Valerie Androutsopoulos, Author at Electronics Value Recovery

If Employees are Working from Home, What’s Happening with Your Tech?

By Valerie Androutsopoulos June 13, 2023Uncategorized

Whether your return-to-work (RTO) policy is remote or hybrid, you need to evaluate your office technology needs. Two years ago employers were reimagining the traditional workspace. Additional space was needed…

Old grove pine logs from Locke Insulators in front of their demolished building, awaiting reuse in the Mildred Belle "buy boat."

A Peek at Less Traditional Recycling in Maryland

By Valerie Androutsopoulos May 30, 2023Buy Recycled, Buy Refurbished, Buy Local, Shop Small, Maryland Connection, Recycling, Refurbishing and Remanufacturing

Spring is full of occasions to celebrate rebirth, renewal, refurbishing and recycling. Then suddenly, the rush of graduations, weddings, and vacations begins. Until the heat sets in, reminding us that…

Women in Recycling

By Valerie Androutsopoulos May 19, 2023Recycling, Refurbishing and Remanufacturing

Women’s History Month Women in Recycling Get a Seat at the Table A Unique Start Anna Tompkins, Commercial Director at Sims Metal, has been working in the recycling industry for…

Watch Preakness 148 This Saturday

By Valerie Androutsopoulos May 16, 2023Maryland Connection

Taking a break from the recycling world, here's a little local lore about Maryland's most famous horse race and celebrations. The middle jewel in the Triple Crown, the Preakness, runs…

RemanDay: Remanufacturers Are Key to the Circular Economy

By Valerie Androutsopoulos April 4, 2023Recycling, Refurbishing and Remanufacturing

RemanDay is April 13th, 2023 Global Remanufacturing Day, a.k.a. Reman Day, is the second Thursday in April. This year it’s April 13th. It is a day to highlight the remanufacturing…

Welcome to Women’s History Month: Women in Technology

By Valerie Androutsopoulos February 28, 2023Technology

Just as many of the early tech innovators were Black Americans, there were also many women. Women were in computing from the very beginning, doing complex math computations by hand…

Celebrate National Old Stuff Day at the Office!

By Valerie Androutsopoulos February 20, 2023Celebrate National Old Stuff Day at the Office

Old Tech Ready to be Recycled I’ll be bet you didn’t know National Old Stuff Day is a thing. I first learned about it three years ago and here we…

From the Wheel to the Web: National Technology Day is January 6

By Valerie Androutsopoulos January 6, 2023Technology

Technology: From the Wheel to the Web Who even knew that National Technology Day is a thing? But do think about it – where would we be without technology? Can…

6 Reasons To Buy Refurbished Electronics This Holiday Season

By Valerie Androutsopoulos December 20, 2022Recycling, Refurbishing and Remanufacturing

The holidays are upon us and it seems no matter how soon you start, there’s always some last minute gift to be purchased. Just as we introduced refurbished electronics to…