In DEGRAF all processes are performed under strict quality standards and total respect for the existing legislation, under the direct supervision of the Risk Prevention and Environment Department.
Magazine of the Colegio de Ingenieros, February 2012
Gabriela Pérez made a great contribution to successfully leading her family business, Degraf in one of the most prominent enterprises in the recycling business in Chile and exclusive representative of the world's largest company in this industry.
Reaching agreements with two major computer technology companies in order to handle a specific type of electronic waste and also to keep the current cellphones campaign agreed with Metro and Claro. These are some of the objectives that Degraf expects for 2012.
Degraf and a new group of companies, members of the Instituto de Seguridad del Trabajo (Safety Institute of Work), agreed to start the implementation of the EMP Environmental Management Program, created by the IST to establish and maintain an environmental management system based on the ISO 14001:2004 standard.
During the last visit to Chile of the executive David Ritter, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Carlos Restrepo, Operations Manager Latin America, both companies reaffirmed the agreement and strengthened old commercial bonds made in 2008.
This young woman, a civil industrial engineering is the head of a family business that began operations 29 years ago in recycling of graphics, photographic and radiological waste and today, she leads the field of electronic waste.
Samsung announced a partnership with DEGRAF for e-waste recycling. The purpose of this measure is to align the company with the Samsung Electronics Global Policy called "Planet First", and introduces the recycling of e-waste in the after-sales service.
With the successful environmental management made by the Easter Island Municipality, it was possible to send 30 tonnes of e-waste to the continent, this activity was received favorable feedback by the Environment Minister, María Ignacia Benitez
DEGRAF receives thousands of cell phones no longer used. The electronic recycling company receives the material that is placed in boxes located at the Metro stations, no matter the conditions or how old they could be.
May 17th was the Recycling Day, an opportunity that was used for the realization of events and meetings which were aimed at creating awareness about how importance is to use proper resources. This day was established in Texas, USA in 1994 and then in 1997 it was established across the country. In Chile, year after year increases the number of companies and institutions which are taking this day to remember the importance of separating our waste.