GreenCitizen™ Launches New Center
in San Francisco
San Francisco,
California, November 1, 2006—GreenCitizen™,
a green recycling company for end-of-life computers
and electronics, today announced its expansion
from Silicon Valley to San Francisco with the
opening of its second educational and drop-off
center, its first center in San Francisco.
The
GreenCitizen San Francisco Center, located
at 591 Howard Street near the corner of Howard
and 2nd Street, is a convenient location where
individuals and businesses can properly recycle
end-of-life electronics and learn about the importance
of safety and accountability in electronics recycling.
The Center is open seven days a week, Monday
through Saturday from 10AM to 6PM, and Sunday from
11AM
to 5PM. Free parking and carts are available
to make it easy for GreenCitizen customers to bring
in their electronics for recycling.
“The amount of obsolete electronics piling
up in our offices and homes is staggering. We are
very excited to extend our very popular green recycling
services from Silicon Valley to San Francisco with
the opening of our second center,” said James
Kao, GreenCitizen’s Founder and CEO. “When
electronics are not recycled properly, this e-waste
may end up in landfills here or in developing countries,
where it can cause serious environmental pollution.
In order for responsible recycling to take off,
it must be more convenient for consumers and businesses.
In order for recycling to be truly responsible,
there must be full accountability to make sure
that everything gets recycled safely.”
GreenCitizen offers
a variety of convenient customer services, including
seven day a week drop-off recycling
at its San Francisco and Silicon Valley Centers,
business pick-up service, and data security services
such as hard disk destruction and cell phone erasure.
Items accepted include computers, monitors, printers,
televisions, cell phones, printer cartridges, batteries,
CD’s, and more. More information on items
accepted and fees is at http://www.greencitizen.com
To
ensure safe disposal, equipment recycled through
GreenCitizen will be sent only to de-manufacturers
and processors who dispose of it according to industry
best practices, who are signatories of the Basel
Action Network Electronic Recycler's Pledge of
True Stewardship, and who share GreenCitizen’s
commitment to responsible recycling.
GreenCitizen’s unique asset tracking system
provides accountability for the safe disposal of
toxic materials found in electronic equipment.
Each major item received at a GreenCitizen center
is catalogued by both a unique GreenCitizen ID
number and its original manufacturer serial number.
This allows the tracking of each item through each
stage of the shipping, sorting and de-manufacturing
process. The data gathered can serve as an “environmental
scorecard” to help government agencies, corporations,
OEMs, retailers and environmental groups measure
recycling efforts in quantitative terms.
GreenCitizen
also offers a program to encourage and reward
recyclers through memberships and gift
cards, as well as sponsorship opportunities for
companies and local businesses to support responsible
recycling.
About GreenCitizen
GreenCitizen provides convenient, accountable,
and safe solutions that make it easy for individuals
and business to recycling electronics responsibly-
helping to save the environment from harmful
electronic waste. GreenCitizen’s educational/drop-off
centers in San Francisco and Los Altos, lectures,
community programs and website inform people
about the issues of electronic waste and the
importance of responsible recycling. For more
information, visit www.greencitizen.com or call
415.287.0000 x701.
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