LifeSpan Achieves R2/RIOS and ISO 14001:2004 Certifications

Becomes the only company to hold four key certifications

Newton, MA – September 28, 2010 – LifeSpan Technology Recycling announced today that it has achieved R2/RIOS and ISO 14001:2004 certifications at all of its North American processing facilities, making it one of only four companies nationwide to achieve both of these rigorous designations.  LifeSpan was audited for compliance with these standards by SGS, an independent third-party certification body accredited by ANAB, the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board.  In addition, LifeSpan is already certified for electronic data sanitization by the National Association For Information Destruction (“NAID”) and is a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher.  The company’s achievement of all four designations  represents a unique accomplishment in the IT Asset Disposal (“ITAD”) industry.

R2/RIOS is the most comprehensive certification program in the ITAD industry.  It combines the Recycling Industry Operating Standard (“RIOS”) certification developed by the Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) with the Responsible Recycling (“R2”) practices facilitated by the Environmental Protection Agency and key stakeholders.  Companies achieving R2/RIOS certification are designated as “Certified Electronics Recyclers®”.  ISO 14000 is a global standard for environmental management systems.  The aim of the standard is to reduce the environmental footprint of a business and to decrease the pollution and waste that a business produces.

“Our achievement of the R2/RIOS and ISO 14001:2004 certifications further underscore LifeSpan’s commitment to state-of-the-art quality, environmental, and health & safety management systems,” stated LifeSpan President Dag Adamson.  “Many electronics recycling companies fail to uphold their claims of transparency and accountability. This creates risk for organizations that believe they are sending equipment to someone who will recycle it appropriately.  Independent third-party certifications, such as R2/RIOS and ISO 14001:2004 provide customers with external assurance that their recycler’s assertions are legitimate.”

“We are very pleased that LifeSpan Technology Recycling has become the newest Certified Electronics Recycler®.   The company’s commitment to responsible electronics recycling is another testament to the growing numbers of recyclers doing the right thing by adopting this forward-looking program designed to protect worker health, safety, and the environment,” stated Robin Wiener, president of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries.

Information about RIOS can be found on ISRI’s website:

https://www.isri.org/RIOS

The R2 standard can be found at the US EPA’s web site:

http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/materials/ecycling/r2practices.htm

Certified Electronics Recycler® facilities are listed at:

http://www.certifiedelectronicsrecycler.com

About LifeSpan Technology Recycling:

Founded in 2002, LifeSpan Technology Recycling is a managed services company that provides electronic asset retirement services to corporations, municipalities, and not-for profit organizations nationwide.  LifeSpan offers companies and organizations the flexibility of handling large quantities of equipment with a customized program. We also manage a full range of end-of-life information security issues for our clients.  LifeSpan works exclusively with EPA-registered and regulation-compliant partners to maintain the highest standards of environmental protection and ethical business practices.

About SGS Group:

SGS North America is a member of the SGS Group, a global Control and Inspection company, represented in more than 130 countries by 210 affiliated companies.   SGS is the world’s leading certification body for management systems.  The company conducts management system audits including RIOS, R2, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 for the recycling industry.  SGS auditors are certified to RIOS and R2 and cross-trained to other QEH&S management systems.

About ISRI:

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. is the non-profit trade association that is the “Voice of the Recycling Industry.”  Based in Washington, D.C., ISRI represents more than 1,600 private and public for-profit companies that process, broker, and industrially consume scrap commodities, including ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper, electronics, rubber, plastics, glass, and textiles. ISRI members employ more than 50,000 individuals and operate at more than 3,000 facilities worldwide, more than 80 percent of which are located in the United States.

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LifeSpan Named to Prestigious Inc. 5000

Newton, MA, August 21, 2010 –(PR.com)– LifeSpan Technology Recycling announced today that the company was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, a compendium of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America.

LifeSpan President Dag Adamson commented on the award: “We are thrilled to be named by Inc. Magazine as one of the nation’s top entrepreneurial companies. LifeSpan continues to differentiate ourselves as a leader in the IT Asset Disposal industry, delivering compliant and secure asset retirement solutions to our valued clients.” Adamson continued, “I thank Inc. Magazine for their ongoing commitment to entrepreneurship. I also commend all of the companies on this year’s list for their strong performance and growth, which is particularly impressive given today’s challenging economic climate. Most of all, I thank our employees and customers who are the keys to LifeSpan’s success.”

This year, LifeSpan debuted at #19 in the Top Environmental Services Category, with an extraordinary three-year growth rate of 267%. LifeSpan will celebrate with fellow award winners at the Inc 5000 conference in Washington, D.C. September 30 – October 2, 2010.

