State of Wisconsin awards recycling of electronic waste contract to Cascade Asset Management

MADISON, Wis. - Sept. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- The State of Wisconsin Department of Administration has awarded a 24-month contract to Cascade Asset Management (“Cascade”) to provide e-Stewards and NAID certified recycling of electronic waste and IT asset disposal services to state agencies, municipalities, tribal governments, and public schools throughout Wisconsin.

The contract scope, terms and pricing are posted on the State’s VendorNet system. Additional details are posted on Cascade’s website at: http://www.cascade-assets.com/wi. Cascade’s industry certifications, past performance, and proposed solution met all requirements of the bid from the State that resulted in the contract.

“Cascade is honored to have been selected to expand our IT Asset Disposition services to state agencies and municipalities through this contract award,” says Neil Peters-Michaud, Cascade’s CEO.  “This contract will help to create more jobs in Wisconsin, will promote environmental stewardship through the reuse and recycling of waste electronics, and will generate more money back to taxpayers through our revenue sharing program.”

Cascade offers businesses and institutions a secure, environmentally responsible and cost-effective method for the disposal of their unwanted IT assets.  The company operates over 60,000 square feet of production space at plants in Madison, WI and Indianapolis, IN. Cascade is certified by the Department of Administration as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). Cascade has collected and refurbished or recycled over 84 million pounds of electronics since it opened in 1999 and has been recognized as an industry “visionary” on the Gartner IT Asset Disposition Magic Quadrant.   All of Cascade’s facilities are also NAID and e-Stewards certified, providing a third party assurance that equipment is handled according to the most stringent standards for data security and environmental responsibility.