Understanding the Most Abundant Commodities in Batteries
How are batteries made? It’s something you must consider before you dispose of a spent battery. Every battery contains metals and substances that are becoming harder to find in the earth or have the potential to damage the environment.While people used to throw batteries in the trash, this isn’t the best way to dispose of […]
ERI’s John Shegerian Congratulates TES-AMM and SK ecoplant Co Ltd on Landmark Sale
John Shegerian, Chairman/CEO of ERI, the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States, has issued a public statement congratulating all involved participants for Navis Capital Partners’ successful $1 billion sale of TES-AMM to SK ecoplant Co Ltd. earlier this week.TES-AMM released an announcement Monday that its parent […]
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, was interviewed on the main stage for a special presentation on data protection and cybersecurity at the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) 18th Annual RLA Conference & Expo last week at the Mirage in Las Vegas.Featured in […]
Don’t Overlook the Importance of In-House Data Destruction
Before hiring a company for data destruction, carefully consider your goals and implications of a job that’s not done correctly. What does your company store on hard drives? What information is on your employee’s phones, tablets, laptops, and computers? What documents are printed on the computer? Every time technology advances, it adds to the long […]
Misconceptions and Realities Surrounding Hard Drive Destruction
Years ago, a top security company surprised several ITAD companies by suggesting data that loses its value years from now is an important consideration when determining how careful you are with data destruction. If the information isn’t highly valuable, they suggested the “bare minimum” is acceptable.It wasn’t the right approach. Guessing whether or not today’s […]
ERI Prominently Featured in Costco’s STAR News
ERI was prominently featured in this month’s Sustainability Technical Assistance Review (STAR) newsletter which is distributed to all Costco employees to keep them updated on all of Costco’s ESG initiatives. STAR News Period 5 FY 22 – Electronic Recycling.pdf
In a new opinion-editorial published by Newsweek, John Shegerian, Chairman/CEO of ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, calls for 2022 to be “the year that technology recycling goes mainstream.”In the opinion editorial, Shegerian points out that despite e-waste still being the fastest growing waste stream on […]
John Shegerian Interviewed On Cybersecurity & E-waste
Many of us have obsolete devices relegated to the backs of our drawers, little museums of the technology of days long past. These forgotten laptops and phones seem like merely quaint relics, but if they’re not disposed of correctly, they can leak two different but dangerous things: toxic chemicals and sensitive data.The world generated a […]
Electronic Recycling for Businesses – Everything You Need to Know
Consider the number of electronic devices each employee in your business owns. At a bare minimum, your workers likely have a smartphone, a modem and router, a desktop or laptop computer, tablet, headset, and multi-function printer. Plus, you have lightbulbs and fixtures, radios or smart speakers, and copiers. You may even have TVs, tablets, microwave […]