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Using cutting edge processes and equipment, the 45,000 square foot Global Electric and Electronic Processing Inc. (GEEP) facility processes more than 30,000 tonnes per year of old computers, televisions, and a wide range of electrical and electronic waste materials for recycling.

Processes and equipment used at the state of the art facility include:

• Centrifugal Separation
• Plastics Shredder
• CRT Processing
• Chain Shredder
• De-Reeler
• Baler

The facility is built and operated at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre by GEEP Alberta Inc – a subsidiary of GEEP Inc, an international e-waste recycler based in Barrie Ontario. It is the first e-waste recycling facility to be built by GEEP Inc in western Canada.

GEEP is a registered processor under Alberta’s electronics program which is administered by Alberta Recycling Management Authority.

What can be recycled at GEEP?:

• small kitchen appliances
• audio and video equipment and televisions
• personal care appliances (hair dryers, shavers, etc. )
• other electrical household tools (vacuums, irons, floor polishers)
• electrical power tools
• telecommunications equipment – telephones, cell phones
• computer and home office equipment
• computer components
• photocopiers, fax machines and similar office electronics
• industrial electrical tools
• specialty equipment containing electrical motors, switches and other components with material value

Where can I take my electronic and electric waste for recycling?

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According to Global Electric Electronic Processing (GEEP) and the Mexican company ProAmbi have signed a partnership agreement in Mexico. ProAmbi, headquartered in Mexico City, was established in 2008. With the partnership, ProAmbi says it plans to expand its business over the next two years.

GEEP also says and ProAmbi recognize the need to meet global customer requirements in the asset management and electronic scrap industry. GEEP says the partnership is expected to be one of many alliances that GEEP will be announcing over the next several months.
Nicole Andison, GEEP’s global account manager – process partners, EDS EBAN, says partnering will help GEEP direct material from some of its clients operating in Mexico to the ProAmbi facility. “We have large key accounts in Mexico. We can now partner them with ProAmbi.

For ProAmbi, Andison says her company will be able to share its knowledge and resources to the Mexican company so they can meet auditing requirements. According to GEEP, ProAmbi-GEEP Mexico has committed to become a fully audited facility meeting all of GEEP’s ISO standards and downstream requirements.

ProAmbi CEO Jan Rene Aguirre says, “I chose GEEP because of its inspiring leaders, culture of success, outstanding business ethics, passion for excellence, commitment to the environment and its vision and profound understanding of the e-waste industry. The GEEP family represents and lives with these values, making GEEP the best partner for a very successful long lasting win-win business relationship.”

“The team at GEEP is excited to be able to work with ProAmbi. We selected this partnership based on ProAmbi’s national reputation for ethical business practice and their commitment to advance and progress to become the leading e waste service provider in the Country of Mexico,” says Greg McWatt, GEEP vice president for corporate development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

“The entire process of developing this relationship and training has been a very positive boost to GEEP’s goal, to offer a standardized global service extended to our most important customers,” McWatt adds.
GEEP, which was acquired by Triple M Metals April, 2011, has 14 locations throughout Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Europe and Central America.

ProAmbi-GEEP, which operates one facility in Mexico City, will be relocating the facility in November 2011. According to Andison, the firm hopes to open several more electronics recycling facilities in Mexico in the next several years.

Article: http://www.recyclingtoday.com/Article.aspx?article_id=120812

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:

Melanie Duquesnel,
President/CEO

Patrick Bennett, Director of
Community Relations

(248) 799-0326

pbennett@easternmichiganbbb.org

BBB Offers Free On-Site Document
Shredding, Computer Recycling and Identity Theft Prevention Tips

BBB and GreenPath
Debt Solutions Invite the Community to Take Part in National Protect Your
Identity Week

Southfield, MI –
October 12, 2011 -Your local Better Business Bureau (BBB) along with GreenPath Debt Solutions are hosting National Protect Your Identity Week (PYIW) October 16 – 22, 2011. Residents and small businesses are encouraged to take an important step in identity protection by attending BBB’s SECURE YOUR ID DAY Community Shred and Computer Recycling event on Saturday, October 22, 2011 (9 am – 1 pm) at the BBB Office parking lot in Southfield.

