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GEORGETOWN, KY, November 25, 2009 The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that the unemployment rate rose to 10.2 in the month of October. Some of greatest job losses were from the manufacturing industry. So, it’s very interesting to note what is taking place at a small company in central Kentucky that is adding jobs consistently in the “de-manufacturing” industry. Continued…
Georgetown may be ready to move toward offering curbside recycling in the new year.
Sharon Andrews, business development executive for Georgetown-based company Global Environmental Services, spoke at the Georgetown City Council meeting Monday night and pledged GES’s support for a curbside recycling initiative.
“We do have the capabilities to be a world-class recycling community,” Andrews said.
GES operates a 70,000-square-foot facility and recycles electronics components.
For full story, check out Thursday’s News-Graphic. Continued…
This report from 60 Minutes brought millions of people out of the darkness about the underground network of e-waste disposal in third world countries.
This video, Exporting Harm, is from the Basel Action Network (BAN)
This video from the Basel Action Network (BAN) highlights the e-Stewards program.
This video from CBC TV highlights e-Waste throughout the world.
The video below is special report from the Basel Action Network (BAN) about the sending the world’s e-waste to Africa.
Here is a video from PBS Frontline that focuses on the e-waste problem in Ghana
The Lexington Herald Leader wrote an excellent article on GES and it’s services. Check out this quote from Kenny Gravitt, GES’s Managing Partner.
Kenny Gravitt dropped a computer hard drive in the hopper atop a large machine. There was a grinding noise, and bits of aluminum and plastic clattered into a bin below.
“I don’t think you’re going to recover much data from that,” Gravitt said, smiling broadly as he scooped up a handful of shards.
ComputerWorld published an article about and GES’s Kenny Gravitt was mentioned in the article.
Kenny Gravitt spent 33 years working at IBM and Lexmark International Inc. recovering used hardware assets and reusing the parts in refurbished goods or selling them. After a brief but boring stint in retirement, Gravitt started Global Environmental Services LLC, a 20-employee electronics recycling company in Georgetown, Ky., last summer.
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