July 13, 2016

Electronic Recyclers International Provides Solutions for Washington State’s e-waste Problem

In light of recent investigative news reports unveiling illegal and unethical shipments of e-waste overseas by Washington state-based recyclers of electronics, the nation’s leading electronics recycler is stepping up to the plate for Washingtonians.   ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and IT asset disposition (ITAD) service organization, maintains eight state-of-the-art e-waste recycling centers, […]

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July 6, 2016

Take Your Office to the Next Level of Sustainable Materials Management

Sustainable materials management (SMM) is an EPA program developed to maintain sustainable electronics manufacturing practices. Companies can capitalize on the SMM program by ensuring their electronics come from manufacturers who participate. The program bears a close relation to electronics recycling issues and current efforts in the U.S. to address the growing e-waste crisis.The EPA’s Role […]

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June 27, 2016

What To Do About the Conflict Materials in Your Electronics

While the thought of powering through your day without the use of electronics may not be appealing or even feasible, you might feel like doing so once you’ve found out they contain materials that are literally creating wars and human rights abuses halfway across the world. That’s because most electronics house chemical or mineral components that […]

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June 23, 2016

ERI Featured In The Verge Discussing E-waste Recycling

The Verge recently interviewed CEO John Shegerian and featured ERI in a piece highlighting the success of the New York City e-waste recycling program. “It’s a constant challenge,” says John Shegerian, CEO of the Fresno, California-based Electronics Recyclers International. With seven facilities around the country, ERI is one of the biggest e-waste recyclers in the US. […]

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June 13, 2016

How To Protect Your Tech Startup From Hackers

John Shegerian, co-founder and CEO of ERI, was recently quoted in an Inc.com article about protecting tech startups from hackers. Tech Disposal & Data DestructionEvery tech startup will have to dispose of data sooner or later. It’s difficult to truly wipe an external hard-drive, USB stick, cell phone or other electronic device entirely. Smart attackers can […]

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May 25, 2016

‘It’s Still There’: Effective Data Wiping for the 21st Century

Electronic devices can be vulnerable to theft of private information even after they’re discarded. This data safety threat makes data wiping and erasure a big topic for electronics recyclers. Back in 2009, a little known story of theft surfaced in the media. This wasn’t ordinary theft however. The “thieves” were actually Vancouver students documenting what happens to e-waste after […]

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May 18, 2016

Cyber Investing Summit 2016: Hack Attack Recovery Panel

John Shegerian, CEO and co-founder of ERI, the world’s largest electronic recycling and hardware data security company, talks about how the cyber security focus of most government agencies and corporations is on the software side of electronic devices, and the importance of the hardware side of cyber security.  Shegerian explains cyber threats to hardware, both […]

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May 18, 2016

What is Responsible Electronics Recycling And Why Does It Matter?

Is it true that nothing online be considered 100% safe? It’s the type of question most address with the familiar ‘better safe than sorry’, but what about offline, after a device is discarded and heading for the recycling center? It’s true. Electronic devices, hardware vessels for sensitive and private information, can become a means for serious […]

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