IN ONE YEAR, U.S. SMALL BUSINESS SAVES OVER 1 MILLION POUNDS OF STEEL, PLASTICS, COPPER FROM LANDFILLS

Kentucky-based electronics recycler supports local community and the world

GEORGETOWN, KY, July 29, 2009 – According to a recent poll from Intuit Payroll of 1000 U.S. small business owners, 61% are optimistic about prospects for growth even in light of the continuing worldwide recession. And Kenny Gravitt, who heads up Global Environmental Services (GES), a leading nationwide electronics recycler, has more reason than most to cheer. Certified in Kentucky yet serving the world, GES is a stellar example of the tenacity, smarts and passion that are a hallmark of the most successful American-led small businesses.

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Low-tech solutions no match for a high-tech problem, warns U.S. e-recycler

GEORGETOWN, KY, July 7, 2009 – Americans are highly vulnerable to data theft from discarded computers, cautions leading nationwide electronics recycler, Global Environmental Services (GES).

Contrary to the practice espoused by James Durie of the FBI in a recent PBS-TV “Frontline World” exposé on electronic waste, smashing a hard drive with a hammer will not destroy data from a discarded computer. Digitally encoded data resides deep within the drive on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces; cybercriminals can take just a small piece of that platter and use algorithms to dissect valuable personal, professional, and financial information. Continued…