Andover CG now offers environmentally-aware computer liquidation solutions country-wide

(PRLEAP.COM) Andover CG today announced that it now offers environmentally-aware computer liquidation solutions country-wide. Andover CG has been a pioneer in computer disposal. “I built my business around the strategy of finding buyers for used technical equipment companies who are looking for a cheap solution” Mike Syiek, president of Andover CG. It fills a gap in the market, offering alternatives to those forced to dump technology that could be reused to everyone’s benefit.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that about 220 million tons of old computers and other tech hardware are trashed in the U.S. every year. This constitutes between 2 and 5 percent of municipal solid waste and a higher share of toxic waste. Computer liquidation is a sustainable solution and is environmentally friendly for large businesses. At the house hold level, cost effective electronic disposals solutions are evolving. Andover CG green computing initiative tries to support both levels. Andover CG released its improved “How to sell your computer for the most money.”

According to studies conducted in Europe, eWaste is growing worldwide at a rate of around 3 to 5 percent a year—at least four times faster than the municipal waste stream here in the US.

Governments are just starting to realize that urgent steps need to be taken to keep eWaste out of landfills if we are to protect our food chain and water sources from further contamination by deadly contaminants like lead, mercury and cadmium, which are commonly found in a variety of eWaste items such as TV and computer screens.

A large part of the reason why many companies and individuals would rather see their equipment go to a landfill instead of a recycling plant has to do with personal or corporate information that may be recorded on hard drives and memory chips. For some, having their information fall into the wrong hands could be a disaster of enormous magnitude.

Melting down eWaste, which is an obvious alternative to landfill disposal, has its own drawbacks: processing is difficult and costly, and as workers in China’s Guiyu Province found, toxic waste fumes created by the process can be poisonous, posing a further threat to the environment.

While it isn’t a complete solution, recycling eWaste greatly reduces the impact on the environment. A number of companies are providing this valuable and innovative service in the US, but not all of them are honest about the way they dispose of technical items that can’t be used by anyone else. Some have been found skipping the hard-drive wiping or shredding service that can protect their clients’ information. Others claim to be recycling while they’re actually simply dumping eWaste in a landfill like everyone else.

Companies like AndoverCG of California, however, have built a solid reputation offering environmentally-aware disposal methods, and an unrivalled commitment to recycling wherever possible.

Says Mike Syiek, owner of AndoverCG: “I built my business around the strategy of finding buyers for used technical equipment—companies who are looking for a cheap solution. Using eBay to keep costs down, and protecting sellers by first processing their hard drives and memory chips with state-of-the-art wiping or shredding equipment, we resell computer liquidation inventory so that startups and non-profits can benefit from low-cost technology that they otherwise couldn’t afford. That’s not possible all the time though, and if something has to be recycled we are totally committed to protecting the environment with responsible means of disposal. No mistakes and no excuses.”

Mike Syiek started AndoverCG in 1996. The enterprise took off after an economic downturn left a wave of companies high and dry, with no option but to liquidate their equipment. AndoverCG now offers environmentally-aware computer liquidation solutions country-wide. Mike aims to fill a gap in the market, offering alternatives to those forced to dump technology that could be reused to everyone’s benefit.

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