e-End
7118 Geoffrey Way Unit E , Maryland, United States

How We Started

Steve and Arleen Chafitz are electronics pioneers, responsible for introducing some of the world’s most innovative personal electronic devices to American consumers in early 1970’s.

While personal electronic devices created a global communications and information revolution, they also became obsolete at increasingly rapid rates. e-Waste has become the fastest growing segment of the waste stream, with an EPA estimate of over 200 million old TVs, computers, cell phones and other electronics stored in US homes and offices. The result, Steve now says, “It’s a potential environmental nightmare of a major magnitude whose impact is just beginning to be assessed”.

“When we saw how much electronic equipment was being discarded carelessly, it was shocking how it was hurting the environment and it was evident that the opportunity was there to be at the beginning of a new business wave”, Arleen says. “It gives us a chance to give back. We helped create some of these products and we want to make sure that they don’t hurt the environment — because we don’t have another planet to go to.”

Steve and Arleen are recognized as two of the most significant leaders of the consumer electronic revolution, which occurred in the early 1970’s. They established Chafitz Electronic Specialty Center, a company in Rockville, MD which became one of the nation’s leading retailers for consumer electronics. Their company was one of the first to introduce numerous new consumer products using integrated circuits which have defined the Information Era, including the first pocket calculators, the first digital watches, the first video games, the first personal computers, the first consumer VCRs and video cameras, and even the first Sony Walkman. They have also been credited with pioneering electronic games employing the early advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as electronic chess and Backgammon. Their electronic chess game Boris developed a following among chess enthusiasts.

By the late 70s, Steve and Arleen had built a very successful mail-order business that was written about in Business Week, Forbes, the Washington Post, Time, the Wall Street Journal, and others. Steve’s penchant for developing ground-breaking new products and his ability to form warm personal relationships with customers won him an international following.

“The basic thing is you have to be responsive to the needs of the customer, you have to know a lot more than your clients about what you’re doing, and you have to be transparent”, Arleen says. “If they have a problem, you say, ‘that’s not a problem; we’re here to fix it.’ My philosophy has always been to give our customers service above and beyond what they get with others and they always know that if we tell them we’re going to do it, we’re going to do it”.

Steve and Arleen are applying the same personal touch and visionary thinking to e-End. Coming full circle, from introducing revolutionary electronic products, They recognize the importance of good stewardship in managing and recycling the “end of life” stages of these same products. Their success is, and has always been, based on superb service and developing a team with purpose and a “passion for doing it right”.

• e-End provides hard drive shredding and data destruction solutions to keeps you compliant with GLB, SOX, FACTA, FISMA, HIPAA, ITAR.
• We offer secured computer and electronics recycling services in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
• Choosing e-End as your partner for IT Asset Disposition solution is the best way to recover your IT Asset value.
• We also provide: Weapons Destruction - ITAR Destruction.

Secure Data Destruction
e-End has once again been awarded the NAID AAA Certification from the National Association for Information Destruction, to assure clients the data on hard drives, cell phones and other electronic media, has been 100% destroyed and cannot be recovered by any means.

Electronic Recycling
When it comes to end-of-life equipment, e-End strictly adheres to internationally recognized Responsible Recycling (R2) standard to reduce electronics waste. We also strive to exceed the EPA’s standards for solid waste recycling and adhere to a zero-landfill policy for e-waste

Equipment & Device Destruction
e-End destroys a wide range of equipment and devices for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance and demilitarization. We’ve destroyed a wide range of items; including electronic equipment and devices, prototype equipment, weapons, surveillance equipment and contraband for commercial and government clients.

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)
e-End assists agencies and companies of all sizes in developing programs to streamline the disposition of IT assets. We have opportunities that allow us to purchase your IT assets, along with providing refurbishing and remarketing services that allow you to recover value for your IT equipment.

How e-End keeps you compliant?

Most corporate officers and business owners are not aware that there are numerous federal regulations requiring them to protect sensitive information relating to their customers, employees, patients, and business clients — not to mention your company’s or agency’s confidential information. Failure to do so could make you subject to large fines and/or imprisonment if this information is disclosed. These regulations apply to a single person office as well as major corporations, which is why every business must protect themselves from the consequences of a data breach.

The benefits of responsible electronics recycling
Preserves natural resources: responsible electronics recycling will recover valuable resources and materials from e-scrap including metals, plastics, and glass, which can be reused to make new products, instead of extracting raw materials from the earth, which required more energy to mine and manufacture.

Choose e-End for electronics recycling

When it comes to end-of-life equipment, e-End strictly adheres to internationally recognized Responsible Recycling (R2) standard to reduce electronics waste. We also strive to exceed the EPA’s standards for solid waste recycling and adhere to a zero-landfill policy for e-waste.If it plugs into a wall, uses batteries, or looks like it could have done either at one time, we can most likely recycle it!

How do we handle your end-of-life electronics?
As an R2:2013 Certified recycler, e-End must follow strict procedures during the entire recycling process, including chain of custody of materials, environmental and public health, worker health and safety, and facility and data security. We have a Zero Landfill Policy for all material handled, so nothing will pose a risk to the health of our environment. None of the material that we process is illegally exported.

Items with non-removable storage, such as cell phones and tablets, are immediately marked for shredding due to the fact that per the NSA, at this time there is no method for completely erasing data saved on a device using a Solid State Device (SSD) to store data - including a factory reset. However, this policy may change once our NSA guidance is updated.

Because e-End is AAA Certified for the destruction of data on hard drives plus all other electronic and non-paper media by the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID), we can certify that 100% of data is destroyed and cannot be recovered. Also, for customers that require proof that we have received and destroyed the data-containing media, we can issue a Certificate of Certified Data Destruction.

Reduce Reuse Recycle

If an item doesn’t meet our criteria for reuse, it is sent for processing with our demanufacturing team. We will break the item down to its core components, such as wires, metal cases, plastic shells and circuitry. These components are then sent to our approved processors who have been vetted to ensure they meet our same strict policies for environmental protection.We are AAA Certified by the National Association for Information Destruction for the physical destruction and sanitizing of all non-paper media. We perform these tasks at our secure facility in Frederick, MD or onsite at our client’s facility.

The NSA has vetted both our facility and evaluating our data sanitization procedures.e-End meets the highest standards related to the sanitization of electronic media, with all methods adhering to NSA and NIST 800-88 R1 guidelines for sanitizing and destroying data.Our services also help to keep commercial entities and federal agencies in compliance with ITAR and other demilitarization regulations.

Shredding
e-End utilizes a low speed, high torque shredder for destroying media and a wide variety of material. Items that can be shredded include hard drives, laptops, blade servers, military equipment and many other devices.Per NIST guidelines, hard drives may be destroyed by shredding without prior degaussing. However, with very specialized equipment, data may still be able to recovered from hard drives that are not degaussed before shredding.Once shredding is complete, the item or device will be completely unusable for its originally intended purpose, and can only be used for scrap recycling.

These items can not be accepted at our recycling collection events: 

We will not accept any appliances, car batteries, any units with sludge or liquids, mercury containing items, any non-decontaminated medical equipment or anything that would pose a health hazard, units with compressors, such as air conditioners, dehumidifiers, microwaves, and other items e-End deems unacceptable for electronic recycling.