Author: ERI Admin

Electronic Recyclers to Hold California E-Waste Events This Weekend

Electronic recycling collection events will be held at participating Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores across California in partnership with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI) on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.Receiving areas will be set up in the parking lots of participating Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club […]

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Orange County Residents Invited to Recycle Their Electronic Waste at Their Local Wal-Mart

WHAT: Electronic recycling collection events will be held at participating Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores across California in partnership with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI) on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.Receiving areas will be staged in the parking lots of participating Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs […]

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Milpitas Residents Invited to Recycle Their Electronic Waste at Wal-Mart

WHAT: Electronic recycling collection events will be held at participating Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores across California in partnership with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI) on Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. The Wal-Mart located at 301 Ranch Drive in Milpitas will be participating in this […]

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Jim Farley: Time to recycle old electronic gear

BACK TO SCHOOL and recycling electronics – two concepts with more in common than you may think.The leaves have begun to change, the sun is setting earlier and the kids are back in school, which also means new electronic gear, such as laptops, monitors, cell phones and MP3 players – and a bunch of older, […]

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Electronic Recyclers CEO Addresses Environmental Information Digest’s Annual Gathering

John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI), discussed electronics recycling and “e-waste” at the EI Digest’s Annual Gathering today at the Marriott Coronado Island Resort in San Diego.As part of a panel discussion on the management of hazardous substances, and addressing an audience of elite waste industry and environmental services executives, […]

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Who is driving WEEE responsibility in the USA?

Sony, a worldwide brand in consumer electronics, is launching its ‘Sony Take Back Recycling Program’ on 15 September. It will allow consumers to recycle all Sony-branded products for no fee at 75 drop-off centres throughout the US. Furthermore, it allows consumers to recycle other manufacturers’ consumer electronics products at market prices, and may include a […]

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State fights gangs in Fresno

Gang violence is a local problem, but wiping it out will require a coordinated statewide solution, Gov. Schwarzenegger said Tuesday in Fresno as he announced the launch of an anti-gang initiative to boost law enforcement efforts and also provide job training for at-risk and gang-involved youths.Schwarzenegger appointed Paul Seave of Sacramento, former U.S. attorney for […]

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Schwarzenegger taps former U.S. attorney for anti-gang program

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday appointed a former U.S. attorney to lead the state’s anti-gang programs, a new position he created in response to rising gang violence in California.Schwarzenegger named Paul Seave to the post and appointed 10 others to an advisory panel to develop long-term plans to deal with gangs.“We need to have an […]

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The King of E-waste Recycling

John Shegerian is a guru of green. Shegerian carries around half-size business cards printed with green soy ink on recycled paper.The first thing that greets the visitors to his recycling business in south Fresno is a green-lettered quote by him saying “Every minute counts” on the wall — a dose of his waste-free philosophy.He’s had […]

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Goodwill Teams with Electronic Recyclers to Recycle eWaste

Goodwill Industries of Silicon Valley along with Electronic Recyclers are teaming with Best Buy to host a free electronic waste recycling event on Saturday, August 18th at the Best Buy located at 5065 Almaden Expressway in San Jose from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.E-waste contains hazardous lead and mercury, and these toxic substances eventually leak […]

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