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Update: June 2013 – re: e-Waste Certification
http://bizmarts.com/wordpress/archives/7113
Note: Bizmarts is governed by the rules, laws, and standard practices of the Cherokee County Tax
Commission, the Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, and the informal best-practices process
identified and listed by BAN; however we cannot afford to formally join any of the third-party
certification agencies because we are too small a company to justify the administrative resources and
costs required to become associated with certification. At minimum, it would require a few hundred
hours annually to prepare, validate, and justify company processes for certification, plus the direct
initial induction and first years certification costs paid to the certification agencies would be well over
$2,000, plus several thousand dollars more in administrative costs. We simply cannot justify the
expenditure of those resources.
As in many other business processes, certification is oriented toward large, international firms, those
with a large administrative staff and operating budgets – it is wholly inappropriate for small
companies, or sole proprietors. The EPA does NOT issue any e-waste certification themselves, rather
they act as overseers to third-party organizations who do the actual certification. The State of
Georgia had an active e-Waste program/authority functional for several years; but then came the
2008 financial meltdown which effectively shut down the program.
Currently, as of June 2013, the primary actors in e-Waste regulation by governments in the U.S. A. is
done at the State level, not at the Federal level. Some States such as California, Maine,
Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut have very well designed and functioning agencies
regulating e-waste – others have limited or no such agencies or official practices mechanisms.
And personally, Bizmarts maintains a Cherokee County Business License, active liability insurance
with State Farm, two dedicated websites, two business checking accounts, and a Windstream
business phone number. We stress re-use, refurbishment, secure utilization, and responsible
purchasing and resale of I.T. assets.
[For Current List of Georgia Metro Companies Go Here]
(and note that Chuck Boekins is no longer with DNR
A Huge Loss to the Community ! )
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(The following list was accurate as of March 22, 2006; but by 2013 over threequarters of these companies no longer exist)
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For the History Book
Companies that Recycle Computers and Electronic Scrap
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Note: Companies Serving Individuals & Companies Listed First, Then Companies Serving
Only Businesses, and Finally the “Faker” Companies
Companies Serving Homeowners, Businesses & Corporations
5R Processors, Inc., 2445 St. Mountain-Lithonia Rd., Lithonia GA 30058.
www.5rprocessors.com. Email: bdennee@5rltd.com, or 770-482-1744. Bonnie
Dennee. Will accept small lots delivered by individuals. Monitors: $7.50. Can
arrange for pickup of large lots.
Accent Computer Brokers & Asset Recovery, Inc. 679 Pine Valley Rd., SW. Mableton
GA 30126 (no Web site). Email: dp.@mindspring.com, [NOTE: there’s a “dot” after
dp in the e-mail address.] or 770-944-9710. David Powell. Accept electronic
equipment from individuals and businesses. Do not accept TVs.
AERC Recycling, Inc. 120 Willingham Dr., Bolingbroke GA 31004. 478-994-8116.
http://www.aercrecycling.com/computer/ Bonnie B. Clark. Email:
bbishopclark@aercrecycling.com. Accept most used electronic equipment from
businesses and homes, charges based on item’s weight. TVs accepted. [NOTE:
company also recycles mercury (thermometers, thermostats, fluorescent bulbs) and
ballasts.]
Allegiance Enterprises, Inc. 220 Avenue C, Carrollton GA 30117. 770 834-4056.
www.allegianceenterprises.com Gary Blanks, garyblanks@bellsouth.net Corporate
pick-ups throughout the Southeast; daily pickups in metro Atlanta. To schedule a
pick-up call Gary Blanks, 770-846-2094. Any business or household can drop off at
the Carrollton location, Monday-Friday, 8 am-4:30pm. Do not accept TVs.
Atlanta Recycling Solutions, LLC. 1026 Windward Ridge Pkwy., Alpharetta GA 30005.
(no Web site) 678-566-6665. Email: dloxsom@arsrecycle.com. David Loxsom or
David McCleskey. Can recycle and destruct all electronic equipment, including TVs.
