Hesstech Helps Educate Fans at the NBA's First CarbonNeutral Game
East Rutherford, NJ (April 1, 2008) – Hesstech was proud to be represented at the IZOD Center during the first CarbonNeutral basketball game in NBA history on April 1st, 2008.
At the final "Green Night" of the season, Hesstech President David Zimet was at the IZOD Center to educate basketball fans on the benefits of responsible electronics recycling and the risks of improper handling. Zimet and staff handed out information ranging from how to erase your hard drive and protect yourself from identity theft, to ways you can tell whether a electronics are properly recycled.
"Our mission here is to help people understand how to protect themselves and the environment" said Zimet.
In addition to distributing information, Hesstech also raffled off a refurbished laptop. The lucky fan will have the option for free recycling and trade-in credit toward an upgrade at any time.
The New Jersey Nets have begun a comprehensive "greening" program including hosting six "Green Nights" throughout the season. Each Green themed night focused on different Nets initiatives and what fans can do to aid the environment.
To become CarbonNeutral at the final "Green Night," the Nets eliminated their carbon footprint for the game by purchasing carbon credits. The carbon footprint for the game includes such items as the automobile travel of fans and staff and IZOD Center energy usage.
Hesstech looks forward to working further with the New Jersey Nets and all other organizations who want to help educate their fans or employees learn about environmentally responsible electronics recycling.
For more information on the Nets Go Green initiative visit http://www.netsgogreen.com/
Hesstech, LLC
For more than 10 years, Hesstech has provided successful electronics resale/recycling/ inventorying service options. These services range from being the primary contractor managing the removal, logistics, resale, and recycling for a large public merger/acquisition including over 900 laboratories and thousands of offices, to handling single item pack and ship services for a national sales force.
Hesstech has a self-imposed zero-landfill policy to demonstrate the company's commitment to the environment. Hesstech maintains a no-export policy of non-working equipment to show an understanding of the importance of their role in the global community.
The CarbonNeutral Company
The CarbonNeutral Company is the world's leading carbon offset and climate consulting business, working with over 300 businesses and 50,000+ consumer clients.
CarbonNeutral® is the registered trademark of The CarbonNeutral Company (TCNC) and is the leading brand mark and quality standard for action on climate change. Permission to display the CarbonNeutral mark is only given to clients of TCNC when CO2 emissions have been measured and reduced to net zero through a program implemented in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol. This Protocol assures quality of offset projects, carbon footprint assessments and communication and is regularly reviewed by an Independent Advisory Group. The 'audit trail' includes an annual independent verification of CarbonNeutral programs - from contracts with carbon offset partners through to contracts with clients and everything in between.
The CarbonNeutral®: accreditation awarded to the Nets signifies that the emissions associated with the Nets commuting, business travel, premises and company vehicles have been calculated in accordance with the WRI/WBCSD GHG protocol and an equal number of carbon credits have been purchased on behalf of the Nets to neturalize these emissions.
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