Blog & News

By Surplus Service May 22, 2025
Inmate Staff Spotlight: Brandon We want to take a moment to highlight the community outreach that our inmate staff has done in the past. Featured in local news is Brandon, standing on the left of the above image, who takes up a leadership role in activities and conversations held between CTF Inmates and Palma High School students. They both serve as each other's role models by discussing each other's past and the choices they made to get where they are now. The students avoid taking similar actions the led the inmates down a dark path and the inmates learn what positive actions the students are taking in order bring themselves on the right path. It’s a successful and flourishing program that continues to this day. We are proud to support inmates like Brandon by providing them with an opportunity for them to learn valuable skills and work experience that they can in turn use on the outside to earn an honest living when they are released. Surplus Service is honored to make a difference for Brandon and many other of our Incarcerated Individual employees as part of our Certified California Apprenticeship program.
Surplus Service Department of Rehabilitation
By Surplus Service September 13, 2023
Surplus Service is proud to be one of the few vocational rehabilitation agencies working directly with the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR). The DOR places a high priority on providing services to youth and students with disabilities, to ensure they receive the training and other support they need in order to obtain competitive integrated employment.
R2 Certification and R2v3 Certification - Supporting Reuse and Recycle
By Surplus Service July 20, 2023
The R2 Certification is a leading industry standard developed by SERI (Sustainable Electronics Recycling International) to ensure the safe and environmentally responsible management of electronic waste. Learn more.
What is R2v3 Certification for e-waste management
By DeMourney Washington - Surplus Service July 20, 2023
Our most prestigious certification, R2v3 certification, permits the reuse of electronic devices that might not be entirely ready for recycling. Learn more.
Surplus Service Launches Innovative Inmate Training Program
By Anthony Brown July 18, 2023
Innovative Inmate Training Program. This groundbreaking program aims to provide inmates with invaluable training in upcycling medical, laboratory, and IT devices providing a transformative opportunity for individualsand the betterment of the community as a whole. Learn more
By Paul Wakefield March 31, 2023
This article will explore why proper biopharma electronic waste disposal is so important for meeting ESG guidelines, its difficulties associated with it, as well as some best practices companies should follow to meet these guidelines.
ESG: Get Ahead of the Curve with Environmental Social Governance
By Surplus Service December 27, 2022
ESG - Environmental Social Governance. In this blog post, we'll explore what ESG is and how companies can use it to ensure their business practices are sustainable and responsible. Learn more
Governor Newsom's Climate and Energy Advisors
November 19, 2022
Surplus Service President Lou Ramondetta was pleased to meet with Governor Newsom’s Climate and Energy Advisors yesterday in Sacramento for a crucial roundtable discussion on how the Golden State can improve its global leadership on climate.
By SSMarketing October 10, 2022
What is the solution for e-waste management? While finding e-waste solutions for businesses and organizations is our passion, we’re just as passionate about what happens in our surrounding community and with the future of green jobs. That’s why our president, Lou Ramondetta, recently joined more than 40 Bay Area executives on a trip to Washington, […]
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