5 Things You Should Know About Planned Obsolescence
Planned, or built-in, obsolescence may be extremely appealing to electronics manufacturers. It’s a way to ensure that demand for the devices they manufacture stays viable. With planned obsolescence, producers design […]
Inside the Warehouses Where Our Old CRT TVs Go to Die
John Shegerian was recently featured on Vice’s pluspluspodcast talking about sustainable, healthy, and economically sustainable CRT recycling and the challenge facing recyclers, consumers, businesses, and the country. The entire podcast […]
ERI Awarded NAID Certification for Washington State Facility
ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest IT asset disposition (ITAD) and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, announced today that it has successfully achieved AAA certification […]
Our Mountain of Electronic Waste: 5 Great Problem Solving Ideas
Despite its almost purely negative connotation, the e-waste amassing in startling proportions around the world is fostering an enormous amount of innovation and problem solving, especially in terms of recycling, […]
Major e-scrap firm joins cybersecurity effort
A Department of Homeland Security-sponsored campaign now counts ERI among its educators.ERI has joined the Stop. Think. Connect. Campaign, which is in its seventh year of providing tips and resources […]
New and Alternative: E-waste Recycling and Recovery v. Mining Finite Resources
E-waste recycling has relevant solutions to the pollution and problems caused when traditional mining is used to acquire dwindling resources. These finite resources are necessary components of most electronics and […]
ERI Named as a Representative Vendor in Gartner Market Guide for IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)
ERI, a leader in the IT asset disposition (ITAD), cybersecurity focused hardware destruction, and data destruction space, in addition to being the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has been […]
5 Myths About E-waste and E-waste Recycling Debunked
Recycling your old electronics is always a good idea. End-of-life computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones and more are piling up, and landfills are definitely not the best places for them.Most […]
ERI and City of New York Receive Harvard’s Bright Ideas Award for e-cycleNYC Program
New York City’s groundbreaking e-cycleNYC (www.nyc.gov/ecycle) program, a joint effort by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), ERI, and proactive manufacturers, has been named a recipient of the […]
Federal Agents Indict Chicago-based Electronics Recycler
Notice: This article is about a third party and not about ERI.The e-waste crisis has created a underscored climate of deviation and departure from regulatory control. The controls are necessary […]