Provide asset tag removal, data and disc destruction, recycling certification.
Bizmarts. 222 White Eagle Dr, Waleska, GA, 30183. www.bizmarts.com. 770-345-4663 Email: rpressl@bizmarts.com. Richard Pressl, owner. Requires a minimum of 10
pieces. Free pickup available. Processes all information (IT/IS) system equipment.
Online/onsite auctions. Liquidation of any lot size retail inventory. POS, network
equipment specialists.
BoxQ, Inc. 470 Great Southwest Parkway, Atlanta GA 30336. www.boxq.net 404-505-7967.
Email: boxq@bellsouth.net. Vince Galbato, owner. Accept all e-scrap, including TVs, cell
phones and batteries, from homeowners & businesses. Charge for some things; pay for
others. Call for details.
Collective Good. 4508 Bibb Blvd., Suite B-10, Tucker GA 30082. http://www.collectivegood.com/
770-856-9021. Seth Heine, Pres. seth@collectivegood.com Recycle cell phones, pagers,
PDAs. See Web site for details.
Computer Recycling by Zentech. 1429 Mayson St., Atlanta GA 30324. www.zentech.org.
Email: info@zentech.org or 404-438-6924. Julian Powell. Provide computer
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recycling service for individuals and businesses. $10 charge for monitors, PCs,
printers, and UPSs. Also accept TVs, VCRs, audio components. See Web site for
details. Corporate pick-up service available.
Imaging Specialty Co., Inc. 5311 Dividend Dr., Decatur GA 30035.
www.imagingspecialty.com 770-808-2155. Email:
imagingspecialty@mindspring.com Larry Lancaster. Accept printers and PCs from
businesses and gov’ts. Call for info on pick-up arrangements for large volume.
Drop-offs by homeowners OK, but no TVs.
Leapfrog Services, Inc. 1605 Chantilly Dr., Suite 300, Atlanta GA 30324.
http://www.ribbit.net/recycle-computers.html. John Wiley. 404-870-2122. Email:
John.Wiley@ribbit.net. Company will accept computers and peripherals only from
businesses and homeowners. No TVs accepted. See Web site for details.
MicroSeconds, Inc. #1. 6427 Roswell Rd. NW, Sandy Springs GA 30328.
www.microseconds.net Mike Gerges, Mgr. 404-252-7221. Email:
sandysprings@microseconds.net. Company buys and sells PCs and all related
peripherals from homeowners and large and small businesses.
MicroSeconds, Inc. #2. 3505 Gwinnett Place Dr., Duluth GA 30096.
www.microseconds.net. 770-232-1011. Email: Duluth@microseconds.net
Company buys and sells PCs and all related peripherals from homeowners and large
and small businesses.
MOLAM Inc., 925 Industrial Park Drive, Marietta GA 30062. www.molam.net. Email:
nader@molam.net or 770-420-5202 x221. Nader Nejad. The only EPA-approved
electronics recycling facility in GA. Recycle electronics, computers, laptops, and cell
phones etc., free. $3 charge for printers, monitors and batteries. $7 charge for TVs.
You can drop off or they arrange pick-up $95 per 24-foot truck in metro Atlanta.
MTSG Recycling. 4507 Mills Pl. SW, Suite L, Atlanta GA 30336. www.mtsgrecycling.com.
Email: info@mtsgrecycling.com, or 404-696-4551. Raymond Brewer. Will accept
from homeowners; charge by the pound. Provide complete asset management for
corporations. See Web site for details.
Royal Computer Services, Inc. 1375 Weber Industrial Dr., Cumming GA 30041
www.royalcomputerservices.com. Email: jim@royalcomputerservices.com, or 770475-3174 x21. Jim Finch. Specialize in demanufacturing, repair, and sales. Will
accept from homeowners. Charge $20 per complete PC; $8 per monitor only. TVs
not accepted.
