December 15, 2022

ERI Takes Operational Efficiency to New Heights with Proprietary SOAR System

ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has launched its new internal system designed to harness proprietary A.I. and machine learning technology innovations to further enhance operational efficiency. The new system, called “SOAR,” is now fully operational.SOAR utilizes ERI’s proprietary Optical Character Recognition (OCR) […]

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November 10, 2022

Ways To Prevent Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

Between 2012 and 2017, the Consumer Product Safety Risk Management System reported over 25,000 problems with overheated or failed batteries in more than 400 types of rechargeable or electric devices. You may have heard of some of these complaints. Laptop batteries that overheat and start a fire, e-bike batteries that start fires, or the most […]

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November 6, 2022

Why Is It Important to Recycle Your Used Electronics?

Only half of the states in the U.S. have enacted state laws that address electronics recycling. Most of these states use Producer Responsibility rules that require the manufacturers to pay for recycling. California uses an Advanced Recovery Fee. Consumers are charged a fee when they purchase electronics, and those fees pay for recycling.For states that […]

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November 1, 2022

ERI Releases Annual 2021 ESG & Data Security Report

ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, announced today the release of its second annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) & Data Security Report for Fiscal Year 2021, which can be accessed on the company’s website at ERIdirect.com.The report summarizes ERI’s ESG-related achievements, innovations and highlights […]

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October 31, 2022

Understanding the Importance of Hard Drive Destruction

Everyone needs to think about the importance of hard drive destruction. Consider what’s on your work or personal computer. Yearly income taxes that you’ve saved as PDF files, medical records, passwords, emails, photocopies of your driver’s license, etc. Business owners likely have customers’ credit card information, names, addresses, and contact information. Medical practices have medical information, […]

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October 19, 2022

ERI’s “Design for Sustainability” Program Helps OEMs Achieve Circularity Goals

ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has created a program for its consumer electronics industry manufacturing partners and customers called Design for Sustainability.The program establishes ERI as the first organization in the e-waste recycling industry to develop a comprehensive collaborative program that empowers manufacturers […]

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October 12, 2022

ERI Receives Overall “A” Rating from Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy Performance Measurement Tool

ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, announced today that it has achieved an overall A rating from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular economy performance tool – Circulytics.Circulytics, a free, comprehensive tool developed by the Foundation, measures circularity across a company’s entire operations, flags […]

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September 21, 2022

ERI Opens 12th Office Location in Columbus, Ohio

ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, announced today that due to steadily continued growth, it has opened an office location in Columbus, Ohio, marking the company’s 12th location.News of ERI’s new Ohio location comes on the heels of the company’s announcement that it is […]

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