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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January 16, 2017

Federal Agents Indict Chicago-based Electronics Recycler

Notice: This article is about a third party and not about ERI.The e-waste crisis has created a underscored climate of deviation and departure from regulatory control. The controls are necessary in order to ensure that electronics are properly disposed. Without them, the dangers of too much e-waste become a reality, causing pollution of air, soil […]

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January 11, 2017

Everything You Need to Know About E-waste Exporting

A 2015 report from the United Nations revealed the amount of e-waste still being exported is sizable. The study estimated that over 90 percent of worldwide e-waste is illegally traded or dumped – not recycled.As a result, a large amount of electronic waste amasses in impoverished regions and  developing countries with terrible effects on public […]

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November 1, 2016

Electronic Recyclers International Makes ‘ERI’ Name Official

The nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company has announced a name change. Formerly known as Electronic Recyclers International, the company has officially rebranded as ERI.“While we do still lead the nation in the recycling of electronics and e-waste,” said ERI Chairman and CEO, John Shegerian, “the shortening […]

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October 11, 2016

Three ERI Facilities Awarded NAID Certification

ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest 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 facilities in California, Indiana and Massachusetts. ERI’s goal is to have all of its locations NAID certified […]

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October 6, 2016

7 Ways to Get Proactive About E-waste

Our obsession with newer and newer technologies is producing electronic waste faster than we can find sustainable places to discard them.With e-waste as the fasting growing waste stream in America, there’s no better time than now to get proactive about e-waste – particularly about recycling e-waste. The e-waste crisis is not just an American issue. […]

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