GEEP Barrie
220 John Street
Barrie, Ontario L4N 2L2
GEEP (Global Electric Electronic Processing) –
Responsible Electronics Recycling in Action
Forgotten TV Treasure to be Recycled is Returned to its Rightful Owner
PRESS RELEASE
February 15, 2017 – GEEP (Global Electric Electronic Processing) is pleased to announce that
Barrie Police Investigative Services have returned a forgotten treasure left inside an old TV,
recycled at GEEP’s Barrie facility, to its rightful owner.
As reported by Barrie Today, Barrie Police Investigative Services have spent the past month
trying to trace back and return the found treasure to its owner.
On January 13th of this year, an old television was dismantled at our GEEP Barrie facility,
located at 220 John Street, when an employee found a cash box inside the TV with over
$100,000 cash and some personal banking records, dating back over 30 years ago, to 1985.
The GEEP employee reported and handed over the items to the General Manager and police
were involved to handle the matter accordingly. The personal documents left enclosed in the
cash box helped Police trace back the banking documents and paperwork to a 68-year-old
male, reported from Bolsover, Ontario.
The banking paperwork and cash box had apparently been placed in the television years ago,
for safe keeping and forgotten about. Reportedly, the television was then passed onto a family
friend who was unaware of its contents and decided it was time to recycle it.
While other reports have noted the TV had been waiting in the recycling yard for over a year,
GEEP can confirm that all materials to be recycled are typically dismantled and recycled within
a 2 to 30-day window of arriving at our facility.
GEEP commends the honest actions of our employees and staff and are happy to hear the
money has been returned to its original owner.
GEEP is dedicated to providing best in class customer service and electronics recycling
solutions designed to; protect customer’s information, preserve customer brand image, and
enhance customer capital management.
ABOUT US
GEEP (Global Electric Electronic Processing) is a global leader in electronic asset management
and end-of-life electronics recycling.
GEEP is committed to enabling the safe and secure reuse of electronics, recovery of natural
resources from obsolete electronics, and safe and responsible recycling of electronics to divert
waste from landfill. GEEP employs over 500 employees across its 10 divisions located in
Canada, the United States, and Costa Rica.
For further information, please visit us at:
www.geepglobal.com
If you need further information or clarification in relation to this press release, please
contact us directly:
CONTACT US
AMBERLEY BRODEUR
MARKET ING MANAGER
1325 CLARK BLVD. UNIT 2 BRAMPTON ON L6T 5R5
P 905-405-0166
C 647-383-7632
[email protected]
www.geepglobal.com
LEW COFFIN
VICE PRESIDENT , OPERATIONS
220 JOHN STREET BARRIE ON L4N 2L2
P 705-725-1919
[email protected]
www.geepglobal.com