Companies Serving Only Businesses & Corporations
Asset Waste Management & Recycling. 212 First St., Ft. Oglethorpe GA 30742.
www.assetwmr.com Email: customerservice@assetwmr.com or 877-858-5685.
Lamar Bearden, Pres. Prefer tractor-trailer loads from OEMs, distributors, large
corporations, etc. May be able to pick up. Monitors: $7 charge; not accepted if glass
CRT is broken.
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Atlanta Computer Liquidation. 4851 GA Hwy 85, Suite 315, Forest Park GA 30297.
www.atlantacomputer.net Email: aclsales@atlantacomputer.net or 404-767-9288.
Danny Boyles. Refurbish and sell whole units and components.
Atlantix Global Systems. 1 Sun Court, Norcross GA 30092. Bill Woerner, Pres.
www.atlantixglobal.com. Email: sales@atlantixglobal.com or 770-248-7700. Company
specializes in buying, refurbishing, and reselling servers from IBM, Sun Microsystems, H-P,
Compaq and Cisco.
Bizmarts. 222 White Eagle Dr, Waleska, GA, 30183. www.bizmarts.com. 770-345-4663 Email: rpressl@bizmarts.com. Richard Pressl, owner. Requires a minimum of 10
pieces. Free pickup available. Processes all information (IT/IS) system equipment.
Online/onsite auctions. Liquidation of any lot size retail inventory. POS, network
equipment specialists.
Canvas Systems. 3025 Northwoods Parkway, Norcross GA 30071. www.canvassystems.com
678-250-7041. E-mail: info@canvassystems.com. Tim McLaughlin. Company specializes in
refurbished corporate IT equipment. Buy, sell, rent and lease used equipment from
businesses, OEMs and other recyclers. Monitor fee: $15.
Computer Asset Liquidation. 2485 Vulcan Dr., Bldg. B, Lithia Springs, GA 30122. (no Web site)
Email: computerasset@yahoo.com or 770-577-2326. Keith Scogin, Pres. Deal only with
corporate customers and can pick up. Call for details.
Creative Recycling Systems of Georgia, Inc. 85 North Industrial Rd., Palmetto, GA
30268. www.crserecycling.com. Email: rgolden@crserecycling.com or 770-9693664. Richard Golden. Company provides asset management and recycling services
for all surplus and obsolete electronic equipment (plug-in or battery powered), not
just computers.
Data Instruments, Inc. 869 Pickens Industrial Drive, Suite 7, Marietta, GA 30062.
www.workstation.net. Email: dii@workstation.net, or 770-919-2400. Fred Dikeman.
Company buys and sells servers and work stations from H-P, Sun Microsystems,
Compaq and Digital Equipment (DEC). Do not accept equipment from homeowners.
GSAN Computer Marketing, Inc. 1038 MLK Jr. Blvd., Gainesville, GA 30501.
www.gsan.net Email: greg@gsan.net or 770-503-9900. Greg Sandoval, Pres.
Company only accepts materials from businesses, OEMs and other
computer/electronics recyclers. Charge $1-$3/unit for CRT/monitor removal.
Market Velocity Inc. 3885 Crestwood Pkwy. Suite 500, Duluth, GA 30096.
www.marketvelocity.com. Email: feedback@marketvelocity.com or 770-325-6300.
Diane Morse. Provide institutions, and corporations a way to “trade up” their old but
still functional computers for new models. Call for details.
Pifusion Development Group, Inc. 3973 Atlanta Hwy. 78, Suite 200, Loganville, GA
30052. (Web site under construction) Email: tmueller@pifusion.com, or 770-5547449. Todd Mueller, Pres. Company buys and sells a broad spectrum of computer
equipment & peripherals. Can pick up from customer. Call for details.
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Premiere Recycling, Inc. 3400 River Green Court, Duluth GA 30096.
www.premiererecycling.com. Email: philt@premiererecycling.com, or 678-417-0830
ext. 10. Accept EOL electronics, telephony and computers. Charge $15.50 per CRT.
