THEY SHIPPED OUR FACTORIES.WE'LL BUILDNEW ONES.
ROM is a citizen network recovering strategic materials from scrap and e-waste. Copper. Rare earths. Gold. The stuff buried in landfills or shipped overseas for processing.
THE PROBLEM
STRATEGIC MATERIALS
America outsourced its manufacturing. Now we can't build critical infrastructure — from EV batteries to military hardware — without foreign supply chains.
PROCESSING MONOPOLY
China controls 90% of rare earth processing. A single policy change in Beijing can halt production of everything from smartphones to fighter jets.
BURIED TREASURE
$91 billion in recoverable materials goes to landfills annually. Copper, gold, neodymium — sitting in old computers and discarded motors.
LOST INFRASTRUCTURE
We used to have domestic processing. Those facilities closed. The skills scattered. But the scrap is still here. The expertise still exists.
"Beijing owns the middle. We own the edges."
HOW IT WORKS
A distributed network. No central facility. Your garage, your workshop, your shed — connected to neighbors, connected to markets, connected to manufacturers who need what you recover.
SNAP. VALUE. CONNECT.
Take a photo of your scrap. Our system identifies materials and estimates value instantly. Connect with local collectors, processors, or sell directly to strategic buyers.
WHO PARTICIPATES
Four tiers. One network. Every node matters. Start at T1 with nothing but a phone. Level up as you build skills and equipment.
COLLECTORS
Garage-level operations. Identify and gather materials from e-waste, scrap metal, broken electronics. No specialized equipment needed.
PROCESSORS
Workshop-level extraction. Break down components, separate materials, basic refining. Requires some equipment investment.
AGGREGATORS
Regional hubs. Pool materials from multiple T1/T2 nodes. Quality verification, bulk packaging, logistics coordination.
STRATEGIC BUYERS
End-market connection. Manufacturers, defense contractors, tech companies who need domestic material supply.
JOIN THENETWORK
First 500 members receive Founding Node status. Priority access. Direct line to operations. Your name in the registry.