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GES on Lee Cruse Live At Sunrise

by GES Team Member on Jul 20 2010  •  No comments yet

Global Environmenal Services on Lee Cruse Live, WLEX 18

Copy Machines, advanced technology has opened a dangerous hole in data security

by GES Team Member on Jun 2 2010  •  5 comments

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the good, old-fashioned copy machine. But, as Armen Keteyian reports, advanced technology has opened a dangerous hole in data security.

GES Steps Up in Support of Curbside Recycling Program

by Larry on Nov 12 2009  •  1 comment
By Thomas Musgrave
Georgetown News-Graphic
Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 8:59 PM EST

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…

Lexington Herald Leader: “They want our e-Waste”

by Larry on Oct 22 2009  •  No comments yet

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.

Read the entire Lexington Herald Leader article

ComputerWorld Article: “SaaS suprises: Broader appeal, customization and more”

by Larry on Oct 22 2009  •  No comments yet

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.

Read the ComputerWorld article

USA Today: “Dell bans e-waste export to developing countries”

by Larry on Oct 22 2009  •  No comments yet

USA Today published an article about Dell banning exporting e-waste. GES’s Kenny Gravitt was mentioned (and photographed!) in the article.

Kenny Gravitt of Global Environmental Services showed a handful of destroyed hard drives in a secure section of his facility in Georgetown, Ky., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. GES recycles electronic waste for businesses, municipalities and individuals.

Read the USA Today article