Overall losses from identity fraud in 2010 exceeded $37 billion according to a 2011 report from Javelin Strategy and Research. The report also indicated that the average consumer out-of-pocket cost due to identity fraud increased to $631 per incident in 2010 which is up 63% from $387 in 2009 and incidences of “friendly fraud” (identity theft committed by someone known to the victim) grew seven percent.
“While there is no guarantee that one won’t become a victim of identity theft, destroying documents that appeal to thieves and destroying computer hard drives with sensitive passwords and information are just a couple of ways to deter identity theft”, said Patrick Bennett, Director of Community Relations for the Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan. “That’s why your BBB, GreenPath Debt Solutions, Cintas Corporation and Global Electric Electronics Processing will be available to offer information and actions to help people prevent ID theft.”

Bring up to three boxes or bags of sensitive paper documents to be shredded on the spot for free by event partner Cintas. $10 per box/bag exceeding the free promotion will be charged with proceeds supporting the BBB Educational Foundation.

Understanding that used computers are also targeted by identity thieves, event partner Cintas will provide consumers the ability to have their computer hard drives, detached from the PC, printer, copier or scanner, destroyed on the spot for just $10 dollars per unit. Global Electric Electronic Processing (GEEP) of Michigan will also be collecting used desktops, laptops, keyboards, mice, DVD and VCR players free of charge. They will also accept computer monitors, printers and televisions for a fee ranging from $5 to $25 per unit.

All shredded paper, destroyed hard drives and electronic equipment from this event will be recycled to protect the environment and BBB staff will be on-site to provide expert advice and tips for identity theft protection.

Our Secure Your ID Day partner, GreenPath Debt Solutions, will also provide on-site certified counselors to educate about their services and schedule one-on-one counseling sessions.

“Identity theft starts with the misuse of your personally identifying information,” added Bennett. “By hosting the SECURE YOUR ID DAY we hope to educate and empower people to follow the “3 Ds” of identity theft protection – Deter, Detect and Defend.”

For more information visit http://detroit.bbb.org/secure-your-id/ or call Patrick Bennett at 248-799-0326.

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The Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan is a non-profit organization with the purpose of assisting in the protection of consumers and businesses from fraud and unethical business practices in the local marketplace. In addition to its recognized dispute resolution services, BBB maintains reliability reports on the customer service history of more than 80,000 local businesses and provides consumer education materials on numerous topics. BBB provides its services free to the public and its service territory stretches across Eastern Michigan from Jackson/Ann Arbor through Metropolitan Detroit, Lansing, Flint, upward to Alpena, and covers the entire Upper Peninsula of the state.

GreenPath Debt Solutions is a nationwide, non-profit financial organization that assists consumers with credit card debt, housing debt and bankruptcy concerns. Our customized services and attainable solutions have been helping people achieve their financial goals since 1961. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, GreenPath operates 61 full-time branch offices in Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Colorado, Florida, Texas, Vermont, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Arizona and Wyoming. GreenPath is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC).  Our professional counselors are certified by the NFCC, and we are accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA).  For more information, visit us at www.greenpath.com.

Cintas provides businesses with secure document shredding, storage and imaging programs. Its services are designed to provide data privacy and security, compliance with regulatory requirements and more efficient control and access to information. Cintas serves a variety of industries including insurance, healthcare, professional services, manufacturing, financial, government, automotive and legal institutions. In addition, it is the first North American AAA NAID-certified and PCI DSS compliant document management provider. For more information, visit www.cintas.com .

Global Electric Electronic Processing (GEEP) is a “global” electronic waste (e-waste) recycler.  We process e-waste according to ISO and Environmental Protection Agency standards at our GEEP facilities to the commodity level which is returned to the marketplace for reuse to conserve our natural resources.  Our services include asset inventory, data destruction, refurbishing & remarketing, de-manufacturing, shredding, and warehouse management.  For more information, visit www.geepglobal.com .

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Written by Julie Brown

End products from the recycling process at GEEP include copper.

Separated computer parts are stored at Global Electric Electronic Processing in Redford. For a fee, the firm welcomes residents to drop off electronics 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. There's a list on the website of what's accepted.

“People are starting to become aware and educated about the importance of recycling,” said Verkeyn, Business Development executive for the new location at 12237 Beech Daly (next to the post office) in Redford.

GEEP, headquartered in Barrie, Ontario, provides electronic waste recycling. The Michigan facility had been in Warren the past several years, but the move was made to Redford to accommodate business customers in an area ranging from Taylor to Ann Arbor.

“We just moved here about two weeks ago,” Ferndale resident Verkeyn said. “We needed a larger location.”

