Fresno recycler finds better way to handle toxins
As flat-panel TVs and computer screens take over American homes and offices, they’re rapidly displacing millions of old glass picture tubes and monitors destined for the scrap heap.Because they are coated inside with toxic chemicals, the heavy old tubes cannot be thrown away in landfills. But the chemicals make the tubes tricky — and expensive […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has received approval by the State of California to utilize a technology system for the recycling of glass from old televisions, computer monitors and cathode ray tubes (CRTs). Glass has long been a challenge for recyclers of electronics, but ERI’s new technology, utilizing a […]
Company Takes Lead On E-Waste Recycling
Pssst. Here’s a little known fact: The gigantic Best Buy billboard in Times Square is made out of recycled waste from a West Coast company, Electronic Recyclers International.ERI, a private company based in Fresno, Calif., is the largest electronics recycler in the United States, with locations in Massachusetts Maryland, Indiana, Minnesota, Colorado, Texas, California and […]
ERI: Making Profit From E-waste
Ever wonder what you should be doing with your old computers, cell phones and televisions? Bruce W. Fraser reveals the answer in the September 2010 issue of FA Green. Ask Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), he says, the largest electronics recycler in the United States.Fraser reports that John Shegerian founded ERI “to remedy the problem that […]
ERI gets approval to use new CRT glass recycling system
The state of California has given Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers International approval to use a new system for CRT glass recycling, company officials said.ERI imported the new system from Europe and will use the CRT system first in its Fresno facility, with plans to install it at other U.S. plants.CEO John Shegerian said the CRT glass […]
Electronic Recyclers International
Houston, we have a problem. John Shegerian has recognised it and he intends to offer the solution with his innovative company Electronic Recylers International (ERI).John recognises that we are facing an e-waste crisis. We all love our gadgets, in fact they seem to be necessary to function in 21st century life, but built in obselescnce […]
Indiana Agency Awards Large Grant to Electronic Recyclers International
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has awarded Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) a grant of $100,000 to assist the company in expanding its presence in Indiana. The company, which presently operates a 100,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis, is looking to relocate its operations to a facility that is twice the size of its existing space.Total […]
1-800-Recycling.com Partners with FilmBizRecycling.org
It was announced today that 1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide company dedicated to simplifying and enhancing the consumer recycling experience, has partnered with FilmBizRecycling.org, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the entertainment industry find homes for the enormous amounts of useful or reusable items discarded each day by the industry. The two organizations have agreed to […]
Electronic Recyclers International CEO Applauds EPA’s Commitment to Cleaning Up E-Waste
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, issued a statement today in response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s announcement earlier this week regarding the agency’s international priorities. “Cleaning Up E-Waste” was named as one of six international priorities noted […]
New York City mayor signs new recycling legislation
New legislation to expand residential recycling in New York City has been signed into law.Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the 11 new laws updating the city’s 21-year-old recycling laws Monday.Under the new laws, the department of sanitation will take a full range of plastic containers – not just No. 1 and 2 containers previously collected – to a […]