About LifeSpan Technology Recycling:

Founded in 2002, LifeSpan Technology Recycling (www.lifespanrecycling.com) is a managed services company that provides electronic asset retirement services to corporations, municipalities, and not-for profit organizations nationwide. LifeSpan offers companies and organizations the flexibility of handling large quantities of equipment with a customized program. We also manage a full range of end-of-life information security issues for our clients. LifeSpan works exclusively with EPA-registered and regulation-compliant partners to maintain the highest standards of environmental protection and ethical business practices.

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LifeSpan Hires Senior QEH&S Executive

Newton, MA, August 31, 2010 –(PR.com)– LifeSpan Technology Recycling (LifeSpan) announced today that it has hired Paula Ross as Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety (“QEH&S”) Manager. Ms. Ross will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of LifeSpan’s QEH&S Management System, as well as ensuring compliance with EPA, OSHA, and other applicable regulatory requirements. She possesses over twenty years of experience in the areas of Environmental Regulation and Compliance, Safety, and Industrial Hygiene. In addition, her tenure spans multiple organizations, including – Gambro BCT, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Morrison-Knudsen Corporation. Ms. Ross’ past responsibilities have included providing course instruction for EPA-certified training programs, contributing to the drafting and implementation of environmental regulations, and conducting field audits in accordance with the FDA Quality Management, ISO 14001, 13485, and OSHAS 18001. She is a graduate of Colorado State University with a BS in Environmental Health.

“We are extremely pleased by the addition of Paula to the LifeSpan team,” commented President Dag Adamson. “She brings a wealth of both private and public sector experience that will further bolster our commitment to excellence in all aspects of Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety. Paula will lead our current initiative to achieve RIOS, R2, and ISO 14001 certification, which we expect to complete by the end of the third quarter of this year.”

LifeSpan Technology Recycling ® and GlobalWare Team to Provide Profitable End-of-Life Solutions

Per 7/14/2010 Press Release:

GlobalWare Solutions and LifeSpan Technology Recycling ® Team to Provide Profitable, Environmentally Sound End-of-Life Technology Solution

Don’t throw that computer in the landfill!

The downside of rapidly evolving digital technology is the compressed cycle of obsolescence. GlobalWare Solutions and LifeSpan Technology Recycling have entered into a partnership to expedite the recycling of digital components to help keep the planet green while turning those used electronics into a revenue stream for their clients.

One customer is a worldwide leader in storage and network security solutions. The company has sold over 410 million digital storage drives and disks alone. With products ranging from hard drives to disks to DVD components to flash memory sticks, the company had found itself with an ever expanding inventory of refurbished items, but no sales channels to move these types of products.

Enter the strategic alliance of GlobalWare and LifeSpan. Together the two are delivering a competitive advantage to technology companies by selling and delivering previously worthless assets directly to both consumers and wholesalers. Customers, like the one mentioned above, are transforming the costs associated with inventory management into an ongoing revenue stream.

GlobalWare brings its expertise in shipping, global logistics and supply chain management. The company has a state-of-the-art fulfillment system featuring a proprietary software platform which provides its clients with real time inventory management coupled with industry standard accuracy and transparency.

LifeSpan provides their experience in electronic asset retirement and the all important worldwide sales channels for these refurbished goods and recycled raw materials.

“This is a very synergistic fit,” says GlobalWare Solutions CEO, David Beatson. “Our partnership is a win-win-win situation for us, our customers and the planet.”
Dag Adamson, President of LifeSpan, says “This is one of the best things we can do for the environment, to get end-of-life electronic products back into the marketplace so they don’t end up in landfills, here or overseas. Our clients benefit from reduced inventory and increased revenues. Plus, the environment benefits because we are recycling, selling refurbished products and converting parts back into raw materials.”

Based upon its initial success with only a handful of products from this one customer alone, GlobalWare and LifeSpan anticipate significant revenue growth as its handles a wider array of this market leader’s product lines and those of other technology companies with similar challenges.

Headquartered in Haverhill, Massachusetts, GlobalWare Solutions helps companies market, sell and deliver physical and digital products to the global marketplace. From versatile turnkey ecommerce and logistics solutions, GlobalWare reduces lead-time, cuts costs, increases flexibility in product lifecycles and streamlines program management to drive revenues, build customer loyalty and gain competitive advantage.

LifeSpan Technology Recycling, founded in 2002, specializes in asset retirement, data protection and computer components recycling for corporations, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations nationwide. LifeSpan also manages a full range of so-called “end-of-life” information security issues for its clients. The company works exclusively with EPA-registered and regulation-compliant partners to maintain the highest standards of environmental protection and ethical business practices. It is an authorized Microsoft partner with offices in Boston, Denver, Omaha and San Diego.