JACKSON, Miss. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2006--While communities all across America highlight environmentally friendly activities for Earth Day 2006 on April 22, companies that recognize the environmental and information security hazards of electronic waste are doing their part year-round.

Information technology asset disposition company Intechra uses environmentally sound disposal methods to recycle or reuse old electronics equipment for companies such as Southwest Airlines, BAE Systems, Pier 1 Imports and Graybar Electric Company. In 2005, Intechra:

-- Kept approximately 20 million pounds of electronic waste out
of landfills by remarketing or recycling it

-- Repaired and resold about 100,000 computers and laptops for
reuse

"With e-waste being the fastest growing of all waste segments, it is critical we do everything possible to keep electronic waste out of our landfills and out of the landfills in other countries," said Chip Slack, Intechra chief executive officer. "We are seeing increased corporate awareness of the need to dispose of IT equipment in an environmentally sound way. We applaud those companies who are being conscientious about the way they dispose of their e-waste."

Intechra, the largest IT asset disposition company in the U.S., remarkets electronic assets that can be repaired and reused; it recycles those that are no longer usable.

With stringent controls on its processes, Intechra indemnifies its clients from any liability related to the disposal of the equipment, further ensuring that the assets are disposed of properly. For more information on Intechra visit www.intechra.com.

Copyright Business Wire 2006

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