March 24, 2017

ERI Founder John Shegerian Describes Current State of ITAD Industry as Featured Speaker at NAID 2017 Conference

In a panel discussion titled “Understanding the Electronics Recycling Marketplace,” alongside Jerry Powell publisher of Resource Recycling & E-Scrap News, Shegerian described and shared insights on the current status and emerging trends that every data destruction service provider should know, including best practices and the direction the industry is taking.“The secure destruction industry is changing,” […]

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March 20, 2017

5 Things You Should Know About Planned Obsolescence

Planned, or built-in, obsolescence may be extremely appealing to electronics manufacturers. It’s a way to ensure that demand for the devices they manufacture stays viable. With planned obsolescence, producers design their devices with built-in end-of-life scenarios. If you happen to purchase a mobile phone that’s designed to break down or even shut off completely after […]

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March 13, 2017

Inside the Warehouses Where Our Old CRT TVs Go to Die

John Shegerian was recently featured on Vice’s pluspluspodcast talking about sustainable, healthy, and economically sustainable CRT recycling and the challenge facing recyclers, consumers, businesses, and the country.  The entire podcast transcription can be read below, or listen in on the embedded player below.  You can also follow along on iTunes.    RAO: Hey everyone. Welcome […]

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March 9, 2017

ERI Awarded NAID Certification for Washington State Facility

ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest IT asset disposition (ITAD) and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, announced today that it has successfully achieved AAA certification for data destruction from the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) for its facility in Sumner, Washington.” data-reactid=”6″ style=”margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: #26282a; font-family: […]

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March 2, 2017

Our Mountain of Electronic Waste: 5 Great Problem Solving Ideas

Despite its almost purely negative connotation, the e-waste amassing in startling proportions around the world is fostering an enormous amount of innovation and problem solving, especially  in terms of recycling, reuse and repair.In 2014, the then head of the United Nations Environmental Program, Achim Steiner, addressed a conference gathered in Nairobi to discuss the Basel […]

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February 23, 2017

Major e-scrap firm joins cybersecurity effort

A Department of Homeland Security-sponsored campaign now counts ERI among its educators.ERI has joined the Stop. Think. Connect. Campaign, which is in its seventh year of providing tips and resources to fight cyber crime by encouraging stronger security measures among the public.The campaign was created by a coalition of private companies, nonprofits and government organizations […]

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February 17, 2017

New and Alternative: E-waste Recycling and Recovery v. Mining Finite Resources

E-waste recycling has relevant solutions to the pollution and problems caused when traditional mining is used to acquire dwindling resources. These finite resources are necessary components of most electronics and a host of other devices and machines. When electronics are recycled properly, e-waste can become a viable and renewable source of these dwindling resources.In this […]

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February 6, 2017

ERI Named as a Representative Vendor in Gartner Market Guide for IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)

ERI, a leader in the IT asset disposition (ITAD), cybersecurity focused hardware destruction, and data destruction space, in addition to being the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has been named as a Representative Vendor in the November 2016 Market Guide for the ITAD industry.Gartner, a leading IT market research firm, issued its Market Guide […]

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January 29, 2017

5 Myths About E-waste and E-waste Recycling Debunked

Recycling your old electronics is always a good idea. End-of-life Computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones and more are piling up, and landfills are definitely not the best places for them.Most electronic devices contain rare elements and metals that, though useful for satisfying our high demand for newer and newer devices, are toxic to the environment […]

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January 25, 2017

ERI and City of New York Receive Harvard’s Bright Ideas Award for e-cycleNYC Program

New York City’s groundbreaking e-cycleNYC (www.nyc.gov/ecycle) program, a joint effort by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), ERI, and proactive manufacturers, has been named a recipient of the Ash Center’s Government Innovators Network “Bright Ideas” designation. The Bright Ideas awards are designed to highlight noteworthy and promising government programs and practices from across […]

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