VintageTech LLC
4601 Bath Street , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

In 2014 Vintage Tech was acquired by the U.S. subsidiary of the multi-national recycling firm Kuusakoski Recycling. With operations in 12 countries and a history of over 100 years in recycling, Kuusakoski is a world leader in the scrap industry. From the day Kuusakoski first began collecting iron, metal scrap, and textile waste in 1914, the philosophy that drives the company has been one of "zero waste" -- the idea that every piece of scrap has value. Karrie Gibson, who founded Vintage Tech in 2005, shared this ideology when she built a talented and dedicated staff committed to promoting environmentally safe and cost-efficient means to reuse and recycle obsolete electronics. Today Kuusakoski U.S. and Vintage Tech are lead by Rich Hipp, President and CEO, who not only continues to uphold the standards and traditions set by both companies but also seeks to exceed them, to propel and establish Vintage Tech and Kuusakoski U.S. as leaders in today's ultra-competitive e-scrap market.

Vintage Tech Recyclers is dedicated to performing social goods, not only by ensuring that our entire recycling process maintains compliance, but also by encouraging activities that create a positive impact on our environment, employees, consumers, communities, and all other members of the public. Our founder, Karrie Gibson, started the company with our communities in mind, and we are committed to keeping it that way.

Staying true to Corporate Social Responsibility, we at Vintage Tech see to it that we stay actively in compliance with all laws, ethical standards, and both national and international norms. Going beyond the interest of our company, we strive to engage in activities that further social good and enhance our surrounding communities. Vintage Tech embraces our corporate responsibility for our actions, and stay dedicated to the constant innovation that continues our improvement both in the recycling sector, and our social responsibilities. We hold the idea that creating and maintaining a positive relationship to the societies in which we operate in nationally is extremely important, and having these relationships helps us to operate effectively and boost our overall performance.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO REUSING THE VALUABLE RESOURCES THAT MAKE UP MODERN ELECTRONICS

Since established in 2005, Vintage Tech Recyclers has paved the way, leading the electronics recycling industry in market place ethics, developing industry best practices and providing complete transparency on our enhanced electronics recycling processes. Our e-Stewards and R2 certified services are uniquely designed to provide a cost effective and responsible recycling solution to organizations world wide.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

With so many electronics in circulation, and more states passing legislation banning electronics from landfills, there is a growing necessity for electronic recyclers. The diversified electronic waste stream provides many opportunities for customizable recycling programs for all entities. Vintage Tech, with our enhanced recycling technologies, breaks down your obsolete electronics into their rawest material form, utilizing certified vendors and providing raw materials for the manufacturing process once again. Backed by our outstanding certifications, Vintage Tech provides ease of mind in recycling your obsolete electronics to ensure that all hazardous materials are properly handled at all times.

OUR ETHICS IN THE RECYCLING SYSTEM
As one of the world's only e-Stewards, R2, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certified electronics recycling company, Vintage Tech Recyclers provides a completely transparent solution while maintaining the highest levels of compliance and customer satisfaction. Our marketplace ethics have a proven track record leading to several awards and substantial growth within the marketplace.
Vintage Tech Recyclers provides an open transparent model to the partners we serve, providing in depth look at the behind the scenes recycling process, approved downstream vendors, the material flow, and the final disposition of their electronic assets.
Our service model is designed around a cradle to cradle process, giving outdated electronics a new life and a new market at the end of its lifecycle. Our hierarchy of recycling provides a reuse first, recovery of components and electronics, and a fully transparent recycling process to ensure the highest stages of recovery during its final end of life process.

How We Differ

Vintage Tech Recyclers strives to stand out from our competitors. With our enhanced recycling technologies and motivated staff, we are able to offer a cradle to cradle recycling program; breaking down your obsolete electronics into their rawest materials, and ensuring that they are then put back into the manufacturing stream. With an A+ BBB accreditation, Vintage Tech prides itself on extraordinary customer service, ensuring our customers that their electronics and sensitive data are always handled properly, all the while making the process as seamless as possible. We keep our processes domestic, keeping our job creation and retention goal in mind, while also offering career opportunities in our surrounding communities.Our ever-growing impressive list of certifications includes the e-Stewards, R2, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001 certifications, making sure that Vintage Tech is maintaining our ethically sound reputation, as the good-standing ‘2012 BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics’ recipient. Our detailed and transparent process allows our customers to maintain a trust with Vintage Tech that their recycling needs are being met in compliance with all industry standards and state legislations.

CAREERS

Here at Vintage Tech, we pride ourselves in the amazing culture that we create and live by everyday. We have two goals in mind: to create a greener world, and to create and retain local jobs in our communities. This is reflected among the daily interactions that we face with our coworkers and customers alike, and our employees are some of the most hard working and dedicated people you’ll find. At every level of our company, we have one goal- impeccable customer service.

Vintage Tech was created with a unique dynamic: meshing a collaborative work atmosphere offering growth opportunities and a culture that fits our diversified staff. Our employees are dedicated to the common core values of the company: safety, accountability, social responsibility, ethics, and integrity.We stay motivated to continue to be one of the largest electronics recycler in the United States, with our impressive list of certifications and our constant persistence for continual improvement in the recycling and asset management industry. Interested in learning more about Vintage Tech’s culture? Fill out the ‘Contact Us’ form to the right!

ACCEPTED ITEMS

Here at Vintage Tech Recyclers, we understand that there is a wide variety of electronic items that need the proper end-of-life recycling solution, and we strive to provide these solutions for all types of obsolete electronics. Electronics contain many hazardous materials, and backed by our array of industry certifications, we ensure our customers that their materials are properly handled, processed, and recycled. Many devices contain precious natural resources, which are extracted in their raw form during processing, and reused to create the newer technology that we see today. This cradle to cradle recycling process allows us to prevent the further mining of these resources, and further work to protect the environment by reusing the materials extracted from the recycling process. At Vintage Tech Recyclers, we work with all of our customers, business entities and residents alike, to properly recycle their end of life electronics.

NON-ACCEPTED ITEMS

• Air Conditoners
• Ballasts
• Capacitors
• Freon Containing Items
• Dehumidifiers
• Gas Cylinders
• Light Bulbs
• Liquids or Items containing Liquids
• Household Batteries: AA, AAA, D, C,
• Lithium Batteries
• Medical Equipment* (Any material that is considered or has come in contact with biohazard or radioactive material)
• VHS Cassette Tapes
• White Goods: Refrigerators Dish Washers, Stoves, Washers / Dryers