1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Funny mis s idel Jason Hammer right over there with 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: a very special guest on the hotline. 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 2: Very cool community events happening this weekend featuring one of 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: our sponsors, Dale Needleman of Technology Recyclers joins us. Cool 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: Praise Dale, Raise Hell, How you doing my man? 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 3: Doing great? Looking forward to the rain stopping for sure. 7 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: So this Saturday at hinkle Field House on Butler's campus, 8 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: everybody knows where it's at. From nine to noon, you 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: guys are having a community dump. Now for Nigel and 10 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: I that usually means too much white Castle and warm Budweiser. 11 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 4: For you guys, walk me through what's going to happen here. 12 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 3: Absolutely, so we're excited to do this with Butler. It's 13 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 3: their first time holding a community electronics recycling event. It's 14 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 3: our first one of the recycling event season, which starts 15 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 3: now and really culminates in April with Earth Day. So 16 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 3: it's open to the public. It's being put on by 17 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 3: Butler Sustainability Programs and Technology Recyclers and from nine to 18 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 3: three you can bring all your electronics, all cords, cables, batteries, 19 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 3: old printers, toasters, whatever you got, and we're going to 20 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 3: recycle it and We're looking forward to a big day there. 21 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 3: It's going to be awesome weather, and like I said, 22 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 3: starts off our season of recycling of events where we 23 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 3: have about twenty five of them scheduled. 24 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 4: Okay, so this is nine to three on Saturdays. 25 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 3: Get on, sorry, nine to noon on nine to noon 26 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: on Saturday, Dank. 27 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: I didn't know there was a quote unquote season for 28 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: technology recycling. Can you expand on that a little? Why 29 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: was this the season? 30 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: Sure, I'd love to so. For some reason, ever since 31 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 3: Earth Day has been put in place, which I believe 32 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 3: was nineteen seventy one, a lot of people think of 33 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 3: Earth Day as the only time of the year to 34 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 3: really get out and recycle. Now say Earth Days every 35 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 3: day for us, because this is what we do every 36 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: day of the year. But the springtime is clearly the 37 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 3: biggest for residents, homeowners, communities to really think about recycling, 38 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 3: and electronics is no different. We see a big uptick 39 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 3: in electronics recycling during the spring and dale. 40 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 2: The reason why I think this is important, the reason 41 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: we wanted to have you on. There's a lot of 42 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: people out there, and myself included, I had no idea 43 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 2: that you couldn't just throw away some electronics stuff. 44 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 4: You can't just get a big black trash bag. 45 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 2: Throw an old TV in there and just hope the 46 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: trash man takes it away. 47 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 3: Like. 48 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: That's technically against the law. So that's why you guys 49 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: do what you do. 50 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is absolutely against the law in Indiana since 51 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 3: twenty ten to throw any electronics in the trash and 52 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 3: that really goes for all of it, not just the 53 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 3: TV cords, cables, all those kind of things. Now, that's 54 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 3: tough to enforce. The the guys doing the garbage route trucks, 55 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 3: you know, they don't have time to look through your trash. 56 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 3: But we started this company fifteen years ago to specifically 57 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 3: address that in a couple other issues. So what we 58 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 3: do is we collect all that stuff. We have a 59 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 3: drop off site which is open from nine to three 60 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 3: Monday through Friday, and then we hold these events really 61 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 3: year round, but the majority of them are in the 62 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 3: spring and fall, where anybody can bring their stuff to us, 63 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 3: and most all of the items we accept are free 64 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 3: of charge. There are a couple items we charge so specifically, 65 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 3: but as you know, we offer two real important things. 66 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 3: The first one is is you have guaranteed data destruction 67 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 3: with us. Anything that we touch, we guarantee data destruction 68 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: for a homeowner, for a resident, for businesses. And the 69 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 3: other thing is we're one hundred percent landfill free. Zero 70 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 3: pounds go into the earth. So when you come and 71 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: do it the right way and the legal away and 72 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 3: not throw it in the trash, we're gonna also save 73 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 3: the earth. We kept eight million pounds out of the 74 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 3: earth last year. 75 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 2: And what I love about these guys Nige, it's owned 76 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 2: and operated by veterans of the US military. I went 77 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,559 Speaker 2: to their facility to kind of take a tour round, 78 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 2: like they walk the walk and talk to talk. You 79 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 2: see like the American flag, the Armed Forces flag, And 80 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 2: you get to talking to these dudes, you'll learn all 81 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 2: new swear words. 