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Give Your Old Electronics New Life: Tips for Responsible Recycling This Holiday Season The holiday season often means new gadgets and tech upgrades for many households. But with new electronics come old devices that need a proper farewell. At Green Century Recycling LLC, we’re here to help you ensure those outdated items don’t end
Exploring the SERI Assurance Program and the Importance of Witness Inspections
In the ever-evolving landscape of electronics recycling, maintaining transparency, trust, and environmental responsibility has never been more crucial. The SERI Assurance Program stands at the forefront of these efforts, ensuring that recyclers meet the highest standards of practice through a rigorous certification process. Central to this program is the R2v3 standard, a comprehensive set
Summer 2024 Newsletter and Update
We have a few more new additions to our menu of services. We are now accepting cardboard, and paper as well as offering secure document shredding. A full menu of services is included below: R2v3 and ISO certified Data destruction / SSD/ HDD / paper Electronics Recycling : E-waste, desktop disposal, etc Universal Waste :
What is the asset disposition process?
Asset management encompasses 1. Assessing assets 2. Strategizing disposal methods 3. Acquiring new assets with disposal in mind 4. Continuous maintenance for peak performance In this blog post, we focus on disposal strategies and best practices. Disposal requires meticulous planning, considering financial, environmental, and legal factors. The asset disposition process involves several steps, such as
Styrofoam
the sudden closure of Agilyx in Tigard Oregon left many residents and businesses without a proper way to dispose of their styrofoam. We here at Green Century were no different. We had just opened our public drop-off to styrofoam and set it up based on the processing with Regenex and Agilyx whe we learned through
Spring 2024 Newsletter and Update
Green Century is revising the roster of items accepted at our public drop-off location in Northwest Portland, Oregon. Alongside electronic devices and Universal waste, we are now welcoming additional materials such as styrofoam, plastic stretch wrap polyethylene, clear bubble wrap, and more. Please contact us for further information. On April 22nd, as Earth Day approaches,
SERI acquires E-reuse conference
Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) recently acquired the E-Reuse Conference (ERC), a long-standing event in the electronics repair industry. The event has been renamed the Electronics Sustainability Summit to reflect a broader focus on sustainability in device management. SERI, known for administering the R2 certification standard, sees this acquisition as a strategic addition to its
Championing Electronics Sustainability. A look back at 2023 with SERI and R2
Championing Electronics Sustainability At this time of year, I like to reflect on the past 12 months, thinking about our learnings and our accomplishments. One of my biggest takeaways is that our team at SERI is extremely ambitious and deeply passionate about our mission of achieving electronics sustainability. This is evident in all the hard
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