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I YORBA LINDA STAR1MBRECYCLE: Businessman helps environment, peopleFROM PAGE 1nates.Teri Neibuhr, director of the Homeless Intervention Shelter, said Extreme Recycling made an invaluable donation of two laptops, laptop cases and docking stations that her nonprofit wouldn't have been able to afford.“It’s just a really welcomed surprise,” she said.Neibuhr said that children living at the shelter use the laptops during homework clinics: “It’s been fantastic.”De Marco, 53, tries to help people out in his company, too. Some are recovering addicts.“I was given a second chance being sober,” De Marco said. “It’s just a soft spot I have. It’s just nice to see people get a second chance. I think everyone deserves a second chance.”e-Stewards InitiativeDino De Marco takes pride in having his business certified as an e-Steward. The e-Stewards Initiative is a project of the Basel Action Network, a nonprofit based in Seattle.The group was born out of the growing e-waste. The e-Stewards Initiative tries to prevent the toxic materials in electronics from causing long-term harm to human health and the environment, particularly in countries with developing economies. De Marco tries to recycle what he brings in as much as possible, to keep it out of landfills. Extreme Recyling also works to prevent pollution at its plant.De Marco also believes it’s a good business strategy. He said some of his major clients prefer to work with environmentally -sensitive vendors.If equipment has a circuit board, battery or power cord, Extreme Recycling can recycle, repurpose or resell it.Dino De Marco of Extreme Recycling donates recycled and repurposed electronics to organizations in need.PHOTOS: MATT MASIN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERExtreme Recycling, based in Placentia, is owned by Dino Demarco, who said he is happy to be giving back and doing something good for his community.Last year. Extreme Recycling processed 196,823 pounds of electronics.
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