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Article By: PSI Blog Best Buy’s recent announcement that it will start charging $25 to recycle each TV and computer monitor indicates that the already stressed U.S. electronics collection infrastructure has gotten worse. We can hardly blame Best Buy or any other collector that stepped up to make recycling easier for consumers. Back in 2004, when not a single retailer was collecting electronics equipment, the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) teamed with Staples and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to start

Article by: E-Scrap News Researchers recently asked over 200 electronics scrap reclaimers how they feel about the state of the electronics recovery business. The response: These are dark days. Welcome to E-Scrap 2015 “We heard from about 75 percent of our respondents that they feel the industry is either staying the same or declining. That’s a pretty significant change over the last few years,” said Anne Peters, president of Gracestone, Inc. “Our respondents reported that the industry is under pressure

A new study from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® shows electronics recycling receives continued support among consumers. According to the Recycling and Reuse Study, 2014 Edition, more than four-fifths of U.S. adults (82 percent) say recycling their old electronics is important or very important to them, and one-third of consumers surveyed (30 percent) recycled electronics products in the last year, a four percent increase from 2012. “We’re pleased to see continued consumer support for electronics recycling, especially as the power of

United Electronic Recycling is partnering with Minnie’s Food Pantry during the month of April in another Facebook campaign to bring awareness to the needs of the hungry in Plano, TX and the surrounding cities.  For each new “Like” United Electronic Recycling LLC receives during April, we will donate $1 to Minnie’s Food Pantry. Zoya Davani with Minnie’s Food Pantry posted to their Facebook page, “As you may know, today is Minnie’s

United Electronic Recycling will again have a booth at the Learn 2 Live Green event this year to discuss E-Waste Recycling, Data Security and Information Technology Asset Management.  Please drop by and visit with us, we hope to see you there! link: http://www.learn2livegreen.com/ Event Details: Date: 4/12/14 Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Location: The Shops at Legacy Address: 7205 Bishop Rd, Plano, TX  75024   NOTE: Disposal Fees:  $5.00 for CRT Monitors, $10.00 for TVs, $20.00 for console or Front/Rear Projection TVs. “As one of North Texas’s premiere events, L2LG brings the best of everyday

Jerry Walker of UER presenting a $600 check to Kate Goble of CACCC.   This partnership was an opportunity to not only highlight the great work being done at CACCC and how they are changing the lives of so many children, but to also bring a greater awareness of the needs of CACCC.  This was also an opportunity to market United Electronic Recycling on social media by increasing the number of “Likes” for our Facebook page.  Due to the holidays

United Electronic Recycling, LLC is donating $1 per new fan on our Facebook page to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County through 1/31/14!

United Electronic Recycling, LLC (UER) has recently gone through an internal reorganization. Joey Foster is now the President and Chief Operating Officer while Jason Keller is now Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer. Steve Foster and John Hayes (both Managing Partners) have stepped out of the day-to-day operations and are now filling the roles of Management and Sales Consultants respectively. Jerry Walker continues to fill the role of Account Manager and Office Manager for UER. This reorganization of executive personnel constitutes