Far West Metals joins TERRA

Far West Metals (FWM), Tualatin, Oregon, has joined The Electronics Reuse & Recycling Alliance (TERRA), Nashville, Tennessee, to provide electronics recycling options for residents and businesses of Oregon and Washington.

By joining TERRA and sponsoring its mail-in recycling program Done with IT, FWM will help drive awareness about the negative environmental and health effects of electronic scrap and provide access to sustainable recycling that includes data destruction services to more than 11.6 million residents in 74 counties at its R2 (Responsible Recycling) certified recycling facility in Tualatin, according to a TERRA news release.

With the addition of FWM, Done with IT now serves more than 236 million people in 41 states with its network of 11 certified facilities.

"Only certified recyclers with either an R2 or e-Stewards certification like FWM can be trusted to securely and sustainably process used electronics," says Steven Napoli, TERRA president and CEO. "They adhere to rigorous standards and make continuous investments in best practices to mitigate the dangers to human health and the environment associated with the improper disposal of e-waste."

"TERRA and Done with IT are growing rapidly and actively seeking more certified recycling partners like FWM," Napoli adds.

FWM process approximately 167,000 tons of recyclables annually for the residents and businesses in the state of Oregon and throughout the Northwest.

"Providing easy and affordable access to electronics recycling is an opportunity we are eager to support," says Keith Ristau, FWM president. "We are excited to help TERRA build its nationwide network of certified recyclers to provide these essential services to businesses and consumers coast to coast.”