Electronics Repair, Refurbishment & Depot Operations worked example

Scrap Recovery Rate at 99% target scrap recovery rate: a worked example in electronics repair, refurbishment & depot operations

What does the result look like when target scrap recovery rate reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when scrap recovery rate in electronics repair, refurbishment and depot operations needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrap value or units recovered: 8 units or $ (unchanged)
  • Total scrap value or units generated: 250 units or $ (unchanged)
  • Target scrap recovery rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Scrap recovery rate = recovered scrap units or value ÷ total scrap units or value × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 % for scrap recovery rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 95.8 points for scrap recovery gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 count for recovered scrap units or value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for total scrap units or value.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target scrap recovery rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target scrap recovery rate is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. Recovery rate alone says nothing about net economics — a high reclaim rate can still lose money if processing and freight cost more than the recovered material is worth.

Results at a glance

  • Scrap recovery rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Scrap recovery gap to target: 95.8 points
  • Recovered scrap units or value: 8 count
  • Total scrap units or value: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Scrap Recovery Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.