ERI Featured On Al Jazeera America
Al Jazeera America featured ERI in a segment outlining why recycling electronic devices is critical. The news outlet interviewed ERI CEO John Shegerian, who explained the danger electronic devices, which are filled with sensitive and private information, pose when irresponsibly disposed of in landfills or worse.
How Often Do We Upgrade Our E-Devices?
How often do you get the itch to acquire a new e-device? Is it when the new iPhone comes out? When you’ve had your device for two years and you no longer feel hip? Is it when your device just starts lagging, or are you the type of person who needs to completely break a […]
The Data Storage Crunch and What It Means for Data Destruction
There’s a rumor flying around that the world’s C: drive is almost full, meaning there’d be no more data storage space, possibly soon. The problem in itself is simple: The more we do on computers, the more data we need to store. In the personal realm that covers all the world’s cat videos, baby footage […]
ERI Co-Founder Kevin Dillon Discusses E-Waste Recycling Landscape at E-Scrap Conference
At the 2015 E-Scrap Conference in Orlando, ERI Co-Founder Kevin Dillon was a featured participant in a roundtable addressing state recycling laws and policies and how industry companies fit into this changing landscape. The panel also featured representatives from the Consumer Electronics Association, Best Buy, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Wisconsin Department of […]
New York’s SAFE electronics disposal events spotlighted
Recycling Today highlighted WABC-TV’s news segment, featuring ERI’s CEO and Chairman John Shegerian, that spotlighted New York’s SAFE electronics disposal events. Shegerian was part of a roundtable discussion for WABC-TV that addressed the best ways New York City residents can safely and responsibly dispose of items, including electronic devices, that contain toxic elements. Joining Shegerian in […]
How Do We Better Train Consumers to Recycle E-Waste?
Recycling is a noble program to promote, but like a lot of programs, it doesn’t mean much if no one is participating. Some areas, like the city of Fayetteville, AR, reported a residential recycling participation rate of 50-55 percent in 2013, which is a win over the national participation rate of about 34 percent in 2012. But what if having […]
John Shegerian Featured On ABC7 New York
John Shegerian was recently interviewed by ABC7 New York alongside Bridget Anderson, Deputy Commissioner of Recycling and Sustainability for the Department of Sanitation New York and Richard Johnsen, Special Service Manager for Veolia North America. The interview centered around the fact that American households generate a total of 530,000 tons of harmful and hazardous waste […]
Co-op City Joins e-cycleNYC Program
ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronics, has announced that Co-op City, the largest co-op housing development in the world, has joined the e-cycleNYC program. News of the 50,000 resident, Bronx-based development comes on the heels of news last month that the groundbreaking electronics recycling program had surpassed the 1 million mark in terms of residents […]
SWANA 2015 Excellence Award Goes to SAFE Disposal Events
ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronics, has announced that the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has been named the winner of the 2015 Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Silver Excellence Award in the Special Waste category. The Department received the award yesterday for the “NYC SAFE Disposal Events” it developed […]
The E-Waste Stream is Growing: What Can We Do?
In an op-ed for Triple Pundit, ERI CEO and Chairman John Shegerian discusses how to increase consumer e-waste recycling rates through forging partnerships between manufacturers, retailers, recyclers and governments of all sizes.To read the full article, click here.