Southern Refurb, Inc. 825 Marathon Pkwy. Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30045.
www.southernrefurb.com. Email: john@southernrefurb.com or 770-339-9500. John
Reddien. Buys and resells mainframes, PCs, controllers, peripherals and parts.
U. S. Micro Corporation. 7000 Highlands Pkwy. Suite 160, Smyrna, GA 30082.
www.usmicrocorp.com. Email: jbooth@usmicrocorp.com or 678-241-0107. Jim
Booth, Sales and Purchasing Mgr. Refurbishes and resells complete units. 30-unit
minimum. Will pay for working monitors >15”. Provide secure asset removal for
corporations.
Printers Only
Computronics. 6740 Tribble St., Lithonia GA 30058. www.computronics-inc.com. Email:
jeffm@computronics-inc.com or 770-484-7150. Jeff May, owner. Specializes in printers
only. They buy and sell all major brands.
Not-for-profit Organizations
ReBoot. www.reboot-atrc.org. 770-934-8432. Joanne Willis. 4508 Bibb Blvd., Suite B10,
Tucker GA 30084. Email: kenwill2@bellsouth.net
Tech Corps Georgia, Inc. www.techcorpsga.org. Niyati Desai. 404-564-7373.
Email: info@techcorpsga.org 229 Margaret St., Atlanta GA 30315.
Recycling Fakers In Atlanta Metro
We have found several dozen entities listed in various media which promote
themselves as eWaste recyclers in the Atlanta Metro area. We want to take a
look at a few to give you some idea of who are real, and who are "All Hat, No
Cattle".
 Hensley Industries
Website: www.hensley-ind.com
Email: info/sale/service/support:/hensley-ind.com
Address as Listed: 81 Kelli Clark Court, Cartersville, GA, 30121
Review: The information on their website appears to have been last updated
in 2007. Their “West Coast Operations” address is a private residence in
Scottsdale, AZ. Their "East Coast Operations" shows an address that as of Feb
2012 is for a water-damage restoration company called First Choice Restoration.
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FCR is a Georgia Corporation first registered in 1998, and their listed office
address is 81 Kelli Clark Ct. The listed principal of FCR is Ben Niemann, whereas
the listed principal of Hensley Ind. is Cliff Hensley. The information on the
Hensley Industries website says they are one of the oldest and largest recyclers
in the United States; they are not. They are not even included in the top twenty
eWaste recyclers in the Atlanta Metro area!
If you do a search on the primary listed "Main Office Phone Number" for Hensley
Industries, 770-975-4528, you get a private party listing for Caroline A. Walker.
If you call that number with Skype you get an automated non-connection
message. If you do a search on any of the other information provided for
Hensley Industries nothing relevant shows up other than Cliff Hensley is the
contact person.
Also on the Hensley Ind. website, they claim they are "EPA Certified". For a
fuller description of EPA "Certification" go here, or here.. Briefly, electronic
recycling facilities located in Georgia generally have no legal authority to provide
EPA compliance certification for eWaste recycling. According to the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources, Molam International is the only EPA certified
recycler in Georgia.
From the Georgia DNR comes this caveat:
"Some recyclers claim to be "EPA Permitted," “EPA Certified,” or “EPA
Approved.” However, the EPA has no permitting, certification, or approval
process for electronics recyclers. Many times when these recyclers are asked for
copies of their "EPA Permit," “Certification,” or “Approval” they offer a copy of an
EPA ID number. This typically begins with three letters, including the state
initials followed by nine numbers. This is merely an EPA-issued number that is
required for manifesting hazardous waste for shipment. Anyone who generates
hazardous waste must have one to transport material for disposal. It is not a
permit to recycle electronics.
Update: As of Feb. 2012, we have encountered at least a dozen entries
online for “recycling” companies that have no company website, or even
a business license. Before conveying anything to any recycler for
processing do some research to determine the integrity of anyone you
choose to handle your recycling needs. Especially make sure they have
a business license and liability insurance – that will eliminate most of the
real scoundrels!