Intechra Earth Day Event Nets 40 Tons of E-Waste

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JACKSON -- Intechra collected more than 40 tons of used electronics during the Earth Day weekend in the seven communities where it has facilities nationwide. Intechra provides electronics lifecycle management services, including electronics recycling, to large corporations.

"Responsible reuse and disposal of old electronics is a critical part of our mission," said Intechra CEO Chip Slack. "Earth Day was the perfect opportunity to support our communities and our mission. More importantly, our employees enjoyed the opportunity to give back."

Intechra will process the collections -- including old desktops, monitors, copiers and TVs -- to the same standards it offers corporate clients. Intechra has a zero-landfill policy, which means that it separates and recycles all of the glass, metal and plastic from the electronic equipment and does not send any e-waste to a landfill. Intechra will also securely wipe or destroy any hard drives to prevent identity theft using personal information that may be on those drives.

Last year, Intechra diverted more than 24 million pounds of e-waste from landfills. This figure includes Intechra and the companies that Intechra acquired in the last 12 months.

"More than 100 million computers become obsolete each year," Slack said. "Recycling and reuse can play a crucial part in solving the disposal challenge."

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