an American Retroworks Inc. operation (Middlebury, VT)
Recycling Options
For Districts,
States, Regions, and Other Organizations
Trying to set up a Municipal
or District Electronics Recycling Program?
Here are 10 Reasons to work with Good Point Recycling …
1)
Turn-Key
Recycling Events
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When the state of Vermont
was unable to sustain grants for one-day events (after one event in Addison
County), we came up with an event which most people can afford. Districts
can advertise and set up the collection site without handling cash or
budgeting a separate line item. "If we offer it they will come".
Successful events in Littleton and Plymouth, NH, raised funds for NERC in
2002, and were continued this year. |
Sandy
River – Maine's first rural CRT recycling event
2)
Small Storage
Milk Runs
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In New England, Good
Point Recycling offers collections of as little as 2 pallets for the same
.18 rate as other companies which have minimum collections of 20,000 lbs.
Our average collection volume is 6 pallets. With our new plant opening in
Middlebury, we have expanded our trucking schedule to allow 10 day notice.
But most of our clients are now collected before they are
ready to call. |
New
engine, smart routing, good service
3)
Bulk Delivery
Pricing
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Good Point Recycling has a multi-year agreement with
ElectroniCycle
Inc. for delivery of your trailer-load volumes. For smaller (less
than load) deliveries, we can receive the same material in Middlebury for
.05-.18 per pound, depending on grade of material. ElectroniCycle does CRT
glass processing (as well as TV repair) on site. |
ElectroniCycle
Inc., MA – over 1 million pounds of CRT glass domestically processed every year.
4)
Commercial/Institutional Referral Bonuses
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In Vermont, we learned
that many hospitals, colleges, schools, banks, and other commercial or
corporate accounts have sudden needs for cleanouts when computer systems are
replaced, or "mothballed" electronics are finally "expensed". Instead of
your district "double handling" the load, we will credit the you with 1-7
cents per pound (5%-35%) on any referrals. These accounts are added to the
"milk run", billed directly, and the district gets a credit on their
recycling bill.
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Commercial
referrals discount your recycling fees..
5)
Economy Plans
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Working with non-profits
(Goodwill, Salvation Army, ACCAG, WinCycle, etc.) we have been willing to go
the extra mile to make electronics recycling pay for itself. For highly
sorted loads, or cherry-loads (e.g. Panasonic TVs free, CPUs free) in
volume, we can collect for free. Even the tightest fiscal agent should be
able to recycle SOME electronics, without dumping illegally overseas. We
can show you how to refuse the most expensive items for recycling when a
half a CRT is better than none. Basically, Good Point can outsource some
if the sorting work to you. |
Highly sorted monitors, newer brand-name TVs, intact CPUs, may be accepted free
in bulk
6)
Emergency
Cleanouts / Exports
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NOT RECOMMENDED:
If necessary - for a cleanout situation, closure plan, or
other "budgetary emergency", ARI/Good Point Recycling knows how to arrange
for overseas recycling of electronics, free of charge. We do not
recommend this – it undermines the economy of scale we are all
cooperatively supporting, and there is no guarantee that material will be
recycled in a safe manner. But you should avoid simple brokers. We have
been to Asia, and can at least direct the material to the lesser of evils.
While many recyclers we visited in Guangdong operated below USA standards,
they were not all equal. We will follow EPA and international standards
(prior notification of importing country officials, truthful bill of lading,
no contraband materials). By Policy, ARI/Good
Point Recycling will take no profit from these transactions – any
retained earnings will be deposited into a reserve recycling fund.
We only offer this because we have lost business to exporters doing even
less diligence and charging higher prices.
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Free direct exports in case of emergency. (Photo shows baled plastic headed for
Asia, no CRTs).
7)
Expertise
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We
advised NEPSI, EPA (Washington), Electronics Recyclers, IAER, Chinese EPA,
Goodwill Industries International, Electronics Industries Alliance, state
and local governments, on the technical legal obligations and insurance
liabilities of handling leaded glass CRTs. For example, if the CRTs are
being called a "commodity" (a non-waste, governed by OSHA HW regulations but
not RCRA), they must be handled as a commodity – not dumped in a roll-off
container outdoors. On the other hand, if the monitor is labeled a
universal waste before it has been tested, this could limit the repair and
resale options to Universal Waste handlers. International laws, such as
Basel Convention, may govern where your material can be legally sent. We
perform due diligence on all of our markets, keep careful records, and don't
play games with TCLP material you are the generator of.
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Photo:
2002 China WEEE Recycling Conference, Guangdong Province
8)
Social/Environmental Benefits
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While Good Point Recycling is not a 501-c3 charity, our by-laws are
structured as a not-for-profit. We have set up Job Training programs at
several institutions, winning DET grants to giving employees the job skills
they need to move up from dismantling to repair. We work closely with
re-use charities which resell tested/repaired items, or donate items to
Digital Divide organizations. We are contributing members to several
environmental and social organizations, and our principles serve on many
boards. We hope to do well, we promise to do good. |
Yadji Moussa
will learn the names and functions of the parts he disassembles under an
employment training grant.
9)
Integrity
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CRT recycling is a new
field, and many service providers are learning as they go. There are many
flash-in-the-pan options to pursue, there are many naïve investors who
believe that shipments of broken TVs sent to China are all being repaired.
We take the long view: recycling cannot be too expensive, or volumes will
never achieve the scale of investment our nation needs. But to build an
infrastructure, those volumes must be handled in the USA. There are no free
lunches. Our clients trust us to find the most affordable of the best
available markets. "As a former state director of recycling, co-executive
director of a non-profit organization, and former VP of the region's largest
TV recycling company, my reputation is on every invoice, every work order,
and every load." |
We are
who we say we are and do what we say we will do.
10)
Flexibility
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We are a small, intensely
focused organization, which will be willing to listen, to answer your
questions, and to tailor programs to meet your individual needs. We can
handle textiles, shoes, and other reuse items saving you storage
space. The programs described above were outcomes of employee, client, and
environmental needs. By responding to your special circumstances, we are
developing creative solutions which will someday apply to others.
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"My
CDL earned me more than my MBA, and was a lot more fun…"
Contact:
Robin F.
Ingenthron, president, American Retroworks Inc. EIN 03-0369807 dba Good
Point Recycling
Feed Mill
Lane, off Exchange Street, PO Box 1010, Middlebury, VT 05753