Urban Technologies is committed to the environment, the community, and the pursuit of disruptive technology and smarter value creation
Urban Technologies was born from a commitment to innovate an environmentally responsible solution for the growing global issue of hazardous electronic waste. Founded in 2010, by Navy Veteran Juan Carlos Villatoro, Urban Technologies is disrupting the process and repairing the reputation for electronics recycling with a focus on environmental sustainability, transparent downstream management, and attention to data security.
Urban Technologies is a unique company in a space where environmental commitment and corporate social responsibility are often viewed as marketing rhetoric or a cost of doing business to win the hearts and dollars of larger enterprise clients. They are using technology, data, and a smarter approach to recover material from printed circuit boards to reduce costs and deliver value far beyond traditional recycling.
Their solutions cover the full range of IT asset management and disposition; DoD-compliant data destruction, resale of assets with marketable value, and the complete teardown of old electronics. Their commitment to the environment and community, combined with their disruptive technology and innovative approach adds value for their partners that is unsurpassed in the industry.
Urban Technologies is a certified B Corp, a Public Benefit Corporation, and an e-Stewards certified recycler. As such, they choose to operate in a manner consistent with the transparency and reporting requirements of each. Furthermore, they validate what they do with their proprietary Impact Report which quantifies the benefits of their customers’ recycling efforts
Urban Technologies partners with private businesses, government organizations, schools, and community organizations to collect, recycle and refurbish tons of unwanted e-waste. They are committed to a higher standard of accountability in an industry plagued with distrust. They express their commitment to their customers, employees, investors, and community through their voluntary corporate structure and earned certifications.
Creative problem-solving drives their services and powers their culture. In an industry that hasn’t bothered to change a broken process in over 20 years, they are actively discovering new ways to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of the recycling process while increasing the recovery of precious metals, general metals, and rare earth. PRIME, their closed loop, smelt-free recovery processes produce a net zero impact on landfills.
Their technology has global implications, but they think, and act, in a way that impacts their customers, employees, and the communities they live in. they generate STEM jobs, activate local remarketing programs to improve access to technology, support the Corporate Social Responsibility and IT goals of local businesses and stand-up sustainability programs for the greater Northeast Florida region.
Sources:
- https://youtu.be/vTgMWKRxZ-0
- https://www.urbantechnologies.org/about-us/
- https://www.urbantechnologies.org/about-us/our-story/
- https://e-stewards.org/recycler/urban-mining-pbc/
- https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/urban-mining-pbc
- https://readloud.net
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