History

March 2011 - ecoATM testifies to the House Committee on Small Business, Committee Hearing Spurring Innovation and Job Creation: The SBIR Program

February 2011 - ecoATM wins one of only four “Demo-god” awards at DEMO Spring 2011

February 2011 - ecoATM wins National Science Foundation grant and is awasded its first patent

February 2011- ecoATM introduces its first fully automated consumer electronics recycling kiosk with built-in cash dispenser

February 2011 - ecoATM gets $14.4 million in funding: Coinstar and Claremont Creek Ventures co-lead series A investment

November 2010 - Popular Science Honors ecoATM with its Best of What’s New Award in green technology

November 2010 - ecoATM named as CES Innovations 2001 Design and Engineering Award honoree

October 2010 - ecoATM adds video game buy-back in addition to mobile phones and MP3 players

October 2010 - ecoATM named as TechAmerica San Diego High Tech Award finalist

August 2010 - Coinstar invests in ecoATM

May 2010 - ecoATM wins Innovative Product of the Year award at International Electronics Recycling Conference & Expo

February 2010 - ecoATM pilots first automated eCycling Station that pays consumers directly in cash for used phones

February 2010 - ecoATM takes leadership role as affiliate member of ERCC (Electronics Recycling Coordination Clearinghouse)

February 2010 - Coinstar founder Jens Molbak joined ecoATM as investor and board member

December 2009 - ecoATM wins San Diego Venture Group's Tenth Annual 'Pitchfest'

November 2009 - Tom Tullie joins ecoATM as new CEO

October 2009 - ecoATM installs first eCycling Station in San Diego

September 2009 - CONNECT chooses ecoATM as one of this year's finalists in Most Innovative New Product Awards.

June 2009 - ecoATM installs the first Automated eCycling Station at large consumer electronics retailer

March 2009 - ecoATM builds eWaste compliance data collection and reporting functionality into the system.  This resulted in numerous benefits to retailers; 1) eWaste Compliance, 2) trade-in/trade-up promotions, 3) increased store spending and 4) responsible recycling.

January 2009 - ecoATM expands its solution to support a broader range of electronics, including portable consumer electronics and some larger devices as well. 

December 2008 - ecoATM demonstrates the first visual inspection sub-system for evaluating the condition and value of a used mobile phone.

June 2008 - ecoATM set out to forever alter the wasteful life-cycle of consumer electronics by automating the inspection and buy-back of these devices directly from consumers.  With over 150M phones alone sold per year in the US, the existing take back solutions were not functional for that problem alone, which resulted in most used phones going into drawers or landfills.  ecoATM's solution targeted phones first and is in the process of transforming eWaste to the benefit of consumers, retailers, and the environment alike.

 

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