As e-waste piles up, disposal issues grow
New smartphones, TVs and laptops enter the marketplace at an ever-quickening pace, and many gadget-loving consumers feel compelled to have the latest and greatest with the most buzz. As a result, they find themselves with a growing stash of gizmos in need of disposal.Trashed computers, TVs and other gadgets make up the fastest-growing municipal waste […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has received the Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s) e-Stewards E-Waste Recycler Certification for its facility in Denver, Colorado.BAN’s e-Steward Certification is the first electronic recycling standards program backed by environmental organizations and major corporations alike. The accredited, third-party audited certification program […]
Electronic Recyclers International CEO Warns “Nobody is Safe” from Identity Theft
Citing a recent breach of security at Citigroup that caused hundreds of thousands of cardholders’ private information to be compromised, John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has issued a public statement warning businesses and private citizens to take extra precautions to protect their private […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has received the Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s) e-Stewards E-Waste Recycler Certification for its facility in Auburn, Washington.BAN’s e-Steward Certification is the first electronic recycling standards program backed by environmental organizations and major corporations alike. The accredited, third-party audited certification program […]
Electronic Recyclers International Addresses Colorado Association for Recycling Summit
Matt McLaughlin, Regional Sales Director for Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, was among the panelists of a group discussion on recycling education yesterday at the Colorado Association for Recycling’s Annual Recycling Summit, held at the Village in Breckenridge, Colorado.The Summit, now in its 22nd year, is a dynamic conference […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has received the Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s) e-Stewards E-Waste Recycler Certification for its facility in Flower Mound, Texas.BAN’s e-Steward Certification is the first electronic recycling standards program backed by environmental organizations and major corporations alike. The accredited, third-party audited certification […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, received the prestigious “Industry Pioneer” award today at this year’s International Electronics Recycling Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. The award was presented to ERI for its leadership role in the e-waste recycling world and technological innovations such as its development of 1-800-Recycling and […]
White House Meets with ERI’s Shegerian, Other Sustainable Business Reps for New Economic Design
With lingering difficulties for the economy, members of the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), including John Shegerian, chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, met with President Barack Obama’s Economic Development teams last week to lay out innovative strategies and policies to build the U.S. economy.Shegerian and […]
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has issued a public statement classifying a discarded laptop containing private e-mails as a lesson to be learned by anyone with a computer.The discarded laptop found in the garbage has made headline news this week. E-mails found on […]
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, and Randall Scheps, Director of Consumer Electronics for Alcoa, the world’s leading aluminum producer, were among the participants of an AGRION panel discussion on the problems and promise of e-waste recycling earlier today at the Garden Court Hotel […]