this seemed to be an extension of that. We were learning how to actively secure and monitor systems for attackers yet in the end we just sent them to be recycled without thinking twice about where the data would end up. That's when I knew I was onto something.

I graduated college during COVID in 2020 and started buying and reselling computers. I hired my first employee in 2021 and that's when we started getting more into the recycling and ITAD sided of the business. Today, we have over 30 employees and 52,000 square feet of space in Pennsylvania as well as a 10,000 square-foot location in Toledo, Ohio.

How did you hear about ReMA and how did you decide to join the association?

I've been familiar with ReMA for a few years, one of our downstream partners, MRP, is a ReMA member. Also, in the last few months I connected with Brenner Recycling based in Hazleton, PA and Mr. Brenner told me I should look into ReMA and introduced me to the association more formally.

What excites you most about being a ReMA member?

I'm looking forward to networking in our local geography with metal recyclers. There are a lot of small regional recyclers who can utilize us as a downstream.

In addition to making local connections, I'm also interested in getting involved in the advocacy work that ReMA does and connecting with other ITAD and electronics recyclers in our region and across the U.S.

What are some of your short- and long-term goals for the company?

In the short term we're going to keep doing what we're doing. We've always operated heavily in the business-to-business ITAD space. In the next 12 months we're getting more involved in business-to-government and business-to-consumers, so we've been partnering with local state representatives and organizations to provide more accessible recycling solutions for residents.

In the long term, we plan to build a full A to Z recycling and refining operation including shredders, optical sorters, eddy currents-the whole nine yards. So, instead of sending our materials to a downstream partner we're going to be our own downstream.

We're also going to continue expanding our footprint throughout the northeast by providing ITAD services for more business and government customers.

Where do you see the ITAD side of the recycled materials industry moving forward in the next few years?

I see it growing but growing differently than before especially with the rise of data centers. Data centers will require more needs on the enterprise side, less desktops and laptops and more servers and switches. If these data centers are looking to stay cutting edge, then they'll need to upgrade at a reasonable pace. Just like now when a Fortune 500 company recycles a laptop and then it goes to a midsize company and then gets recycled again, I think that there will be secondary and tertiary markets on the enterprise side.

I think we'll see more sophisticated enterprise capabilities, not just doing the data center decommission, but taking the equipment, testing it, repairing it, and refurbishing it to get ROI for these companies' equipment. We've started to do some work with data centers across several states already.

Photo Courtesy of Mamoth.