Tampa-Based Company Leader Speaks at International Electronics Recycling Forum

Creative's CEO, Jon Yob, address the 2009 World Recycling Forum

Tampa, FL - November 23, 2009

Jon Yob, CEO of Tampa-based Creative Recycling Systems, Inc. (CRS), was selected to address an international forum of leaders on electronics recycling in Shanghai, China this month. The World Recycling Forum, held November 10-13, 2009, is a conference focusing on the challenges and solutions for electronics recycling around the world.

According to the Forum's organizers, end of life electronic equipment and vehicles represent one of the largest and fastest growing waste streams worldwide. The material contains valuable raw materials such as metals and plastics, but it also releases a considerable amount of hazardous substances into the environment. The Forum's goal is to present solutions and ideas to create a "circular economy" to reuse and recycle used products throughout the world.

Yob's topic, "Best management practices for end-of-life electronic products: Are commodity specifications and management systems standards part of a viable solution?" discusses CRS' years of researching and developing environmental solutions. These tools and technology have been developed to benefit the global environment, with a much broader reach than just electronics.

New technology has caused electronics to become obsolete at an increasing rate. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that over 80 million computers become obsolete every year. Of the 2.25 million tons of TVs, cell phones and computer products ready for end-of-life (EOL) management, 18% (414,000 tons) was collected for recycling and 82% (1.84 million tons) was disposed of, primarily in landfills.

"Education and availability of electronic recycling programs is key for citizens to properly recycle and protect our environment," said Yob.

CRS provides state-of-the-art lifecycle management solutions for surplus and end-of-life electronic products, yielding the highest value for its customers and producing the smallest environmental footprint available in the world. They hold the electronics-recycling contracts in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Manatee, Florida counties, the State of Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Kentucky. CRS recycles millions of pounds of electronics every month.