Electronics are the fastest-growing part of the world’s trash problem, with an estimated 50 million computers becoming obsolete annually. Every day, individuals and organizations dispose of mountains of e-waste, containing hazardous and toxic materials that pose significant environmental risks: CRT monitors with toxic lead oxide that can leach into the ground water; PC-related components & batteries with chromium, nickel, zinc, mercury and other heavy metals; plastic equipment housings that can release dangerous gases if incinerated.

Tossing your organization’s end-of-life equipment in the dumpster is simply not an option anymore. De-manufacturing and legitimate recycling, utilizing an authorized electronics recycler is the only way to ensure compliance with the more than 550 state and federal e-waste laws currently on the books. Federal legislation governing electronics recycling includes: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act(CERCLA), and Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). These laws specify procedures and reporting requirements for any US organization that recycles as little as 220 pounds of e-waste per month. The penalties for improper recycling or inadequate reporting can be severe – up to $32,500 per day.

Our Solution:

Responsible organizations have come to realize there is no “free lunch” in IT recycling. Even alternatives like donation or employee purchase carry a risk, because the liability for environmental hazards may fall back on the originating party with penalties applied against all involved parties. Partnering with an authorized electronics recycler like EPC Asset Recovery Solutions that is truly committed to proper procedures is the best and safest way to serve the public interest and protect your organization from state and EPA penalties.

Hundreds of organizations in a multitude of industries and geographies – including many Fortune 500 companies – have turned to EPC, one of the largest recyclers and remarketers of surplus IT equipment in North America. EPC, Inc. and its Asset Recovery Solutions team have been in business for well over 20 years. EPC is an approved electronics recycler with the State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR 039862), St. Louis County Recycle Center (License # – 500), and theUS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA – MOR000512863). EPC maintains a Zero Landfill Policy, Zero Export of unprocessed equipment to Third-World Countries.

Because re-use is the most environmentally-friendly form of recycling, all equipment received by EPC Asset Recovery Solutions is audited by our technicians to discern remaining value for refurbishment or remarketing (unless client requests otherwise). If re-marketable value exists, EPC will purchase the equipment at Fair Market Value pricing.

Following completion of each project, EPC Asset Recovery Solutions provides a Certificate of Recycling for the client’s indemnification against misuse of the equipment while in EPC’s possession, with hard copy of receiving report denoting each serialized asset handled. EPC Asset Recovery Solutions operates recycling facilities in St. Louis, MO, Earth City, MO, Kansas City, MO, Strafford, TX, Columbia, SC, Oakville, ON, and Las Vegas, NV. EPC’s current employment includes more than 200 associates. Pre-employment drug tests, background checks and non-disclosure agreements are on file for all personnel.

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