U.S. Micro to Open Las Vegas Facility

U.S. Micro Corp.-(www.usmicrocorp.com), Smyrna, Ga., has announced plans to build 130,000- square-foot data destruction and IT recycling center in Las Vegas. The expansion should be complete by October and will cost $15 million, according to the company.

U.S. Micro Corp. says it will host a tour of the new facility during the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers annual industry conference, which will be held Oct. 12-14. The new facility is designed to turn electronic scrap into non-volatile materials for construction and finished products like bicycle racks and outdoor lumber.

U.S. Micro Corp. says the Las Vegas center is designed to dispose of retired IT assets it believes will continue to be an environmental priority for Fortune 500 companies, government entities and organizations. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 20 million computers in the U.S. became obsolete in 1998. The company says it believes that number has increased with the proliferation of portable and disposable devices, including notebook computers, media tablets, USB drives and smartphones that can retain sensitive data.

Jim Kegley, U.S. Micro Corp. founder and president, says, “In addition to being the security company with the best safety record for disposing of IT equipment and protecting data, U.S. Micro is absolutely committed to safeguarding the environment. As technology continues to progress at warp speed, huge numbers of assets need to be retired regularly and responsibly. Our Las Vegas facility provides the infrastructure necessary to support a more sustainable IT asset lifecycle, guaranteeing that components of retired equipment will be recycled according to EPA guidelines – and never buried in a landfill or irresponsibly shipped overseas to fuel foreign scrap markets.”

More information can be found at www.usmicrocorp.com.