Babylon Revisited is one of my favorite short stories. It's a F. Scott Fitzgerald story that follows a man as he revisits a different time in his life and the mistakes he made. The autobiographical story is ultimately a story about redemption. The same could be said about Yoel Wazana and MSE.
Back in 2008, the Yoel Wazana raid made the news, and MSE was forced to examine itself as a business and write a second act that would coincide with the mission and business sensibility that made MSE a major success from its humble beginnings in Wazana's apartment.
The result was a company that brand that focused on giving Americans jobs. Today, there are over 900 people who are employed by MSE in its Van Nuys, California headquarters. MSE is the largest producer of OEM-alternative cartridges and after-market imaging supplies.
In addition to these, MSE has also focused heavily on the environment. Realizing the enormous waste produced by ink jet cartridge manufacturers, MSE applied some green initiatives to its operations. MSE has recycled over 15 million cartridges since 1994 and has been recognized by the EPA and other environmental organizations for its work in this field.
Although MSE and Yoel Wazana may have fallen on some hard times in the past, its status today as a leader in the printing industry as well as in sustainability goes to show that everyone deserves a second chance.
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