evTerra Recycling Achieves e-Stewards Certification |
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The Gold Standard for Globally Responsible Electronics Recycling |
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Atlanta, GA. April 11, 2023. evTerra Recycling has achieved e-Stewards certification at its headquarters in Atlanta and at its locations in Chicago and Las Vegas. A subsidiary of Igneo Technologies, evTerra has rapidly expanded since its first location opened 15 months ago, now boasting three certified processing facilities and a fourth location in San Antonio, TX, set to open in May.
“The evTerra team, our suppliers, and our partners are excited to have received full support and certification through e-Stewards,” says Jeff Gloyd, President of evTerra. “The exceeding of top industry standards for processing and recovery is not just a goal, it is the bedrock of our culture at evTerra. Our focus on customer value will lead us into the future, and a strong relationship with the e-Stewards team is key to our success.”
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Shredding equipment at evTerra's Elgin, IL location |
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evTerra's meteoric rise has shown them to be a major new player in the electronics recycling sector. Earlier this year, Korea Zinc, a non-ferrous metals giant, acquired the remaining shares of Igneo, evTerra’s parent company, after purchasing a majority stake in July 2022. With this acquisition, they created an international e-scrap entity which can control material from collection through to final smelting. evTerra uniquely concentrates on low- and mid-grade electronic consumer electronics that are most at risk of disposal, like printers, household appliances, toys, flat-panel TVs, and other items containing circuit boards. They will source, collect, and prepare these materials for pyrolysis facilities operated by Igneo, which in turn will supply the recovered copper to other Korea Zinc subsidiaries. Through their focus on these lower tiers of electronics, evTerra hopes to provide more value to nonprofit organizations like Goodwill, as well as corporations and governments, and prevent more valuable materials from ending up in landfills.
e-Stewards, created and hosted by the environmental organization, Basel Action Network, has always held the highest standards for ESG criteria in the industry, ensuring adherence to the Basel Convention's rules against dumping toxic materials in developing countries as well as state of art NAID AAA certified data security.
“e-Stewards welcomes evTerra and the aim to fill a new niche in consumer electronics recycling,” says Selena Turnock, Acting e-Stewards Certification Director. “Their focus on the normally less-valued circuit boards adds another layer of service and materials to fuel an ethical and responsible circular economy.”
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For more information:
Contact: Selena Turnock, Acting Certification Director, e-Stewards
Contact: Jeff Gloyd, President, evTerra Recycling
Lauren Haskamp, Marketing Manager, Igneo
About e-Stewards® Certification
The e-Stewards® Initiative is a market-based solution to help individuals and organizations identify and promote electronics recyclers who ensure that used electronics are managed with the highest standards of environmental and social responsibility. e-Stewards Certified Recyclers are audited and certified to ensure highest levels of responsibility and e-Stewards Enterprises are major corporations, municipalities, nonprofits or institutions that agree to make best efforts to make use of e-Stewards Certified Recyclers. e-Stewards is a program of the environmental advocacy organization Basel Action Network.
About evTerra Recycling:
evTerra Recycling is a national electronics recycling company with locations in Atlanta, GA; Henderson, NV; Elgin, IL; and San Antonio, TX. evTerra properly manages end-of-life electronics and strives for zero waste, zero landfill, and carbon neutrality. Working with domestic and international partners, end-of-life electronics are processed into commodities and reborn into new goods.
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