Diversified Recycling - Norcross

Diversified Recycling is a provider of IT asset disposition, e-waste and consumer electronics management for consumers nationwide as well as South and Central America. Our services reduce the risk, cost and complexity associated with securely managing the disposition and return of electronics in an environmentally compliant manner. A full chain of custody security framework, online asset tracking, and certified environmental compliance, Diversified Recycling provides its corporate institutional customers seamless, cost-effective, secure and sustainable electronics asset management solutions.

Responsible end of life handling of IT assets requires the best expertise in the industry. Diversified Recycling has been providing that expertise with solutions that help customers maximize return and minimize both the data security and environmental risks, which are associated with the disposition of surplus IT assets.Today, more than ever, corporate America understands the need for professional handling of end of life electronics. Diversified Recycling provides professional, seamless solutions and technologies that allow our clientele to rest assured that their interests are protected and their risks are minimized.

Our Mission

Diversified Recycling is a Premier Electronics Recycler and IT Asset Management and Disposition provider nationwide. Our mission is to provide our customers with seamless solutions for maximizing return and minimizing the risks associated with data security and improper handling of end of life electronics.

Scope of Services Of The Environmental Management System

Diversified Recycling has developed and implemented a policy and objectives which take into account legal and other requirements to which Diversified Recycling subscribes, and information about significant environmental, health and safety, data security, and social accountability aspects. This scope covers environmental processes implemented and maintained at all Diversified Recycling locations. Specifically, the 2700 Hazelhurst Ave. Orlando, Florida 32804 location as well as the 2760 Pacific Drive, Suite A, Norcross, GA 30071 location. It applies to those environmental and stewardship aspects that Diversified Recycling identifies as those which it can control and those which it can influence.”

Electronics Recycling Services

The Scope of services provided by Diversified Recycling includes the recovery, refurbishing, processing, reusing, recycling, de-manufacturing, and remarketing of computers, laptops, servers, networking equipment and various end of life electronics from generators across the United States. These products may also include “HEW” Hazardous Electronic Waste and “PCM” Problematic Components and Materials under this scope. These products are referred to as “Additional Products” under this scope

The scope shall include the processing services directly to generators for Hazardous Electronic Waste (HEW) and Problematic Components & Material (PCM) and “Additional Products”, with differential rates for varying amounts and types of products. Processing includes both the highest value reuse and possible reselling of usable equipment, as well as the dismantling of the products for parts and raw materials. In addition to the quoted rates below for the processing of electronic products, separate charges are quoted for transportation of electronics by the vendors to their facilities. Generators must calculate both processing and transportation charges to determine the actual full price that will be charged for the handling of their electronics. Generators may also at their own expense deliver their electronics directly to our facility as identified below. In all cases, generators must follow the vendors’ specifications in packaging material for transport.

Diversified Recycling shall provide other services to include : “turnkey” public recycling collection events, providing onsite storage trailers, providing training, and providing transport packaging materials. Furthermore, Diversified provides revenue sharing options for various products that have reusable or re-sellable value. Generators are encouraged to review those parts of the scope/agreement and discuss with the sales representative to determine how they may apply to their particular situation.

Each generator is encouraged to carefully evaluate its specific needs, its proximity to Diversified’ s facility, the nature of its surplus inventory, and any other factor that will affect the overall price of service it may request or receive. Diversified is available to discuss the specifics of any generator’s situation, if more information is needed. Diversified provides data destruction services available at the generators request. This function is highly recommended to protect generators against the unauthorized use or sharing of data left on electronic devices. These services can be negotiated between the generator and the sales representative.

Recycling: The Process

• Schedule and Pick Up: This is the first step in our process where a pick up date and time is scheduled and picked up with one of our 26′ box trucks or our 53′ trailer. Diversified Recycling will load your material and transport your assets to our facility dock.

• Receiving: All of your assets are received, weighted and logged into our system. It is at this point that we label every pallet and establish a unique identifier that we use to track your assets throughout our entire process.

