Seattle-Based E-Waste Recyclers Charged with Conspiracy

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On Wednesday, federal prosecutors filed conspiracy charges against Total Reclaim Inc., a Seattle-based recycling firm that lied to consumers about where their e-waste was going.Total Reclaim, which is owned by Craig Lorch and Jeffrey Zirkle, is one of PNW's largest e-waste processor and recyclers, and the company's customers included the City of Seattle and UW, both of which paid Total Reclaim millions of dollars to recycle e-waste products like computers,