How free recycling helps Best Buy stand out from its competition
Practically everyone has them. They’re those household items that shouldn’t go in the trash and can be really tough to recycle.It could be a cumbersome tube TV in the basement. Or maybe it’s a drawer full of out-of-date cellphones, or even that long dormant fridge in the garage.Retailing giant Best Buy will recycle them all […]
Smog-Eating Buildings Gobble Up Pollutants
I can only think of one instance where smog is a good thing and his name is Bill Callahan. Otherwise, smog is a nefarious, asthma-causing byproduct of industry that is poisoning our planet and tainting our skies, on top of our lungs.Fortunately, Alcoa just unveiled their first commercial building installations of smog-eating architectural panels they […]
Commingled Conversation: John Shegerian
A light-hearted Q&A with the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International Inc.John Shegerian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of the Fresno, Calif.-based Electronic Recyclers International Inc., is a competitor. A talented racer of horses who draws inspiration from Ted Turner and the film “Rudy,” the man’s perfect day would involve spending some portion of […]
ERI’s E-Waste Legislation Manager to Discuss Responsible Recycling at RRC
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will participate today in a discussion session titled “E-Waste Collection: E-Gads, There’s a Right Way?” at the Annual Residential Recycling Conference (RRC) in Dallas at the Gaylord Texan Hotel.Katie Reilly, ERI’s Program Manager of E-Waste Legislation and head of ERI’s Washington D.C. office, will […]
ERI Founder John Shegerian Receives Harold Zinkin Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Four local businesses received awards today during the 2012 Valley Business Conference in Fresno presented by the Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce.In addition, Dr. Pete Mehas, former Fresno County Superintendent of Scools, received the annual Leon S Peters award.The four businesses honored during the event at the Fresno Convention Center run the gamut from […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has for the sixth consecutive year been named an honoree of the state’s prestigious Waste Reduction Award Program (WRAP).The WRAP Awards are an annual program established in 1993 by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, now CalRecycle, to recognize California […]
The Coalition For American Electronics Recycling (CAER) yesterday announced that Covanta Energy, a leading global owner and operator of energy-from-waste projects, has joined the industry drive for federal legislation to restrict export of toxic electronic waste (e-waste) from the U.S. and spur growth of the domestic recycling industry. Despite a political climate where bipartisanship is […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will participate tomorrow in a panel titled “the Role of Business Building a Sustainable Economy” for the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference, staged by the Blue Green Alliance Foundation at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta.ERI Regional Sales Director and recycling expert, Matt McLaughlin will […]
Green Irene Joins Coalition to Limit Toxic E-Waste Exports
Green Irene LLC (www.greenirene.com), a company that trains people all over the country to become local Eco-consultants, helping small businesses and individuals make energy efficiency and sustainability changes, today announced it has joined the Coalition For American Electronics Recycling (CAER), a coalition of U.S. companies that believe electronics recycling should be performed securely and sustainably […]
Update: WM, Alcoa back e-waste export ban bill
Two heavy-hitters have joined the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling to fight for passage of the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act.Waste Management Recycle America, Waste Management Inc.´s recycling division, and Alcoa, one of the world´s leading aluminum producers, signed on with CAER, a group pushing to pass the bill, in January.The bill, introduced in June, would […]