Intechra collects more e-waste in Mississippi

JACKSON — On April 12, Intechra collected nearly 45,000 pounds of used electronics during free recycling events at five of its facilities across the country. That was an increase of 12.5% compared to its Earth Day collections in 2007.

The electronics recycling company will process the used computers, laptops, monitors, printers, cell phones, TVs and stereos at facilities in Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Hartford, Conn., and Merrimack, N.H. Intechra also accepted donations at its Jackson headquarters.

Also on April 12, Intechra partnered with Dell at its Nashville, Tenn., campus. Roughly 200,000 pounds of computer and electronics were collected from the Nashville community to be recycled by Intechra.

"These events were a great opportunity to serve our communities by providing them secure, responsible recycling for old computers and electronics," says Intechra CEO Chip Slack. "More than 120 tons of e-waste could have ended up in landfills if people hadn't had a place to recycle them."

From The Mississippi Business Journal April 28, 2008