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6 Reasons To Buy Refurbished Electronics This Holiday Season
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 help you green your “Back to School” shopping list, here are six ways they can help you green your holiday list. 1. Empty Wallet Thankfully,…
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Happy Anniversary America Recycles Day 2022
This year is the 25th anniversary of America Recycles Day, ARD. It is the only nationally recognized day that promotes recycling in the US. Celebrated November 15th, ARD reminds us of the need to recycle and the positive impact recycling has on the environment, energy savings and the economy. Previous years had campaigns built around…
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Still Haunted by the 2017 Equifax Data Breach?
Ghosts, goblins and ghouls – October is a scary time of year! Are you still haunted by the Equifax Data Breach of 2017? What Happened? To refresh, if you have established any type of credit, be it a credit card, car loan or mortgage, there is a credit report on you. At least 143 million…
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Celebrate International E-Waste Day!
October 14th is International E-Waste Day, 2022. Leading experts, producer responsibility organizations and the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Forum call on households, businesses and governments to get behind efforts to get more dead, obsolete and surplus plug-in or battery-operated products to facilities where they can be either repaired for reuse or recycled to…
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It’s Time to Celebrate Manufacturing Day 2022!
Over the past decade, Manufacturing Day has become an event to raise public awareness of the importance of manufacturing to our economy. On the first Friday of October, which is October 7th this year, we celebrate Manufacturing Day. Recycling is a First Link While most people probably don’t think of “recycling” as manufacturing, it is…
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6 Ways to Green Your Back-To-School Shopping
“I Can’t Believe Summer is Over!” Maryland’s Tax Free Week is finished but I’ll bet there are still some items on your list. Below are six tips to green your back-to-school shopping, reduce your environmental footprint and support you local communities. 1. Shop your own closets FIRST. Often we shop the list provided by the…
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Today We Celebrate The Recyclers & Refurbishers In Our Lives!
America Recycles Day brings awareness to the hard work done by over half a million people in this country to develop and improve recycling. Through awareness and education, we shine a light on one of the easiest ways we can all become more sustainable and reduce our carbon footprints. At Electronics Value Recovery we work…