CompuCycle In The News

Kelly Hess - CompuCycle CEO named Most Admired CEO by Houston Business Journal

CompuCycle CEO, Kelly Adels Hess has been named a 2024 Most Admired CEO by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ). Out of a record number of nominations, she was chosen for her career achievements, leadership skills, and dedication to the community through service on nonprofit boards/various volunteer roles. The HBJ selected 60 honorees across various industries, including energy, real estate, hospitality, and more. The award honors CEOs who make “an indelible mark on their organization’s financial success, work culture, and contributions to the community. This prestigious event honors great leadership, vision and values.” – Houston Business Journal An awards luncheon and ceremony will be held to celebrate the honorees on August 30, 2024 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas. HBJ subscribers can view the complete listing of award honorees here.

CompuCycle brings e-plastic recycling upgrade online

Houston-based CompuCycle brought its planned plastic sorting line upgrade online, allowing it to process up to three tons of e-plastic per hour, including PS, ABS, PE and PP. The equipment includes a float-sink system, which complements a plastic shredding and separation system the company added about six years ago. Clive Hess, CompuCycle president, said in a press release that the company “saw an opportunity to solve an industry challenge by creating the first domestic, sustainable, single-solution e-waste plastics program.”

CompuCycle expansion in Houston further separates mixed plastic from recycled electronics

CompuCycle, a Houston-based IT asset management and company, has expanded its plastics recycling capabilities to further process e-scrap plastics. It’s a move meant to attract customers from a wider array of end markets for the plastic, particularly original equipment manufacturers. The company recently added a 10,000-square-foot expansion to its recycling facility in Houston in order to further separate plastic scrap from end-of-life electronics. It now can separate its mixed plastic stream into PP, PE and PS streams, as well as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or ABS.

Achieving T-2-4: Memorial High School alumnus applies Collaborative Spirit to successful career

Thank you to Spring Branch ISD for recognizing Clive Hess, President of CompuCycle, as a significant alumnus. Clive learned the importance of teamwork and perseverance during his time at Memorial High School in the Spring Branch ISD. We are proud of Clive and his many achievements!

CompuCycle Onboards Natural Gas, Petroleum & Chemical Companies Clients for Data Center Decommissioning Services

CompuCycle ready to commit its best of the resources for data eradication solutions, right from identifying the end-of-life IT resources to resell and recycle them.

recycling today magazine cover

Family-owned CompuCycle says keeping people close and strengthening relationships has helped the business thrive for nearly 25 years.

WasteAdvantage magazine – July 2019

“For more than 22 years, CompuCycle has led the way in the electronics recycling industry. Founded in 1995 by Clive Hess, Executive Vice President, and his father, John…”

Houston small business introduces state-of-the-art technology for electronics recycling

HOUSTON— April 30, 2019— Currently, there are more than 135 million cell phones, 23 million televisions, and 31 million computers in landfills in the United States that don’t have to be.

e-scrap recycler

HOUSTON— January 9, 2019— When CompuCycle leaders looked at automating the company’s e-scrap processing, they realized there was no point in reinventing a well-functioning wheel. Colt Recycling, which has done business with CompuCycle, was already successfully using a custom-designed shredding and separation system in New Hampshire.

circuit boards from computers are shredded in the recycling process

The great thing about business is being able to help people and make their lives easier. A byproduct of running a profitable business is the ability to make a significant impact within the communities we serve. Exxon Mobil is a great example of a company that uses its platform to make a difference in the lives of others.

Corporate awards for sustainable electronics recycling for corporations, businesses and residential customers

CompuCycle is awarded the Ebby Halliday and Maurice Acers Business and Industry Recycling Award by Keep Texas Beautiful Learn more about this awesome group of award winning recyclers! Award Announcement Thank you KTB!

data cleanse your hard drives with compucycle data sanitations before reselling

HOUSTON— August 23, 2018— CompuCycle is expanding its footprint and capabilities with the installation of a multi-million-dollar shredding and separation system. The 22-year-old company recently agreed to purchase a 40,000-square-foot space near its existing facility for the installation of the shredding and separation system. The new processing line will be the result of a partnership with New Hampshire-based processor Colt Recycling.

earth day history

CompuCycle was proud to be a sponsor of ABC13 11th annual”ABC13 Earth Day E-Cycling Drive” on April 20, 2018 at ABC 13 studios from 6am-3pm. During the drive, we encourage Houstonians to drop-off their e-waste materials (old computers, monitors, printers, electronics, cell phones, etc.) to help do their part to make Houston a better place to live. ABC13 will broadcast live from our E-cycle event from 9-10am to educate Houstonians on simple and easy steps anyone can make at home to live an “earth friendly” life. For more information, please click on this link.

recycled hard drives

HOUSTON— September 15, 2017— Recycling Today: Houston-based company fully manages clients’ IT assets. “CompuCycle, a Houston-based provider of end-of-life IT asset management services, has expanded its focus to work with local, national and global corporations for electronics services management.

hard drive shredding. we refurbish, recycle or resell electronics.

HOUSTON— September 14, 2017— “The Basel Action Network (BAN) has issued a second report presenting information derived from its GPS tracking activities. Like the first report from a year ago, this report names electronics recyclers and leaves the casual reader presuming each named recycler is complicit in illegal exporting (part of an “export chain,” as BAN puts it).

corporate refurbishing and reselling of electronics to reclaim value

September 6, 2017— CompuCycle had no prior knowledge of the BAN press release on September 6, 2017. We take issue with that release. We are horrified to be listed by BAN as a “Scam Recycler.” CompuCycle did not export a printer from our Houston facility to Hong Kong. What actually happened is as follows: CompuCycle delivered 15 skids of printers to our approved recycler in Fort Worth, Texas on July 13, 2017, and this is documented

woman owner business in the it asset recycling industry

HOUSTON—Wednesday, May 20, 2015—CompuCycle announced today that it has gained its certification as a woman-owned small business through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). CompuCycle will use the certification to help its corporate clients meet supplier diversity goals and to further differentiate itself from its competition.