green box disambiguation . green box electronic recyclers inc. industry electronic waste carbon neutrality founded 2011 headquarters santa ana ca united states area served california key people matt miller inventor of the green box founder ceo of green box e.r.i. scott lukash vice president of green box e.r.i. slogan green box it website greenboxecycling.com the green box gb is a large metal container designed and utilized for free public disposal and recycling of electronic waste . it is produced and sold by an eponymous california company . company history edit matt miller of huntington beach california created the green box in 2011 . it is a 7 by 5 by 5 foot 2.1 m 1.5 m 1.5 m box that is placed on private or public property within cities wherein businesses and residents unload their old and broken electronics 24 hours a day 7 days a week . green boxes were first released to the public for beta testing in january 2012 using bins manufactured and operated by orange county based green box electronic recyclers inc. green box e.r.i. in their huntington beach and other test markets . in march 2012 green box e.r.i. began expanding green box numbers into many cities throughout southern california including costa mesa laguna beach westminster mission viejo newport beach tustin seal beach and sunset beach . 1 a green box at a circle k in westminster ca a green box at a lamborghini dealership in costa mesa ca the bins are highly recognizable in part because of their trademarked name and electric green coloration . 2 located in high traffic areas within multiple city regions of southern california green boxes are exclusively serviced and managed by green box electronic recyclers inc. a california corporation . 3 design and function edit the shade of green chosen for green boxes is similar to that of a green highlighter marker . ceo miller named the custom color electric green and says his is the first company in the united states to apply this color to an unattended collection box . green box e.r.i. possesses a u.s. trademark related to the green coloration . close up shot of a green box deposit slot the deposit opening on a green box is large enough to fit most electronic waste including computers dvd players flat screen computer monitors lcds copiers laptops cell phones musical devices such as ipods household printers fax machines mice image scanners servers digital cameras calculators electronic boards cords and cables cpus routers stereo equipment medical equipment video cameras vcrs disc players and keyboards . deposits are made by placing electronic waste on a large platform and lifting up on the handle . items fall downward into the box . 4 the graphics on a green box include the company s phone number website logo a data destruction statement a warning against dumping a no crt label a list of items accepted the company s facebook and twitter handles the words recycle old electronics and free to the public and icons of various electronic gadgets . references edit norman jan. how do you get rid of an old computer . oc register . retrieved 26 june 2012 . u.s. trademark office . trademark . retrieved 26 june 2012 . green box website . retrieved 26 june 2012 . mcmahan elysia . green box electronic recyclers is making an impact new startup seeks to reduce the disposal of e waste in landfills . oc metro magazine . retrieved 20 jan 2012 . blue box container green bin composted materials grey box paper and cardboard recycling bins boxes with holes to allow users to drop in material for recycling retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title green box container & oldid 743101410 categories waste containers2011 introductionsamerican companies established in 20112011 establishments in california navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 october 2016 at 20 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view