Congratulations Tiffany Houseman, Grand Rapids Employee of the Month for July Tiffany Houseman joined ATR just 3 short months ago but that hasn’t stopped her from making a big splash and becoming our newest employee of the Month at the Grand Rapids MI facility. “Tiffany Houseman was hired as an Administrative Assistant but her…
Ashlyn Layton joined ATR in September 2014 as office/warehouse support. Since joining ATR Ashlyn has taken on responsibilities of in processing as well as asset recovery. She is an integral member of our team being involved in all aspects from administrative to logistics. When asked what Ashlyn enjoys most about working at ATR she replied,…
ATR’s continued celebration of becoming the Guinness World Record holder for the most collected electronic pounds in one week during Earth Week last month, was an extraordinary accomplishment. Our Pontiac site had numerous employees who stepped up and extended their time and effort to accomplish this record. However, there was one individual who was detrimental…
Electronics Recycler Sets World Record on Earth Day Challenge It’s official! Electronics Recycler sets World Record for Earth Day One Million Pound Challenge! The Guinness Records team and officiators made the announcement after the final bell sounded on Saturday April 25, 2015. News outlets around the US have been enthusiastically reporting on the monumental accomplishment…
• By Paull Westermeyer – Pontiac Daily Leader Posted Apr. 28, 2015 at 9:17 AM Pontiac, Ill. An incredibly diligent and environmentally philanthropic effort saw local business Advanced Technology Recycling far exceed its goal of recycling 1 million pounds of electronic waste during the weeklong timeframe of 6 p.m. April 19 to 6 p.m. April…
Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR) announced today that they have broken a new Guinness World Record for most consumer electronics recycled in one week at multiple locations. ATR was able to collect 1,180,442 pounds of electronics over a seven day period across six sites. The previous record was for 1,045,491 pounds from a company in Australia,…
It’s Official!! Earth Day Goal Reached, New World Record Set! This is the Official Earth Day Goal Thermometer page for the OMPC (One Million Pound Challenge) record attempt. Each of the 6 participating ATR facilities had 2 independent witnesses to report the Official Earth Day Goal results to the head judge. Photographic evidence and detailed…
Posted Apr. 21, 2015 at 9:56 AM The Pontiac Daily Leader reported today: Pontiac, Ill. The City of Pontiac revised its agreement with ATR Recycling and approved selling property at its meeting Monday night. Originally, the city’s share to help with renovations to the parking lot and roof of the ATR facility was estimated at…
Recycling World Record Attempt begins ATR shakes the Recycling World by attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for “Most Consumer Electronics Recycled in 1 week” accross 6 facilities nationwide. In an effort to raise awareness to the importance of recycling ATR created the “One Million Pound Challenge” in 2012 to offer a way…
Help Break Guinness World Record, Don’t Landfill Electronics… Today the ATR Peoria team got some much needed help raising awareness from CI News 25 Residents are encourage to check our web site for details on Free e-Cycling events during Earth Week to help Break the Guinness World Record.
