Dive Summary:

• Green Technology Solutions partnered with Chilerecicla, a Latin American e-waste recycler, and wants to expand its services into the United States.
• Chilerecicla is planning on expansion within Latin America, and wants to delve into the market in the U.S., which produces large amounts of electronic waste and has a high growth potential.
• Urban mining is an important part of Green Technology Solutions plan to go head to head with waste companies on a worldwide scale.

From the article:

"Chilerecicla opened the first e-waste recycling plant in Southern Chile and specializes in direct removal of e-waste from clients' offices for reuse and recycling."

"According to the EPA, only about 25 percent of electronic waste is collected in the U.S., with about 38 percent of that waste stemming from computers."

"Global e-waste recycling and reuse services industry, which Transparency Market Research predicts accounted for more than $9 billion in 2012."