Enlarge / EnviroGreen’s homepage. Just because a website has pictures of a lush forest doesn’t mean it represents a company that does good things for the environment. (credit: EnviroGreen) According to an indictment filed in Chicago federal court (PDF) late last week, 45-year-old Brian Brundage cut some serious corners while running his e-recycling businesses. He was arrested on Monday on charges of income tax evasion, mail fraud, and wire fraud. Brundage is the former owner of Chicago-based Intercon Solutions and the current owner of EnviroGreen Processing, based in Gary, Indiana. Both recycling companies purported to sell e-recycling services to companies and government organizations that needed to get rid of old electronics. Brundage promised his clients that their old computers, TV monitors, and various other devices would be broken down into their component parts and recycled in keeping with federal guidelines. Instead, feds allege that Brundage shipped some of those electronics for illegal disposal in landfills overseas. Those electronics included Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) from old computer and TV monitors, which contained “hazardous amounts of lead,” as well as batteries. The electronics that weren’t shipped to Asia were destroyed inappropriately on the premises of his businesses or stockpiled indefinitely in warehouses, which is forbidden by federal guidelines. Read 10 remaining paragraphs | Comments
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