written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources metech incorporated news newspapers books scholar jstor free images september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message metech recycling inc. type privately held company industry it asset management itam it asset disposition itad electronics recycling precious metal recovery electronics recycling founded 1968 headquarters clinton massachusetts ; gilroy california ; denver colorado ; salt lake city utah ; creedmoor north carolina key people andrew eng president ceo andrew mcmanus coo rex cheng vp products it & computer related hardware base metals plastics precious metals number of employees 150 300 parent metech international website metechrecycling.com for over forty years metech recycling has provided secure and environmentally responsible electronics recycling and asset recovery services . 1 metech recycling is a founder and certified e stewards recycler of the basel action network ban . 2 metech recycling resulted from the merger of metech international and guaranteed recycling xperts in 2009 . with the rapid expansion of technology electronics such as mobile devices laptops computers servers routers monitors televisions and printers are continually being replaced creating a vast amount of e waste each year . these discarded electronics often end up in landfills or are exported to countries with little to no environmental or pollution regulations which can have a major environmental impact in our communities and in other areas of the world . many of the materials found in electronic devices are extremely hazardous . this includes lead mercury and cadmium . when mishandled these devices can release toxins into the soil and or atmosphere . in addition to the environmental concerns many devices contain personal information creating another means in which your identity can be stolen . metech recycling encourages you to collect your old electronics and recycle them responsibly . contents 1 see also 2 references 3 further reading 4 external links see also edit it asset management data security data erasure computer recycling electronic waste electronic devices references edit http www.metechrecycling.com about http e stewards.org data list recyclers further reading edit grossman elizabeth 2006 . high tech trash digital devices hidden toxics and human health . island press . isbn 1 55963 554 1 . external links edit metech recycling inc. http www.metechrecycling.com http www.deseretnews.com article 865553263 audit government could do more in e waste arena utah steps up.html http yosemite.epa.gov opa admpress.nsf 0 54fcf812f3cb2972852579260068d977 opendocument retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title metech incorporated & oldid 683287546 categories it asset managementelectronic wastecomputer recyclingelectronic waste in the united statesrecycling in the united statesprivately held companies based in massachusettshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from september 2015all articles with a promotional tonearticles with topics of unclear notability from september 2015all articles with topics of unclear notability 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 29 september 2015 at 09 59 . 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