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Bluegrass company a leader in e-waste

I had the opportunity to tour your facility last year during the August recess and was very impressed by your commitment to ensure e-waste is recycled in a responsible manner. To know that GES has a zero waste policy which means no waste enters our landfills and requires the same from its downstream partners, makes me very proud to have your facility located in my district.

Then he applauds GES on it’s affects on Kentucky’s community, environment and economy:

Small businesses are an important part of Kentucky’s economy, and I know GES has already grown in the short time since opening, creating much needed jobs here which cannot be shipped overseas. I commend your outstanding commitment to our environment as well as to our community, and applaud your company for being an e-steward.

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GES Team Member

Global Environmental Services impacts the world by helping to keep dangerous electronic waste out of third-world trash heaps.  The company’s mission is to reuse resources and redirect existing products using the “highest use principle” — everything the company processes is reused, in whole or part, or goes back into the manufacturing stream for reuse through a process of manual dismantle or de-manufacturing.

GES also supports the local economy by employing a talented staff of 44 and offering a generous healthcare plan for them and their families. Only 16 months old, GES continues to report incredible growth.  In July of 2008 only one employee was on the books, 12 months later, 34 now 16 months in and yet another 10 jobs added.  During a time of remarkable upheaval and uncertainty in the world’s financial markets, GES is a strong example of how small businesses can lift a local economy and provide support for its citizens.

To learn more about Global Environmental Services, LLC join them on Facebook at GESRecycles, visit their website at www.gesrecycles.com or to schedule an interview with Kenny Gravitt, Managing Principal at GES, please contact Sharon Andrews at sharon.andrews@gesrecycles.com; mobile 859.250.7693.

About Global Environmental Services
Founded in 2008, GES has been recognized as an approved “e-Steward” from the Basel Action Network, universally recognized as the leading watchdog of the electronics waste industry and vetted by Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), the most prestigious environmental auditors in the world. Its staff has a long history of experience in recycling, information technology, de-manufacturing, asset recovery, waste management, logistics, and business operations. The company’s strategic partners have deep expertise in environmental management, materials processing, and resource recovery. An environmentally conscious staff and state of the art technology support GES’ ironclad commitment towards environmentally sustainable electronics recycling and transparency in all its operations.

PRESS CONTACT:
Sharon Andrews
Office: 502.570.8545 x30
Mobile: 859.250.7693
sharon.andrews@gesrecycles.com

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.

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