June 7, 2024

The Salvation Army and LG Team with ERI to Offer Free E-Waste Recycling Event in Burlington

BURLINGTON, Wis., June 05, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Salvation Army has once again teamed with consumer electronics leader LG Electronics USA, and ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, to provide Burlington, Wisconsin and surrounding area residents with a convenient way to responsibly recycle unwanted consumer electronics. It’s happening at a special free e-waste collection event […]

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May 31, 2024

How to Recycle Alkaline Batteries in Bulk

Many districts lack alkaline battery recycling and advise locals to throw their alkaline batteries out. Recycling options tend to focus more on car and lawnmower batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and other rechargeable batteries. Did you know that recycling alkaline batteries is just as important?While many devices now use rechargeable batteries, some household electronics take alkaline batteries […]

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May 2, 2024

Disposing of Alkaline Batteries: What You Need to Know

How are you disposing of alkaline batteries? All of the batteries you use around a home or business – 9-volt, AA, AAA, C, D, etc. – are all examples of single-use alkaline battery sizes. It’s the Energizer, Duracell, Rayovac, and generic store brand batteries you purchase in stores.Single-use batteries go into fire/smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, flashlights, […]

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April 29, 2024

Cell Phone Recycling: What to Do With Old Technology

In the U.S., consumers replace their cell phones every two and a half to three years. In general, Samsung offers five to seven years of security updates. Google Pixels get five years of security updates. The iPhone’s security updates end after about five years. The lesser-known Fairphone promises security updates for seven years. When new viruses, […]

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April 18, 2024

ERI Receives Highest Customer Rating Score in Compliance Standards’ 2024 ITAD Vendor Reputation Survey

FRESNO, Calif., April 16, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has received the highest average star rating from customers (4.5 out if 5) in Compliance Standards LLC’s 2024 ITAD Vendor Reputation Ratings report.The ratings are the result of the gathering of feedback from […]

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April 10, 2024

ERI Partners with Staples to Broaden Nationwide Store-Based Recycling Services to Now Include Consumer Batteries

BOSTON, April 10, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, announced today its expanded recycling partnership to provide convenient, free recycling of consumer batteries and other items at Staples stores nationwide.Starting this week, Staples will broaden its existing Recycling Services program with long-time recycling […]

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April 4, 2024

Alkaline Battery Recycling: Notable Public-Private Partnerships

Alkaline batteries, also known as single-use batteries, are the batteries you use each day in things like smoke detectors, remotes, and portable radios. When they run out of energy, it used to be commonplace to throw them into the household trash. In some communities, it’s what people are told to do.Trashing alkaline batteries isn’t the […]

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April 3, 2024

US Department of Energy Recommends Grant Award for ERI’s Plan to Expand Participation in Consumer Electronics Recycling

FRESNO, Calif., April 03, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ERI, the nation’s largest recycler of e-waste in the US and creator of RecycleNation (the #1 ranked consumer recycling search engine) and the Impact Podcast (the leading sustainability discussion forum), announced today that it has received official notice of a recommendation from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) in support of its approximately […]

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March 19, 2024

RecycleNation Named Nation’s #1 Recycling Search Tool and Database

LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RecycleNation.com, an online search engine tool and informational site designed to help anyone, anywhere in the United States find the nearest location to responsibly recycle anything, has been ranked as the #1 recycling tool on the internet and #2 recycling-related site overall, according to a recently announced ranking by FeedSpot.FeedSpot analyzes […]

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