Allan Gerlat, News Editor

July 23, 2014

1 Min Read
NextWorth Partners on E-Waste Recycling Trade-In Plan with Verizon

NextWorth Solutions is partnering on a consumer electronics trade-in program with the Wireless Zone system, the largest Verizon Wireless franchise in the United States.

Billerica, Mass.-based trade-in firm NextWorth, following a pilot program, is managing the e-waste recycling plan in more than 375 Wireless Zone stores, according to a news release.

The trade-in program allows customers to turn in their used consumer electronic devices and receive a Wireless Zone gift card that can be used toward a new device or any other purchase at a Wireless Zone store.

To help launch the program, NextWorth will donate $2 for every trade-in to the Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving Inc. through August.

"Trade-in is becoming an increasingly important way for retailers and carriers to enable customers to upgrade faster and for less, and we look forward to helping the Wireless Zone system drive its business forward," said Jeff Trachsel, NextWorth chief marketing officer.

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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