California Electronics Recycler Opens New Facility in Seattle

Under the name EWC Group, E Waste Center, a leading electronics recycler in the Los Angeles has opened a new 50,000-square-foot electronic recycling facility in Seattle. The new facility will be capable of accepting and processing all electronic materials, including televisions, computers, computer peripherals, laptops, audio/ visual equipment and appliances.

“With our new facility, we will be capable of handling any and all volumes of electronic scrap, whether on the private consumer level or large corporations and companies,” said Clara Jung, regional vice president of EWC Group Inc.

EWC Group will be working closely with the Washington State Dept. of Ecology’s E-Cycle Washington program.

 Effective Jan. 1, 2009, electronics manufacturers will begin to pay for recycling computers, monitors, laptops and TVs through the new E-Cycle Washington program. The Washington Materials Management & Financing Authority (WMMFA) is the manufacturer agency charged with establishing and overseeing the statewide program and collector network.