Inmates Recycling Your Electronics Ends for Many as Unicor Shutters Operations Across US. Inmates Recycling sounds like a good idea right…until you find out they’re recycling your old electronics and then you ask yourself, “do I really want inmates recycling my families old electronics”? Of course not, how about local government, Federal Agencies or even worse……
IMS Electronics Recycling Closing 50% of Sites IMS Electronics Recycling has confirmed to E-Scrap news they plan to close half their facilities by the end of 2016. The sites being closed are located in Atlanta GA and Vancouver WA and their not the only recycling company to shutter sites in 2016. Sims Recycling Solutions shut…
ATR Acquires ERS in Utah ATR (Advanced Technology Recycling) is pleased to announce ATR acquires ERS (Electronic Recycling Solutions) based in Tooele Utah a suburb of Salt Lake City and just minutes away from some of the fastest growing tech hubs in the US. The Utah based company was formed in 2008 by Scott Campbell…
Seattle based Total Reclaim fined 444,000 for Illegal Exports The Washington Department of Ecology fined Seattle-based electronics recycler Total Reclaim Inc. $444,000 for illegally disposing of flat-screen televisions and monitors containing toxic mercury. The company provided records to DE that confirmed it shipped flat screens overseas beginning seven years ago and later admitted they had withheld…
ITT Tech Closing after Federal Ruling ITT Technical Institute is closing all of its locations following federal sanctions handed down to the for profit-college in August. The announcement comes just days after ITT Tech stopped enrolling students for their fall semester and in a recent press release they announced their intentions. “It is with profound regret that we must report that…
Labor Day…An American Holiday! Americans love Labor Day…. we celebrate each year by taking the first Monday of September off for a long weekend and most of us begin reluctantly winding down our summer activities. Did you know that Labor Day was first observed in 1885 and dedicated to the social and economic achievements of…
ReThink Recycling in Ann Arbor…ThinkATR! If you’re recycling in Ann Arbor Michigan right now do you know where your materials are ending up or who’s managing them? In July, the Ann Arbor city council terminated a contract with FCR (ReCommunity)and Resource Recovery Systems , and indicated it was due to “safety deficiencies in ReCommunity’s operations of…
ATR Ranked #7 R2 Certified Recycler in the World ATR (Advanced Technology Recycling) is pleased to announce with the addition of their 6th R2 Certified location in Grand Rapids MI, ATR is now ranked #7 in the world for the most certified Electronics Recycling Facilities. This milestone achievement is based on the number of…
First Annual Garage Sale ATR is pleased to announce our first annual garage sale at 200 Fire Tower Drive Tonawanda (Buffalo Area) NY from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. There will be lots of used electronics, laptops, desktops, monitors and vintage electronics at rock bottom prices to choose from. Fathers Day is just around the…
North Carolina ends e-Waste Recycling Program The electronic recycling program repeal was incorporated into the Senate Republicans’ annual regulatory reform bill, which was approved in a 30-15 party-line vote and now goes to the House to seal the deal. The bill’s authors say the 2010 law creating the recycling program isn’t working because there’s a…
