Sage Recycling

Our mission is making the world more sustainable by extending the life of used electronics. We help companies reuse more and recycle less than anyone else in our industry. That’s good for the Earth, and great for your wallet. 

Our Mission

Making the world more sustainable by creating longer life for used electronics.

The Company

Sage Sustainable Electronics® is a privately held Ohio LLC, based in Columbus. Our founders have a combined three decades of experience in our industry running a mission-driven company that produced consistently superior results for customers. With leadership that embodies many decades of work in IT Operations, Asset Management, Compliance, and Security, Sage is fielding the most experienced team in IT asset disposition (ITAD).

Sage is closely held by Robert Houghton and Jill Vaské and Hugo Neu Corporation— a leader in recycling for nearly 70 years, and a staunch advocate for sustainability.

Past and Future

When Houghton and Vaské founded Redemtech in 1998, some customers were still in favor of using the dumpster for electronics disposal, and many were ambivalent about the need to erase hard drives. Redemtech proceeded to lead the industry in defining responsible best practices for IT asset reuse and recycling. In 2010, Gartner recognized Redemtech as a “Leader” in its first ever Magic Quadrant for IT Asset Disposition. Redemtech was acquired by Arrow Electronics in 2012, which subsequently retired the brand.

Now our big idea is sustainable IT that serves the present without neglecting our obligation to the future— no more throw-away electronics! With completely new technology and automated workflows, Sage will far exceed our past best efforts—reusing more and recycling less.