E-Scrap Recycler, Glass Recycler Create Partnership

California-based Electronics Recyclers has announced an exclusive partnership with Dlubak Glass Co., an Ohio-based glass company. The partnership will provide for the recycling of glass from old television sets, computer monitors and cathode ray tubes.

The deal will give Electronic Recyclers an edge in the growing business of electronic waste recycling, and will give Dlubak a foothold in the electronic waste industry with a substantial ownership stake in Electronic Recyclers.

"E-waste is now recognized as the fastest growing solid waste stream in the world," said John S. Shegerian, president and CEO of Electronic Recyclers. "And with new laws banning electronic products from landfills, we must continue to find more efficient ways of recycling e-waste and selling its component commodities back to manufacturers-most importantly CRT glass. Our partnership with Dlubak represents the future of the e-waste industry with faster, more efficient operations. While insuring that the highest level of environmental and legal standards are always met and maintained."

Electronic Recyclers, based in Fresno, Calif., says that it is the first organization to recycle five million pounds of e-scrap in a one-month period.

Dlubak, based in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, has six plants in the United States - Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona. Additionally, the company has operations in both Canada and South America. The company recycles more than 400,000 tons of glass a year.

"We are excited to enter into this partnership, and look forward to the future growth of our two companies," said Dave Dlubak, president and CEO of Dlubak Glass Co. Dlubak currently recycles automotive, lighting, beverage container and CRT glass, and sells to CRT glass manufactures around the world.