Five Common Electronics Companies Forget To Recycle
You probably still remember the three R’s that you learned in school: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! While that motto is quite old, it’s components are necessary now more than ever. According to Frontier Group — a group that provides analysis and information to citizens for living cleaner and healthier — the U.S. produces more than 30 […]
ERI Featured On Recycling Today Cover – Unafraid To Take The Lead
ERI, the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States, was recently focused on the cover of Recycling Today in a piece titled “Unafraid To Take The Lead”. The article focuses on ERI’s story from beginning as a small company to the industry leader it […]
New York City’s electronics recycling program, including the groundbreaking and award winning ecycleNYC (www.nyc.gov/ecycle) residential e-waste collection program, a joint effort by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), ERI and proactive manufacturers, has now successfully collected and recycled more than 20 million pounds of electronic waste from city residents. Now serving over 4.6 million New […]
On the heels of news this week that the campaign organization for House Republicans was the victim of a cyberattack that exposed email accounts to an unknown hacker during the 2018 election cycle, John Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction […]
The Largest Third Party Data Breaches of 2018
As technology quickly advances and the internet becomes more accessible, many benefits are offered to us, but this past year, we have also seen a lot of damage. Without even following the news too closely, you likely recall that there has been an increase in security regarding our personal information (especially regarding online purchases). Data […]
ERI’s John Shegerian Shares Insights on Data Security Issues in the Age of Automotive High Tech
John Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States, warned of “the new wild West of hardware hacking” at the Securing Mobility Summit earlier this week at AutoMobility LA 2018.One of the key conferences at the Los Angeles […]
ERI Co-Founder Aaron Blum Shares Insights on Lithium Battery Concerns at CalRecycle Workshop
Aaron Blum, Co-Founder, COO and Chief Compliance Officer of ERI, the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States, stressed the urgency of responsibly managing lithium batteries at a public workshop meeting presented by the State of California’s CalRecycle. The workshop, “Threats Posed by Lithium […]
After the Breach: What Hackers Do With Your Company’s Stolen Data
The Internet of Things – or IoT – has made day to day life all the more convenient. This interconnectivity between any number of electronics ensures that it’s difficult to lose critical information and that a person can interact with any number of servers from any number of devices. Of course, these science fiction-esque advances […]
On Thursday, November 15, Amazon will host electronic waste collection events in five cities across the U.S., including Dallas, Denver, Seattle, San Jose, and Washington D.C., in celebration of America Recycles Day, a national initiative of Keep America Beautiful. Amazon invites residents to bring their old or unwanted television sets, computer monitors, cell phones, faxes, […]
ERI Applauds its Electronics Manufacturer Partners for Meeting EPEAT Standards
In honor of the 12 th anniversary of the Green Electronics Council’s flagship EPEAT program, John Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States, has called the EPEAT standard an “essential indication of excellence” and has pointed to […]