Acts instead of words  
September 1992
Foundation of recycle it GmbH
Selection of high-quality, connected utilization-enterprises under request of the permission documents, processdescriptions, as well as execution of on-site audits.

January 1993
Database-steered material flow management Development of an own database-application for the complete collection of the material flow - basis for the electronic business diary

July 1993
First certification by the TÜV Rheinland, environment protection and energy management
on the BEVU-catalogue of requirements

March 1994
Build-up of a reuse center
Reuse of complete units, components and parts

July 1994
First certification by the TÜV Rheinland, environment protection and energy management
on the first VDMA-/ZVEI-catalogue of requirements

October 1996
Auditing by the TÜV Rheinland, department environmental protection and energy management
on the waste management facilities prescription

November 1996
Bar code controll for the adjustment of the production processes
Introduction of a bar code system to the marking of all material fractions existing in the enterprise.

August 1997
First electronic-recycling enterprise with fourfold certification
Validating after EG-Öko-audit regulation, waste management facilities regulation (EntsorgungsfachbetriebeVO), DIN EN ISO 14001, VDMA-/ZVEI-requirement catalog

February 1998
recycle it GmbH on the Internet
Information can be retrieved over the electronic medium

April 1998
recycle it GmbH received a mention from "Umweltpakt Bayern"
Regional meeting Swabia in Augsburg by Dr. Thomas Goppel, Bavarian Minister of State for land development and environmental questions.

May 1998
Nationwide biggest second-hand IT-exchange
The re-use ratio could be increased rapidly by the nationwide biggest IT-exchange for second-hand IT-products with on-line order facility via InterNet.

December 1999
Installation of a new heating inclusive solar system for the office building
Reduction of the heater emission values by installation of an lowest temperature boiler. Pollution free solar system with 14 square meters of solar cells.

February 2000
Worldwide TCO99 - contract
Disposal according to the rules by TCO99-Norm for monitor manufacturer

July 2000
InterNet hit rate by 310.000
For the first time over 310.000 hits per month on the online database for second-hand computer systems: www.recycle it.de

August 2000
re-validation and re-certification by the TÜV Rhineland in accordance with EMAS, DIN EN 14001, EfbV and ZVEI/VDMA. External examination of the reached standard for the verification and disposal security for the customer-confirmation of the qualification of the recycling enterprise by the extension of the certificates.

January 2001
First-time "Sales for employees" for a customer via InterNet. - the first customer for this was the HPI GmbH / Hoechst group. Waste avoidance by re-use of used IT devices. Enhanced turnover shifting into the range of re-use and increase of the waste avoidance ratio.

February 2001
For the first time over 520.000 hits on the online database for second-hand computersystems
For the first time over 520.000 hits per month on the online database for second-hand computer systems: www.recycle it.de

May 2001
Nationwide recycling agreement with the computer manufacturer Compaq - Generation of a InterNet-based recycling solution; disposal and waste avoidance concept according to the rules; efficiency increase in communication and in the information flow.

August 2001
re-validation and re-certification by the TÜV Rhineland in accordance with EMAS, DIN EN 14001, EfbV and ZVEI/VDMA. External examination of the reached standard for the verification and disposal security for the customer-confirmation of the qualification of the recycling enterprise by the extension of the certificates.

January 2002
Introduction of a database-steered release note procedure for the official monitoring of the material flow concerning particularly monitoring-needy wastes; external examination of the material flow; verification and disposal security for the customers.

January 2002
Extension of the guarantee times for second-hand computers on 12 months; long-term higher re-use ratios and thus environmental discharge; modifications in the customer complaint services and higher convenience.

April 2002
For the first time over 911.000 hits on the online database for second-hand computersystems; Waste avoidance by increased re-use of used IT devices; enhanced turnover shifting into the range of re-use and increase of the waste avoidance ratio.

August 2002
re-certification by the TÜV Rhineland in accordance with DIN EN 14001, EfbV and ZVEI/VDMA. durch den TÜV Rheinland gem. DIN EN 14001, EfbV und ZVEI/VDMA. External examination of the reached standard for the verification and disposal security for the customer-confirmation of the qualification of the recycling enterprise by the extension of the certificates.

November 2002
Development of an automatic customer complaint-tool for the warrantee handling of the products of our InterNet exchange; decrease of the paper flood by e-commerce-solution; shortening of the customer complaint processing and personnel discharge.

February 2003
Setup of a fax server Decrease of the paper flood by fax-receipt via PC and not by conventional paper fax. Transparency of the faxes by network solution

May 2003
Revision of the complete InterNet pages. Communication of the new environmental authority concerning NachwV, release note procedures and re-use solutions; new presentation of our entire service spectrum.

and it continues!