Accurate IT Services was happy to join the hundreds of schools and technology professionals at The Ohio Educational Technology Conference this week. The OETC is the largest P-20 state educational technology conference in the nation. Here, technology professionals and enthusiasts alike come together to explore the forefront of learning and innovation in Ohio. For us, […]
By Bobby Elliott, E-Scrap News Jan. 29, 2015 The trustee appointed to handle the liquidation of Creative Recycling Systems told E-Scrap News the company’s collapse came down to one thing: CRT glass. In an interview, Jerry McHale, trustee for the Florida-based processor currently ensnared in a multi-million dollar legal battle with Regions Bank, said Creative […]
Here at Accurate IT Services, we believe in giving back to our community. We work with Central Ohio schools and career development agencies to help young adults with special needs learn job skills. Jack Knapp, our Director of Client Relations, has helped Accurate IT Services make this possible by working with these schools and agencies. […]
We’d like to congratulate our very own Jack Knapp, Director of Client Relations, for becoming a finalist for the Regional Leadership Award! Originally Posted by MORPC MORPC STATE OF THE REGION 2015 AWARD NOMINEES January 13, 2015 Community leaders who made extraordinary efforts in contributing to the welfare of Central Ohioans will be honored by MORPC […]
Dec. 31, 2014 With the new year upon us, E-Scrap Newsrecaps a busy 2014 news cycle that saw CRT glass management issues take center stage alongside legislative battles and some surprising industry twists and turns. In January, talk of a national billlimiting e-scrap exports was quelled after remarks made by Rep. John Shimkus. In a […]
CRT glass processor hit with $120,000 fine By Editorial Staff, E-Scrap News March 20, 2014 An Arizona plant operated by Pennsylvania-based Dlubak Glass has been hit with a $120,000 fine for improper storage and recycling of CRTs. During a routine inspection of the company’s Yuma, Arizona plant, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) officials discovered broken […]
R2 certification hits milestone By Editorial Staff, E-Scrap News Feb. 14, 2014 More than 500 e-scrap recycling facilities around the world are now certified to the R2 standard. R2 Solutions, the nonprofit organization responsible for developing and administering the standard, announced the news Feb. 7 in a press release. A total of 508 facilities across 14 […]
By. Dr. Thomas Engelhardt Last month CEA and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) ® announced the winner of the “CRT Challenge.” The goal was to identify financially viable, environmentally conscious proposals for using recycled CRT glass. This CRT challenge was a crowd-sourced technical competition to find new uses for old CRT glass, a powerful way […]
Recycling Today Staff JUNE 4, 2013 A report conducted by John Dunham and Associates, Brooklyn, N.Y., and released by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, D.C., highlights the relationship between economic growth and electronic scrap export activity. According to the report, a ban on the export of electronic scrap would result in less […]
April is just around the corner and with it comes the beginning of Accurate IT Services’ Community Recycling Events. With over a dozen e-waste events scheduled for 2013 already, Accurate IT will surely be in your area to responsibly recycle your old electronics. For all of our community e-waste recycling events, we accept all electronics, […]
Recycling Today Staff FEBRUARY 13, 2013 “Restrictions on electronic scrap exports could create up to 42,000 direct and indirect new jobs with a total payroll of more than $1 billion, according to a study commissioned by the Coalition For American Electronics Recycling (CAER). “The study further documents how growing an industry with the capacity to […]
By Verne Kopytoff on January 08, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-08/the-complex-business-of-recycling-e-waste IBM’s massive recycling facilities are more like rehabilitation centers. Most of the computers, printers, and servers—castoffs from IBM’s offices, along with equipment previously leased to corporate customers—are refurbished and resold. Some are salvaged for parts. But inevitably some electronics are too old to resuscitate. Therein lies one […]
By Jim O’Grady Created 2012-12-11 05:00 – Greenbiz.com “It seems like every time you look up, a new technology or solution is launched to market, promising to be better, faster and cheaper. As the amount of new technology increases, so does the amount of technology that must be replaced. In the last year alone, the […]
The holiday season is upon us and many anxious shoppers are rushing out to find great deals on the newest computers, laptops, or LCD displays. Meanwhile, whether they’re purchasing these products for themselves or as gifts, their immediate response will not be “How do I recycle my old one?” However, after a couple weeks or […]
Greg Voakes – Business Insider “The Internet revolution might have revolutionized how we live and communicate, but it’s also had a rather more insidious effect on our environment. Strange as it might sound, our rush to buy new laptops and phones – while chucking our old ones into the trash – has led to a […]
-By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling Nine out of 10 consumers believe it’s important to recycle their old electronic devices and 63 percent know how to do it, according to a new study from the Consumer Electronics Association. The CEA’s CE Recycling and Reuse 2012 Edition study found that awareness of the importance of electronics recycling […]
This past weekend, Accurate IT Services partnered with Big Green Head, the premier local ‘Green’ promoter, to host an Electronics Recycling Drive at Our Lady of Bethlehem Church in Columbus, Ohio. This E-Waste Drop-Off Day was a part of the Accurate IT and Big Green Head year long E-Waste Drop-Off program, offering free electronics recycling […]
In an effort to provide a more user-friendly website, Accurate IT Services has redesigned its electronics recycling website, www.ait-recycle.com. Not only does Accurate IT Services pride itself on our environmentally-friendly and socially-conscious recycling services throughout Central Ohio, but it works tirelessly on providing an educational experience for electronics recycling, complete with the ease of establishing recycling […]
On October 26th, 2011, Accurate IT Services received their official certificates for ISO 14001 and Responsible Recycling (R2)! Columbus, OH’s electronics recycler Accurate IT completed their certification process at the end of August and has since been waiting on the official certificates. These certificates are evidence that Accurate IT’s operation is an environmentally-friendly and safe […]
For four years, Accurate IT Services has been servicing the Central Ohio region with all their electronics recycling, asset recovery, and data destruction needs. And why not? We are a Columbus company minority owned and veteran operated who employs Columbus residents. As our business grows alongside a booming e-waste market, we would like to continue […]