Cobalt joins TERRA

Information technology asset life cycle management firm Cobalt, Middletown, Ohio, is the latest company to join The Electronics Reuse & Recycling Alliance (TERRA), Nashville, Tennessee, to provide electronics recycling options for residents and businesses of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.

By sponsoring TERRA's mail-in recycling program, Done with IT, Cobalt says it will build awareness about the negative environmental and health effects of electronic scrap and provide access to sustainable recycling to more than 14.4 million residents of 196 regional counties from its R2 certified facility in Middletown.

"It is estimated that 50 million tons of e-waste was generated worldwide in 2019. Half of it was personal devices such as computers, smartphones and tablets," says Steven Napoli, president and CEO of TERRA. "Done with IT offers simple recycling options for these devices to millions of people, especially underserved communities."

Nick Oldfield, vice president of marketing for Cobalt’s parent company, Cohen, adds, "Most people don't understand the importance and value of choosing a certified business when retiring their uses electronics. We specialize in electronics refurbishing and recycling, and our certified processes maximize the value retired technology and devices while ensuring both data security and sustainability.”

With the addition of Cobalt, Done with IT serves more than 236 million people in 41 states with its network of 11 certified facilities from coast to coast.

"TERRA and Done with IT are actively seeking more certified recycling partners like Cobalt," Napoli says.