Letter from the Editor

Reverse Logistics Magazine, Edition 14

I firmly believe that if you’re going to “talk the talk” you’ve got to “walk the walk.” A few months ago, I mentioned that our youngest son had moved out of the house and into an apartment close to the San Jose State University campus, leaving behind more than he took with him.

I mentioned that we called out the Salvation Army to haul everything away… well that’s not exactly true. You see there was a lot of garbage (electronic garbage, to be specific ) and we couldn’t possibly dump that on a charitable organization. So for the last several months, or more, his old television, various old video game systems, etc., have been sitting in the corner of the garage.

We’d been waiting for the local high school or church to have an e-waste fundraiser but that hadn’t happened or at least not at a convenient time. With the end of summer rapidly approaching, we knew this was a must do task for the weekend.

My husband Harry, (some of you may have met him in Las Vegas or Amsterdam), works in a neighboring city and had noticed a storefront shop in a strip mall advertising e-waste collection. This is key because just by listening to me talk about reverse logistics and being involved in RLA events, he has become more aware of reverse logistics. He noticed the recycle shop because of this awareness and when it came time to dispose of our electronic waste, he didn’t think about it as trash, he thought about where we could recycle.

We loaded the car and took our e-waste to GreenCitizen in Los Altos (northern California). There we met Nafisah Ali, the Center Manager. Quite to my surprise, they already know of RLA and are receiving the magazine. We talked about the benefits the association has to offer and we look for greater involvement from them in the future.

I always feel good about recycling and it’s encouraging to know that I have had an influence on my husband. It makes me realize that we can all influence others through our actions.

Best regards,

Christine Morrow
Editor, Reverse Logistics Magazine

Reverse Logistics Magazine, Edition 14