• Product Sort: Every piece is weighed individually and logged into our system. This is where any and all asset tags are removed. We sort units by product type. All CRT monitors are routed to the CRT monitor processing area, all laptops, tablets, PDA Devices are processed through the Laptop Testing and Refurbishment Department, all computers and servers get processed through the Computer Testing and Refurbishment Department, all LCD Monitors, LCD Televisions get processed through our LCD Testing and Refurbishment Department, all printers and peripherals get processed, tested and prepared for resale and/or de-manufacturing. Segmenting these units by type creates efficiencies in our process which allow us to lower our total cost to you.

• Tech Sort Line: There is a minimum requirement we have established for each product type and is based on the level of value recovery potential. For example, a 15-inch CRT monitor that is over 3 years old will fail and go directly to the End-Of-Life process. This is also true of a PC with a processor speed under 2.8 GHZ. But faster processors and newer/larger monitors would pass and go to the next step. This line changes as technology changes and is driven by the marketplace for pre-owned IT assets.

• Configuration / Data Wipe: This is where we document the specific configuration of the asset (ex. Dell Optiplex PC, Pentium 4 processor, 1G RAM, CD/DVD) and data-wipe the hard drive using our DOD 5220.22-M compliant process. This process uses a certified drive-erasure program that is initiated by communicating with the hard drive through the BIOS. The drive is overwritten twice using ones and zeros, followed by a third pass using random characters.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STATEMENT

Diversified Recycling offers Asset Recovery, IT Asset Management and Disposition Services, Reverse Logistics as well as Electronics Scrap Recycling to commercial and private businesses as well as individuals and government entities. Diversified Recycling is committed to testing, refurbishment, reusing and recycling of end-of-life electronic equipment in an environmentally safe manner ensuring accurate downstream distribution with the mitigation of reputation, environmental and data security risks. Diversified Recycling will ensure through a defined scope within its Environmental Management System is appropriate to the nature, scale and environmental impacts, and occupational health and safety, social accountability, and protection of confidentiality through strict data destruction practices during all of its activities, products sold and services provided. Our model is based on a “Plan-Do-Check-Act” philosophy. Diversified Recycling has implemented sustainable business practices and implemented safe technologies associated with our asset recovery and recycling operations that minimize the creation of waste and prevents pollution through the conservation of energy that minimizes our ecological footprint. Diversified Recycling has in place efficient emergency response procedures that minimize potentially adverse impacts on the environment. Diversified prohibits holistically the use of forced or child labor and/or prison labor/operations throughout the Recycling Chain.

Diversified Recycling adheres to a strict “zero land fill” policy for all electronic waste through the REcovery, REfurbish, REuse and REcycling of ALL assets and surplus electronics to the extent that it is technically and economically practical.

Diversified Recycling is dedicated to sustainable development and recognizes the necessity for comprehensive environmental management through the recognition of Hazardous Electronic Waste (HEW) and Problematic Components & Material (PCM) in order to safeguard the global environment for our community, our business, and our people. In addition to complying with environmental laws and regulations, we will constantly endeavor to balance environmental considerations and social responsibilities through a sustainable approach that benefits the consumers, customers, shareholders, associates and communities we serve by both meeting our business goals and protecting and improving the quality of the environment in which we all live. In an effort to measure up to these commitments and responsibilities Diversified is committed to ensuring strict compliance with all relevant local, state, federal and international environmental legislation and regulations and other requirements as identified in the Environmental Management System consistent with the requirements which relate to Diversified Recycling’s Environmental and Stewardship Aspects. We will comply with all relevant regulations of the countries importing equipment or components containing Hazardous Electronic Waste (HEW) and Problematic Components & Material (PCM) that have passed through our facility or ever came under our control.

To ensure steadfast commitment to the constant improvement both through qualitative and quantitative measures, Diversified Recycling will maintain an Environmental Management System, (EMS) in conformance with the requirements of the eSteward Standard 2.0, R2,(Responsible Recycling) Standard, ISO 14001:2004 and BS OHSAS 18001:2007. This system includes the development and continuous quality improvement of effective policies, appropriate programs and procedures,which set environmental, occupational health and safety, and data security objectives and targets.These goals and objectives will be monitored and audited on an ongoing basis to assess progress or need for increased attention in an identified area. The Environmental Policy is available to all staff and the public and requires that all downstream processors operate consistent with the principles of SA 8000. Through a thorough orientation and training program with all of our staff, we strive to improve the performance of our processes to enhance the benefits to our customers, suppliers, neighbors, partners, and other stakeholders.