California Electronic Asset Recovery (CEAR)

Upcoming E-Waste Drives:

California Statewide Drive April 28th and 29th, 2012

CEAR's electronic recycling services prevent end-of-life equipment from being disposed of incorrectly. CEAR is a major force in diverting e-waste from landfills and at the same time providing fundraising opportunities benefitting non-profit organizations.

Here are just a few facts about CEAR:

• CEAR was established in 2000 and is one of the oldest e-waste recyclers in California
• In 2010 CEAR recycled 20 MILLION pounds of e-waste. Since 2000 CEAR has diverted over 70 MILLION pounds of e-waste from California landfills
• CEAR holds the record for the largest volume e-waste event in California’s history, collecting 888,000 lbs in one day in Sacramento
• CEAR is the first in the United States to use centrifugal force separation technology to process certain streams of electronics. The green technology “GREEN MACHINE” from Germany is more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable than other technologies currently available to the recycling industry
• CEAR is an ISO 14001 certified business (membership in The Basel Action Network’s responsible e-steward recyclers to be announced shortly)
• CEAR is a member of the National Association of Information Destruction

Each household has approximately 16 lbs of e-waste sitting in their home, businesses have MUCH more. Let's work to cut this number down to a reasonable size.

Items accepted include: monitors, televisions (tube/LCD/LED/projection), desktop & laptop computers, stereos, car audio equipment, speakers, keyboards, computer mice (all computer peripherals), PDAs, digital cameras, CDs, video cassettes/Beta/DAT tapes, VCRs, compact disc players, Zip drives, telephones, cell phones, printers, copiers, laser scanners, electronic cables, fax machines, video game consoles, DVD/DVR players/recorders, microwaves, small kitchen appliances (such as mixers/ toasters), main frame computers, computer server equipment, printed circuit boards, calculators, power supply units, connectors and cables, as well as most items with a cord. CEAR physically destroys all hard drives and ships no whole units of e-waste to developing countries!

Items NOT accepted include: household appliances such as refrigerators, washers and dryers, furniture, hazardous household waste (including paint), pesticides, used oil, cleaning supplies, and tires.

If you are a business and have fluorescent light bulbs or any kind of loose batteries such as: household batteries, car batteries, computer batteries etc. Please contact us for a recycling quote.

CEAR wins California WRAP Award

The Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) is administered by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).  WRAP provides an opportunity for California businesses and nonprofit organizations to gain public recognition for their outstanding waste reduction efforts and lets the community know the business takes waste reduction seriously. See link for more information- http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/WRAP/