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Great Minnesota eCycling EventUpdated on September 3, 2008 at 8:46am
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- Star Tribune profiles MPC 9:53am Mar 10
- More from Guiyu: A photo gallery of e-waste in China 8:19am Jan 14
- Star Tribune: Minnesota's E-waste: Talking high-tech trash 10:52am Dec 29
MPC was featured on the front page of the Star Tribune's business section yesterday in an article entitled "Taking out the tech trash" by Jackie Crosby.Here is the full article:Touring the plant at Materials Processing Corp...
As you may remember, 60 Minutes did a spotlight on e-waste last November in which correspondent Scott Pelley traveled to Guiyu, China. In the latest issue of Time, Bryan Walsh gives a good overview of e-waste in the US and abroad...
An article describing e-waste in Minnesota appeared on the front page of the Star Tribune last Friday. MPC was touted as a Minnesota e-waste leader in the article:"Much of Minnesota's e-waste collected by companies and government programs is hauled to a few firms that disassemble it...
Last night, Reboot (MPC's resale store) was featured on FOX 9. Reporter Tim Blotz did a fantastic job showing what MPC and Reboot are all about. Here's some links to the story: VideoNews StoryEagan Store Sells Must-Have Electronics for CheapEAGAN, Minn...
Minneapolis, Minn...
It's been mentioned here before--reuse is the most effective form of recycling...
Just over a year ago, MPC, along with the Mall of America, held the largest (at the time) electronics recycling event ever undertaken in the U.S.Over 85 semi-loads were collected, totaling over 1,500,000 pounds...
Today, Materials Processing Corporation is happy to announce the launch of our e-commerce site, Reboot (www.reboot-store.com).Why Reboot...
The 11th annual America Recycles Day, sponsored by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and the EPA, will be held on November 15...
Yesterday, 60 Minutes did a report on the e-waste problem in Guiyu, China.We here at MPC feel that 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley did a great job of revealing the dangers of working with unscrupulous electronics recyclers...
E-Stewards commit to no more dumping in landfills or developing countriesMinneapolis, Minn., November 10, 2008 — The Basel Action Network and the Electronics TakeBack Coalition joined with 32 electronics recyclers including Eagan-based Materials Processing Corporation (MPC) today to announce the d...
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley and his crew recently traveled to Guiyu, China to document the illegal e-waste trade when they were jumped by a group of men overseeing the e-waste operations...
The Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices for Use in Accredited Certification Programs is a set of voluntary guidelines to assess electronics recyclers’ environmental, worker health and safety, and security practices. The practices, developed by a multi-stakeholder group, are set forth below. ...
Materials Processing Corporation Signs On to Basel Action Network; Vows to Educate Businesses about Problems Facing Third World Waste Dumping Minneapolis, Minn., October 28, 2008 – Materials Processing Corporation (MPC), one of the country’s fastest growing electronics recycling specialists tod...
In a recent report from the Consumer Electronics Association, MPC partner Best Buy was found to be the retail leader in responsible take-back. From the report:"Best Buy makes recycling consumer electronics products easy...
