What: Press Conference and tour of electronics recycling facility that is recycling responsibly. The full list of signers of Electronics Recycling Pledge of True Stewardship will be released, as well as a new consumer brochure on electronics recycling.

Who: Mark Leavitt, Hackett Electronics Tom Hoyge, United Data Tech. Ted Smith and Sheila Davis -- SVTC

Where: Hackett Electronics, 1260 North 13th Street

When: Tuesday, February 25th 11 am noon

Visuals: Oversized pledge form will be signed. Will include tour or recycling facility

Background: One year ago, the report "Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia" was released. This report sent shock waves throughout the electronics and electronics recycling industries with its disturbing revelation that 50 to 80% of electronic waste collected for recycling in North America was actually being sent by so-called recyclers and brokers to developing countries such as China, India and Pakistan. In those countries, the wastes were simply dumped in the environment or recycled in very toxic and polluting operations which are threatening public health and contaminating the air, land and water. -30-