Why Is Battery Recycling So Important?
If you have electronic or electrical devices and items in your home, chances are high that it runs on battery power. Smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide detectors usually take a 9-volt battery, and every household has multiple devices. Your laptop and smartphone likely have a lithium-ion battery. Your desktop computer has a cell battery. Solar lights […]
Don’t Throw Out Hard-to-Recycle Items Without Reading These Tips
“Wishcycling” is one of the biggest challenges for recycling facilities. What is wishcycling? It’s a situation where people place items in their blue recycling bins because they have a recycling symbol or it’s made from materials that you feel are recyclable. But, those items actually contaminate the recycling stream and create a situation where a […]
Understanding the Importance of Chain of Custody in ITAD & Electronics Recycling
Chain of custody is the process of documenting the location and stage of e-recycling for the electronic devices that you’ve handed over to someone else for recycling. It’s essential that you know where your electronics are once they leave your business or organization.Why is a chain of custody so important? If you cannot prove where […]
ERI’s Industry Leading Awards & New Facility Featured In Waste360
E-waste, or electronic waste, is a growing problem in the world today. According to the Global E-Waste Monitor 2020, nearly 53 million metric tons of e-waste was generated in 2019 alone. As technology advances and more devices become obsolete, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure that the proper steps are taken to properly and […]
ERI’s Optech Capture System Featured In RecyclingToday
ERI, a leading integrated information technology and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider, has launched its proprietary internal system, Optech Capture. This system is designed to comprehensively manage and track the asset chain of custody throughout the ITAD process. The company has developed this new tracking solution in order to provide a reliable, secure and transparent […]
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has been named as a Representative Vendor in the 2023 Gartner Market Guide for the ITAD industry.Gartner, a leading IT market research firm, issues its Market Guide annually to provide an overview of important issues […]
FRESNO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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 proprietary Optech CAPTURE system designed to comprehensively manage and track asset chain of custody throughout the entire ITAD process. The system, designed by ERI, is fully operational.Optech CAPTURE establishes fully […]
ERI’s John Shegerian Shares Industry Challenges and Opportunities on Recycling Panel at GreenBiz23
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider, was a featured speaker on a panel about the evolution of the recycling industry and its various sectors. The panel took place today at the GreenBiz23 annual conference at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale.Shegerian […]
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Angie Ransom, Vice President of the Retail Division for ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, participated in a panel of experts on the multifaceted relationship between data and logistics yesterday at the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) 19th Annual RLA Conference & Expo at the Mirage in […]
How To Prevent Lithium Ion Battery Fires
Vancouver, British Columbia’s Fire and Rescue Services put out warnings to residents to be careful when charging lithium-ion batteries due to a 5x increase in fires caused by these batteries. In the U.S., the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported more than 25,000 fires were caused by lithium-ion batteries in 2018.These batteries are in your […]