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Mainstreet Environmental Division Print this page Environmentally Responsible e-Waste Disposal & Recovery Founded in 2002, ARTEX Environmental Corporation (ARTEX) provides environmentally responsible disposal of obsolete/decommissioned equipment. This Mainstreet Division consists of a team of business professionals having significant experience in waste management, resource recovery, electronics recycling and the information technology industry. ARTEX’s Electronics Recovery System (ERS) is our custom-designed, integrated system incorporating proven recycling equipment strategically configured to optimize the recovery of recyclable components and precious metals. Benefits delivered by ARTEX: · Diversion from landfill · Secure destruction · Maximum recovery of recyclable materials · Removal & safe disposal of hazardous components · No component resale · Domestically recycled, No offshore processing The Problem/About Electronic Waste: · The Information Technology revolution has created an electronic industry that has become the largest and fastest growing manufacturing industry in the world today. · As a consequence of the growth and rapid product obsolescence, ‘Electronic Waste’ (e-Waste) has become the fastest growing waste stream in the industrialized world. · The disposal of e-Waste in landfills and the distribution to third world countries has created a significant threat to the global environment. It is well published that electronic products contain a multitude of toxic elements such as lead, cadmium and mercury. · When land-filled, these toxins are a threat to enter our eco-system and contaminate our precious water resources. |
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