Electronics Recycling

AERC Recycling Solutions, Flanders, N.J., has acquired the secure data destruction and disposal system (SDDS) operations of DynTek Inc., Irvine, Calif.

DynTek’s Secure Asset Management Software Program, related intellectual property and the company’s statewide secure data destruction contract with Virginia will be transferred to AERC, which has served as DynTek’s primary subcontractor on the Virginia contract for the past three years.

"DynTek’s SDDS operations are a perfect complement to Com-Cycle, a wholly owned subsidiary of AERC and our electronics recycling business unit, and a logical step in our growth that calls for expanding our footprint, strategic acquisitions, business combinations and joint ventures," Peter Jegou, CEO of AERC and Com-Cycle, says.

Lindsay Landmesser, VP of sales, adds, "With our business volume, solution focus and recycling sales and management expertise, the company can capitalize on this business through the expansion of opportunities within the Virginia SDDS contract and the use of the Secure Asset Management Software Program in other areas as well."

Casper Zublin Jr., DynTek CEO, says, "Our strategic focus is on growing, managing and supporting profitable field operations that align with our core competencies. SDDS is outside of our core business." He adds, "We do look forward to partnering with AERC on future SDDS opportunities within our customer base, including adding them as a service line on our GSA (U.S. General Services Administration) schedule."

A number of the largest cell phone manufacturers and service providers have joined the U.S. EPA’s Plug-In to eCycling program to promote the recycling of cellular telephones.

Partners in the program include AT&T Wireless, Best Buy, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Office Depot, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, Staples and T-Mobile.

To kick-off the campaign, EPA has released a series of print public service announcements, "Recycle Your Cell Phone. It’s An Easy Call," which highlight the convenience and environmental and social benefits of recycling a cell phone. EPA also has introduced a podcast that addresses many common questions on cell phone recycling.

Information about the cell phone recycling campaign is available online at www.epa.gov/cellphone.

WeRecycle! Inc., based in Wallingford, Conn., has announced that it has received ISO 14001:2004 certification. The certification addresses WeRecycle!’s environmental management system and assures that it complies with the rigorous performance standards set forth by the International Standards Organization (ISO), Geneva.

WeRecycle! completed Stage I of its ISO 14001:2004 audit in November of 2007 and Stage II in December.

"Achieving ISO 14001:2004 certification is a huge stamp of quality for our organization, one that we worked very hard to achieve," Yvonne Wojcicki, environmental health and safety manager of WeRecycle!, says.