82 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 4: You're gonna learn all new ways to gamble at a 83 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 4: blackjack table. These guys go harder. The paint man. 84 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, we love all that stuff. 85 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 4: Dale. Before we let you go again. 86 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: The big event is hinkel Fieldhouse this Saturday, nine to noon. 87 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: Is it just technology stuff or if somebody's listening. 88 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 4: And they're like, I got a recliner, I don't know 89 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 4: what to do with. Do you guys take any of 90 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 4: that stuff? 91 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 3: We don't. We don't. We're focusing specifically at this event, 92 00:04:55,760 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 3: focusing on electronics and electronics related items, cords, cable batteries, phones, TVs, 93 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 3: you know, old things like that, those other kind of 94 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 3: general trash items. We do not accept those and so 95 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 3: we won't be taking them on Saturday. 96 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 2: And if you're a business that's listening right now, you 97 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 2: guys have a deal where you got drivers that can 98 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 2: go pick the stuff up, right, we do. 99 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 3: That's our primary business, if you will. We did over 100 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 3: thirty three hundred individual pickups last year where businesses call 101 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 3: call us or go to our website and fill out 102 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 3: a form, we'll send a truck to you. We pick 103 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 3: up anywhere in Indiana basically free of charge. We do 104 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 3: not have a pickup charge, and like I said, most 105 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 3: items are free of charge. So we have trucks going 106 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 3: all over the place. Every single day. We're running around 107 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 3: the whole state of Indiana. 108 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 4: And I think the data destruction is so important. 109 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 2: There's a lot of people that are hesitant to throw 110 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: away that old laptop or that old iPhone because they 111 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 2: don't want some weirdo to you know, get their information 112 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 2: or their saved credit card number, and that happens to 113 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 2: be your guy's bread and butter, right. 114 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:10,799 Speaker 3: The destruction absolutely expertise. So we have the highest certifications 115 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: in our industry guaranteeing data destruction. We're what's called R 116 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 3: two D three certified, so we guarantee it. We actually 117 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 3: destroyed data for every entity of the government, healthcare, university, 118 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 3: so we can handle anybody's data, which means we can 119 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 3: handle all of yours. 120 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: How how do you go about I'm sorry, like if 121 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned it, I like, how do you actually go 122 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 1: about destroying somebody's laptop for example? Like, do you just 123 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: smashing it into a million pieces? 124 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 3: Yeah? Well, Jason got to see it. We have a 125 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 3: giant smasher. We have a shredder that we use. The 126 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 3: items come in, we sort out different materials we don't like, 127 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 3: the shred batteries, and then other items go and get destroyed. 128 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 3: We have wiping devices that can wipe certain items, and 129 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 3: then we shred these things, get all those little pieces, 130 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 3: and then we find homes for that different material again, 131 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 3: so we don't put any of it into the earth. 132 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 3: And I think when the day Jason came through, he 133 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 3: watched us beating the hell out of a lot of stuff. 134 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 3: That day. 135 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 4: That's pretty awesome on that. 136 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: Why hey, before we let you go, Dale, how can 137 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 2: somebody find you guys? 138 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 4: How do they reach out to Technology Recyclers. 139 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 3: Well, in this case, our name is our business, so 140 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 3: you can find us just by googling Technology Recyclers. Our 141 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 3: website is www dot techdash recyclers dot com and on 142 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 3: the website you'll find a form to fill out. If 143 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 3: you're a new customer, you can email me direct from there, 144 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 3: and also you'll see a page there for all the 145 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 3: upcoming events so you can see where we're going to be. 146 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 3: And then lastly, give us a call, and that simply 147 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 3: is eight hundred two three seven three eight eight seven. 148 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 3: And you know we've done this for fifteen years. We 149 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 3: have over four fo one hundred and sixty five star 150 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 3: reviews and the Better Business Bureau just gave us our 151 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 3: TAA rating with no complaints for this past year, so 152 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 3: we got you covered. 153 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 2: Dale, my man, have a great event on Saturday at 154 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 2: hinckel Field House and we'll talk to you soon. 155 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 3: Thank you, sir. 156 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 4: You guys have fun today it's the Hammer and Nigel Show.