Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, received the prestigious “Environmental Partner of the Year” award last week at this year’s Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts’ Annual Conference in Bloomington.The award was presented to ERI for its outstanding work in supporting electronic waste collection and recycling with the solid […]
Corporate Profile: Electronic Recyclers International
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s biggest e-waste recycler and developer of the world’s largest e-waste shredder, is responsible for de-manufacturing and repurposing more than 200 million pounds of electronic waste each year. Before ERI came on the scene, the process of keeping electronic devices out of the waste stream was largely left to consumers, […]
UrbanMining.org Shares News from Europe
UrbanMining.org, the world’s leading online urban mining brand and informational website dedicated to providing educational content on the subject, continues to provide unique perspectives on urban mining from all over the world, with one of its latest reports coming from Denmark, where the world’s first marine fuel biorefinery is being built.The Urban Mining site, which […]
Near the end, Bloomberg introduces electronics-recycling pickups
In his latest attempt to broaden New York City’s recycling program, and enhance his urban-environmentalist credentials, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has quietly launched a curbside recycling program.Beginning today, residents in 15 buildings in four boroughs will be able to deposit their post-functional iPads, Kindles, hard drives, computer mice, laptops, TVs, printers, scanners, cell phones and video […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, and its innovative and industry leading solutions for preventing electronic waste from ending up in landfills, has been added to the Ocean Exchange (oceanexchange.org) annual gallery of environmental solutions and innovations.Advocates for innovators that benefit our planet and its natural resources, Ocean Exchange uses […]
ERI Expands Fresno, Calif., Plant
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), headquartered in Fresno, Calif., has expanded its Fresno facility by an additional 40,000 square feet. This expansion brings the physical size of ERI’s Fresno recycling operations to more than 250,000 square feet.ERI says the expansion accommodates its shredder, which it claims is the largest and most efficient of its kind in […]
The future of urban electronics recycling begins to take shape
A model of what could become a core for recycling electronics in urban areas may be embodied in the new e-cycleNYC program, a multi-unit dwelling collection method announced in May by New York City’s (NYC) sanitation commissioner John J. Doherty.The Department of Sanitation New York (DSNY) was faced with many challenges when it came to […]
Colorado electronic recycling company closes down and abandons tons of hazardous CRT glass
A company paid to recycle hazardous electronics waste abandoned 750 tons of the stuff, leaving someone else to clean up the mess.Gary DeWitt is in the business of renting trailers, but now he’s stuck with lots of glass — so much the tires on the trailers that carried it have blown.The trailers are filled from […]
Electronic Recyclers International Names Kevin Martin to Executive Board
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that Kevin J. Martin, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has been named to its Executive Board of Directors.Martin is also a partner and co-chair of Patton Boggs’ technology and communications practice and brings nearly two decades experience as a […]
1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience while making practical suggestions about green living, continues to provide consumers with new regional recycling profiles, expanding on its series of blog articles about the unique recycling options and programs in various metropolitan areas throughout the US and Canada.The articles, titled “Local […]