Electronics Recycling Erie County NY Resource Recycling Reports SEPTEMBER ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION EVENT TOPS 32 TONS Partnership among Erie County, GM, Advanced Technology Recycling Nets 64,922 lbs. ERIE COUNTY, NY— The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning (“DEP”), in conjunction with the GM Tonawanda Engine Plant and Advanced Technology Recycling (“ATR”), has announced that…
Microsoft Claims the Key Cards are worth Millions Resource Recycling is reporting a lawsuit filed earlier this month in a Seattle district court, Microsoft claims Global Electronic Recycling (GER), a Phoenix processor, of breaching the terms of a 2009 contract that explicitly called for the valuable activation cards to be destroyed. Microsoft claims the cards…
Partnership among Erie County, GM, Advanced Technology Recycling Nets 64,922 lbs. ERIE COUNTY, NY— The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning (“DEP”), in conjunction with the GM Tonawanda Engine Plant and Advanced Technology Recycling (“ATR”), has announced that over 32 tons of electronic waste (“e-waste”) was collected at a September 12 recycling event held…
R2 Certified Recycler recommended for R2:2013 Certification ATR (Advanced Technology Recycling) Grand Rapids Facility has been recommended for R2:2013 certification from our recent audit which should be completed for certification shortly. The new facility is located at 355 Cottage Grove SE in Grand Rapids Michigan and now posses the companies highest certification R2:2013, OHSAS 18001 in…
Technical Knockout located in Birmingham, AL has closed its doors after years of operation. Technical Knockout or TKO was an electronic recycler that provided recycling services for residents and businesses in the Metro Birmingham area. This closure follows a string of electronic recycling companies closing. The string of closure could be due in part to…
ERIE COUNTY, NY— The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning (“DEP”), in conjunction with the General Motors Tonawanda Engine Plant and Advanced Technology Recycling, hosted a very successful E-Waste collection and recycling event for all types of electronic waste on Saturday, September 12 at the GM Tonawanda Engine Plant, 2995 River Road in the…
Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR) recently partnered up with the Alabama Attorney General’s Office to help them with securely destroying illegal gambling machines. The machines were destroyed and recycled according to guidelines and regulations set forth by the R2 Certification, which ATR holds at all six of its locations nationwide. This is not the first time…
On Sunday, September 1st, ATR marched in the 65th Annual Thresherman’s Parade in Pontaic, IL. For the past 4 years it has been a tradition for Advanced Technology Recycling to participate in the annual parade with a valued historical Army vehicle, The Duce and a Half. Ray Magee, Business Development Manager states, “It is a…
FBI Investigation Leads to Seizure of Sensitive Documents An FBI Investigation has turned up over 100 boxes of documents abandoned in a warehouse along with the 30 Million Pounds of CRT Glass the company is leaving behind in the wake of it’s 2014 Bankruptcy. An earlier filing by Michael Markham, the attorney representing Creative Recycling’s bankruptcy…
Congratulations goes out to Elise Comens for receiving ATR’s August 2015 Employee of the Month award for the Pontiac site. Elise came to ATR in February of 2015 as the site’s receptionist. Barb Ehresman, CEO of ATR, explains; “Elise goes out of her way with exceptional customer service on the phones and to our visitors….
