ecoatm

•Mark BowlesMark Bowles

•Founder, CMOFounder, CMO

ECO-ATM (Environmental friendly Automated teller machine)

Need of EcoATM:-• The International Consumer Electronics

Show(Jan 10-13) Las Vegas is all about the latest smartphones, tablet computers and other devices.

• But what about the old gadgets?

• Actually, one machine at the show is designed to help recycle gadgets, giving old phones a second life, or a better home.

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Overview of ecoATM:-

• The founder of eco-ATM is Mark Bowles.

• Based in San Diego, Calif.and L.A., ecoATM is the first and only company to create an automated self-serve kiosk system to evaluate and buy-back used electronics directly from consumers for cash or store credit.

• It is the first and only company to create an automated self-serve kiosk system.

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• Installed on public places.

• Based on three technologies:-

1-Advanced machine vision,

2-Electronic diagnostics,

3-Artificial intelligence.

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• Eco-ATM’s visually and electrically inspect your used device and judge amount acc.

• Eco-ATM pays more than any competitive or other available options in the market.

• Achievement- EcoATM is nominated as the best clean-tech startup device of Crunchies 2011.

• Upto 2014, all mobile developers has decided to make similar(standard) pin charger.

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Eco-ATM (Anti)-Carbon Policy

• Eco-ATM is committed to being a Carbon Negative company – going beyond neutrality to actually removing it from our environment.

• 75,000 tons of used mobile phones are thrown into landfills every year.

• Used mobile phones may contain toxic materials like cadmium,mercury & arsenic that can leach into our water system.

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Diseases caused:- • Cadmium causes emphysema, chronic

renal disease and lung cancer.

• Inorganic mercury causes gingivitis, stomatitis, neurologic impairment and nephrosis, while organic mercurials cause sensory neuropathy and blindness.

• Arsenic causes skin cancer,liver cancer and lymphatic cancer.

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U.S. Annually150M used phones

retired$7B worth

E-WASTE TIPPING POINT

$4.6B 2009 WW used phone market (source ABI)

HUGE WORLDWIDE SECONDAY MARKET

Consumer Benefits

Trash into Cash

Discount new purchases

Eco-responsible

Personal Data removal

Retailer Benefits

•Increased customer foot-traffic

•E-Waste law compliance

•Eco-branding

•Buy-Back $ Spent In Stores

FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR

ALL STAKEHOLDERS

ALTERING WASTEFUL

LIFE-CYCLE OF ELECTRONICS

•Today

•Next Month

•Next Year

5 machines --6 month trial

•$250,000 paid out

•60,000+ phones collected

• Retaile

rs

•Consumers

Win Win Win Win

• OEM

Award’s:-

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How to use ecoATM:-• The cupboard-sized machine has a large

touch screen and a big metal "mouth" where you can place your old phone or MP3 player.

• Drop your phone into the EcoATM and the machine will pay you what it believes the handset is worth.

• It takes pictures of the device to figure out what kind of shape it's in.

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• Then, you choose one of the machine's many cables to connect your device.

• The machine will figure out if the device's internals are working.

• Shows max. amount of hundreds of e-recycling companies that are willing to pay for it.

• If you accept, it spits out cash.(extract)

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Future Scope:-• Starting with mobile phones, iPods,

and other portables today, they have designed ecoATM to eventually handle PCs, laptops, and larger devices.

• In upcoming days we also expect to see more compact (in size)and more user friendly GUI of ecoATM.

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References:-

• Inspire from an article of Times of India.

• Yahoo news..

• Wikipedia..

• www.ecoATM.com

• www.google.com

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Any Questions?

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