The Redford site, north of Plymouth Road, has some 50,000 square feet. E-waste services are much in need with technology advancing, Verkeyn said: “We’re very happy to be here. A couple of local people stopped by to welcome us.”

Of interest to local people, you can drop off old electronics beginning this week from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. There’s a list of accepted items on the website www.geepmichigan.com. For more, call (877) GEEP-4-YU (433-7498). A fee is charged.

Douglas Verkeyn, Business Development executive, is glad to be located in Redford, next to the post office. Global Electric Electronic Processing is based in Barrie, Ontario, and just moved its Michigan facility from Warren to Redford.

Examples of e-waste include desktop computers, laptops, monitors, printers, keyboards, mice, phones, VDRs, PDAs and televisions.

GEEP also has operations in Canada in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Vancouver. In the U.S., it’s currently in Texas and North Carolina in addition to Michigan, although Verkeyn noted company plans to expand in the U.S., beginning with California. GEEP began with just a few employees in Barrie in 1984.

GEEP also has a partnership with Fortech in Costa Rica and operates in southern Germany as well.

“We currently have 12 (Redford employees) and we’re hoping to grow,” Verkeyn said. The privately held company will need varied skills, including information technology.

Mike Kay is general manager for the Redford site, which serves the Midwest, including such states as Kentucky and Tennessee as well as closer.

“We’re excited,” Verkeyn said. “We’re happy to be here. Hopefully with people dropping off their mail at the post office, they can also drop off their e-waste.”

GEEP has proprietary software, EBAN, used to sanitize hard drives for business customers. Being delivered to Redford is a roughly 6-foot by 10-foot shredder for hard drives.

For business customers, the data wiping is done to Department of Defense standards, Verkeyn said. Shredding is also effective and a bit less expensive.

“It gives customers an option,” he said.

In the Redford conference room, there are small jars of circuit board pieces, copper, aluminum and mixed plastic. GEEP breaks down materials into those at Barrie and North Carolina facilities and sells them for reuse.

“It makes it easy when you have a passion for recycling,” said Verkeyn, dad to two daughters ages 8 and 5 and a recycler at home. “We want a cleaner, safer environment for the future generations.”

E-waste is a source of environmental toxins, with an average of six to eight pounds of lead in a CRT monitor. Exposure can cause brain damage, blood disorders and kidney damage, so GEEP officials are careful about environmental standards and disposal.

Verkeyn earned a bachelor’s degree with a finance major from Wayne State University and has been with GEEP about five years. “Just with technology, e-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in our nation,” he said.

The Redford site has five bays for trucks to deliver e-waste, a scale for weighing and an area for sorting and demanufacturing. Ink and toner cartridges are removed and recycled.

“We try to sort everything by like equipment.” Verkeyn said of the EBAN technology which can process up to 200 machines at a time.

“Security is of the utmost importance to us and our customers,” he said of the fenced-in work area and numerous cameras.

Verkeyn describes the “closed loop” recycling. “We don’t outsource. We do it ourselves. Everything’s being done responsibly. That’s very important to us.”

Article Link: http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011104210629

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Barrie, ON – October 22, 2010 – Last night in Toronto, at the 2010 Recycling Council of Ontario’s Annual Waste Minimization Awards Ceremony, GEEP (Global Electric Electronic Processing) continues to raise the bar by winning three platinum awards for excellence in recycling in all three categories; Program Operator, Business and Sustainable Product or Service.   GEEP’s continues to focus on maintaining a world class recycling standard with attention to both the environment and health and safety of our workers.  “This award is unprecedented in the history of the RCO Waste Minimization Awards,” said Jo-Anne St. Godard, Executive Director, “the Trifecta Award , as we have named it, is a testament to GEEP’s commitment to excellence in responsible recycling”. The award was accepted by Clyde Yorke, CEO and other members of the GEEP team.

GEEP is a global leader for investment recovery and electronics processing to OEM’s, corporations, government entities, educational institutions and channel partners.  GEEP’s closed loop solution provides reverse logistics, data security, refurbishing, remarketing and end-of-life recycling.  GEEP employs state-of-the-art processing facilities which are ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 Registered.  GEEP has 11 locations, over 700 employees and processes in excess of 200 million pounds of electronic products annually throughout the U.S., Canada and Central America with a zero landfill objective.  For more information, please visit www.geepglobal.com.

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The GEEP Team at the 2010 Waste Minimization Awards Gala in Toronto with their Trifecta Award.

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