April 6, 2017

e-cycleNYC Program Recycles 10 Million Pounds of Electronics

ERI and proactive manufacturers, it was announced that the City’s groundbreaking e-cycleNYC (www.nyc.gov/ecycle) has collected and recycled more than 10 million pounds of electronic waste from city residents.” data-reactid=”21″ style=”margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: #26282a; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; […]

Read More

April 3, 2017

5 Industries Benefiting from E-waste Recovery

The use of recovered electronics parts in newer devices is not a new practice, but several industries are capitalizing on it in ways conducive to solving the e-waste crisis. With e-waste looming large as one of the biggest contributors to environmental pollution and health issues around the world, finding ways to recycle and recover what […]

Read More

March 30, 2017

ERI’s John Shegerian Calls Results of NAID Study an ‘Urgent Warning of a Threat to National Security and Individual Privacy’

NEW YORK, Mar 29, 2017 (BUSINESS WIRE) — John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI , the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest IT asset disposition (ITAD) and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has issued a statement about alarming new study results about privacy and second-hand electronic devices.Shegerian calls the study results, […]

Read More

March 27, 2017

Curbing the Rise of Illegal E-waste Dumping

Last year, Comcast paid $26 million for illegal e-waste dumping in California. In 2014, AT&T was hit with a $50 million settlement fee for illegal dumping, also in California. Is the illegal dumping of e-waste a trend on the rise? If so, what’s causing it?What Makes Dumping E-waste Illegal?First, it’s important to understand what makes […]

Read More

March 24, 2017

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

ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, was a featured speaker today at the NAID 2017 Conference and Expo at the Tropicana in Las Vegas.” data-reactid=”6″ style=”margin: 0px 0px 1em; color: #26282a; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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: […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More