Ohio Means Business Focuses On Sustainability
How companies manage their triple bottom line – people, planet, and profits – has become critical to their survival and success. And while few businesses can truly call themselves 100 percent sustainable, many are well on their way as a result of incorporating sustainable business practices into their operations.Ohio Means Business takes a closer look […]
Samsung Invites Local Businesses and Residents to Recycle Electronic Waste for Free
Samsung Electronics America presents a three-location E-Waste Collection Event on Dec. 10 at no charge to consumers. The event will take place in three Massachusetts locations serving 11 local towns, providing an opportunity for the community to safely dispose their old computers, television sets and other outdated or unwanted consumer electronics.The electronics collected from all […]
Electronic Recyclers International’s Denver Facility Hosts GSA Business Roundtable
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, hosted a local business roundtable discussion last week, led by Sue Damour, head of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Region 8.Moderated by ERI Chairman and CEO John Shegerian, the roundtable discussion provided an opportunity for Damour, Shegerian and a host of Colorado green […]
ERI to Serve Public Sector Clients Through GSA’s Environmental Services Contract
Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers International, the nation’s largest recycler of electronic waste, has been awarded the GSA Environmental Services contract, effective immediately.With the contract, ERI can now offer the federal government its state-of-the-art sustainable electronic recycling capabilities. ERI is listed under the contract number GS-10F-0051Y.Landing the GSA contract has made ERI the world’s first electronics recycler […]
Electronic Recyclers International and Alcoa Address Business School at The Ohio State University
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, joined Kevin Kramer, President of Growth Initiatives for Alcoa, the world’s leading aluminum producer, last night for a guest lecture on the benefits of sustainable business and innovative collaboration at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio […]
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, spoke today at the American Metal Market Events’ recycled Aluminum Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Shegerian discussed the rapid evolution of the electronic recycling industry and shared insights regarding the promise of what he describes as […]
Urban mining grows as gold demand and number of cast-off electronics rise
The disassembly-line workers hammering, drilling, snipping and shredding in a north Denver warehouse each morning are pioneers in new urban mining.End product: gold, silver, copper, aluminum.Men wearing Kevlar-plated arm gear and safety goggles rapidly pick the valuable bits from cast-off computers, TVs, printers and home appliances that otherwise would be tossed into landfills or shipped […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has announced that it is working with the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling in an effort to promote safe and effective domestic recycling of consumer electronics and stimulate jobs for the burgeoning green collar workforce. The Coalition is supporting proposed federal legislation, The Responsible […]
Electronics recycling group calls for end to exports
A relatively new organization calling itself the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling is urging Congress to pass the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act – and is specifically calling for restrictions on the export of electronic scrap to developing countries.The CAER includes a growing roster of 29 U.S. electronics recycling firms, which operate 74 recycling facilities in […]
Can Better Recycling Lead To More Green Jobs?
Here at Denver Green Streets, we are always interested in the Green Job question. I talked recycling job numbers with Matt Mclaughlin, the Regional Sales Director of ERI (Electronic Recyclers International), which employs managers, asset managers, disassemblers, forklift drivers, dock supervisors and dock specialists in what Matt calls, “Your typical warehouse atmosphere,” All full-time ERI […]