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Unwanted Electronics Become Cash - The Garden Guys

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Sun, 17 Feb 2008|

Second Rotation is directly impacting the problem of e-waste. They buy your unwanted electronic gadgets, and put them into the hands of people who still value them, extending the useful life of items that would otherwise end up in landfills. Second Rotation's President and COO, Israel Ganot, joined The Garden Guys to explain the company's mission.

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  2. Waltham1:38
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  4. cellphones0:15, 1:55, 3:52
  5. GPS0:17, 2:40
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You know Jim we have a special guests we caller this morning. His name is Israel cannot isn't good morning Israel -- this morning I Israel or a good could you tell us about your company we haven't even given a preview haven't but it's say it's a recycling company for your old cellphones laptops. And GPS since that's sounds like -- being feel yeah so instead of the -- you're taking -- that could you tell us something about that.

Sure yet that and much Morton that. Our world a relatively new company where the startup that was launched -- are -- we've been good about 67 months. Yeah we're based in there -- that's so that. And excellent what -- doing work helping consumers ever run the country but also and it worked from around the world. Who to boot from the responsible with our gadget took treatment -- than using them.

Well what's the concern with gadgets putting them in --

But it imperative that the -- to have so many -- stuck in them you know lead Mercury you know that it just not good for. They environment minute but it an environment that -- ends -- in the foot in the what are we it between the what we want to this visit very easy solution consumers who to -- from the without that wind up putting it in the war which ends up in the garbage one they and get some cash -- to -- to what.

So you don't just take unwarranted electronics to recite that you actually pay people. For their unwanted computer is a cell phones are Alba but tech gear yet you have an outlet right there in Waltham -- Baja how to people return these products to you.

A bigger question -- fit the problem that -- is bigger than just recycling obviously there's some cooperative there is that addressed that issue there's been drop off locations were users and to bring in Europe. Cellphones that they're about as an example to -- By the problem is there's so many more electronic felt on spoke. Stop giving after you're gonna because the latest and greatest and that's in the market and to just view them in the -- because they have -- and that who. I mean I'm guilty of attempting who leave the who -- who bill that would you date of the southern and other forms that they end up in the Jordan sounded and that in the the trust which is expected.

So how do you go about. Sending here.

Yeah yeah if we created a web site WWW that they can position that. -- the -- seven categories including felt on -- a camera and orders GPS is then. Well you have to do is that the web site find the particular item that you like they'll. Despite the items you'll the couple questions about the condition that the item and what you do that you click get an upright and get it right now and an -- it will get up between a hundred and hundreds of dollars an item.

Now a 10050 bucks a shovel it to you right after this and then I'm on it says that that the keyboards and all that stuff you actually pay that much money Obama.

Whenever they to between 8200 dollars a win win situation it is. There's a lot of that -- a product picked up by equated to a hundred dollars and -- just don't know the value but it deepest part of I I'll get the idea of if you you know we're not been expected of erupted. It was a ship that brought in upon the web site you can create which shipping label used to edit it is British equivalent about what -- but it but it would've helped blood. We can indict him what we do we expect yet and to make sure that it's war obviously describe it could doubt we that you check within your physical then and then you're done.

Okay how many cellphones and how many cellphones during use in the world any -- dear how many just lying around.

And -- it -- put billions Oakland and billions and right now -- that you yeah any -- that alone. 130 million itself and -- here my whole -- right and I think going really.

While the technology is growing so fast that your cellphones outdated dismissive I pretty much so. -- it's like a great opportunity to send it back and actually -- mix and mix and -- on that.

You broke I assure Libya a fortune 500 company pretty soon Israel I mean as in the business model is bound to succeed and doesn't get out of that over a 150 honored fifty bucks for some job that I have three computers at home already that I don't even use anymore. And and you pay for -- that's a wonderful wonderful project in addition to clean it up this -- equipment like you said that's dangerous too. I admit to the landfills you can also make some extra money.

The equipment you have to remember is that well you don't won't do that prop up anymore -- so what there's somebody else. In the US around the world somebody else who equate to buy it cheaper -- which have been -- and I think that we've. I like you're that Israel going to be going to wrote it to protect its commitment MR I that different people at different --

Are you re cycling things that aren't are no longer usable also.

If that's the question so we could be accept there about 6000 Q and on our site in seven categories that we support about half of those. Out of those people get you know cash for the item but -- that before yet to have them but we help put act we recycle and would have to respectfully wurtman discussions we have several partners but what really important brought is it that in that respect properly.

As time goes on we could expect to see fuel up. Our computer monitors. -- or drug television's this kind of stuff. Out at the curb side. And more people contacting you to get rid of their unwanted electronic gadgets now what's the phone number again on the website Israel -- of people get in touch with. Second rotation.

The best with a -- to go to our web site at WWW dot second rotation that -- OPEC is two to three minutes or decide we don't want to spend an hour decided to prevent had. It's not what you got with tell you how much or as we both for the shipping it for the shipping that in the opinion money and you anticipate that we could --

That's fantastic that's -- few minutes.

This didn't prevent abuse people it's possible I -- people think -- about to open their doors. And put that in in the but this shouldn't book.

I'll tell you what Israel alone -- little note on the garden guys website as to your address and you know direct people towards torture sites so that they can mix and change from there old cellphones laptops cameras and -- video cameras.

That's absolutely livid division an advocate. And you'd better help -- get along the way.

Excellent excellent well thank you so much for your call we appreciate it very much. And it's a wonderful business model that will surely succeed as soon as we let everybody know that you guys are given away money for a junk. That's if I get better and that that's right.

Absolutely perfect for having me on the --

Upon -- thanks so much grade I did -- One sector rotation I go to the politically inclined are both going to go on the principle able to get rid of the cell phones while -- this guy's giving away money absolutely -- for a stuff that you don't use anymore well -- because people that a lot of those gadgets for christmas and it doesn't even have to work -- doesn't have to or even -- work.

You money far and and people are always worried about how to get rid of that that's why is -- human -- Or people are asking how to dispose. Of their electronics in a safe responsible manner and his -- he also recovered some review costs as well. Doesn't get any better than that -- the gotten guys here on AM six AD WRKO -- start station gem and a lady give us a call will help you solve your problems about god being. Both indoors at the end out