RAA holds event in Connecticut

Recycling Today, June, 2004

Waste Management Inc. and Recycle America Alliance LLC (RAA) are collaborating with ElectroniCycle, Panasonic and Sharp on the launch of new electronics recycling services in the state of Connecticut. New collection services kicked-off May 15 with a one-day collection event for residents and businesses in the towns of Portland, Middletown and Cromwell.

The event was held at Waste Management New England Environmental Transport Inc. (WM NEET) in Portland. Panasonic and Sharp branded products were accepted free, though fees applied to other products.

"We are very pleased to be expanding our service footprint in New England through this new effort in Connecticut," Kevin McCarthy, director of electronics recycling for Waste Management Inc., majority owner of RAA, says. "We expect additional efforts in this area in the near term as we continue to develop sustainable and cost-effective ways to build out America's leading electronics recycling infrastructure."

WM NEET collected the used electronics from numerous sources and consolidated them into one outbound shipment to ElectroniCycle for recycling, providing a cost-efficient means for small businesses and individuals to recycle their electronic scrap.

RAA's eCycling service has collection and/or processing operations in more than 20 states and claims to be the nation's leading coast-to-coast provider of electronics recycling services. RAA has electronics processing facilities in Phoenix, Houston and Minneapolis. It has service contracts with ElectroniCycle of Gardner, Mass.; E-Recycling of Paramount, Calif.; Quicksilver Recycling Services of Tampa; and Sims Recycling Solutions, Hayward, Calif.

More information is available online at www.wm.com or www.recycleamericaalliance.com.