E-waste recycling is a growing industry today. Especially with the increasing public awareness of the world-wide impact, organizations such as the Basel Action Network (BAN) are becoming common lingo. If you aren’t aware of the BAN, you can find out more about their organization at ban.org.

Early September I was given the opportunity to help the Providence Little Company of Mary hospital recycle their old electronic equipment. Although we have been coordinating the recycling for the hospital, it is a privilege for Tech Go Green to be involved in the effort.

After confirming with the coordinator, I received an electronic record of the pickup job in my email. Although it may just be standard protocol for businesses, this is the first time I’ve seen this for an e-waste pickup.  On September 19th 2009, I met with the crew from E-recycling of California at the exact location promised. This really impressed me since I had sent the coordinator a link to a Google map with the longitude and latitude coordinates. Since the Hospital is such a big facility, this was the only way to get the exact location to them.

Within 10 minutes, we were already inside with all their boxes and dollies loading up all the equipment. Unlike all my past experiences, this company came with 3 employees. In another 10 minutes, the 40-50 pieces of e-waste were on its way to the truck.  They were prompt, professional, and extremely efficient.



In the e-waste business, there are a lot of misleading recycling practices. This is the exact reason why e-waste has such a large problem today. However, this company assured me that they are an End of Life recycler. This means that their entire inventory will be dismantled and reduced to maximize reusability. This also ensures for client confidentiality since the equipment cannot and will not be re-marketing, resold, or shipped to illegal recycling markets.

My experience with E-recycling of California was excellent. I hope to be doing more pickups with them.