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…
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….
Andrew Riggins is ATR’s first multi month Employee of the Month recipient for 2015. Andrew received this award back in January and now awarded the employee of the month for August. Andrew started with ATR in June of 2014 and is currently the Site’s Technician (2) and Asset Recovery Coordinator. Maria Prindle, Site Manager of…
Charles Valiente joined ATR just last February as warehouse support and recently took on the challenge of running the LCD testing area. Charles Valiente is quickly becoming a vital asset to ATR and with his hard work and dedication he was elected for the Employee of the month. Site Manager, Josh Benningfield explains, “Since moving…
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…
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…
