Interpol Takes on Illegal E-Waste Trade Around the Globe
With global creation of e-waste projected to rise exponentially as more individuals and businesses spend more time online, the illegal trade of discarded electronics will also become big business.To help address it, and stem the flow of illegal e-waste around the world, the international police organization Interpol created in 2009 Global E-Waste Crime group, and […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, received the prestigious “Recycling Resource of the Year” award for its development of 1-800-Recycling and 1-800-Recycling.com today at this year’s International Electronics Recycling Conference & Expo in San Francisco.ERI’s 1-800-Recycling.com provides users with a dedicated tool to find recycling locations nearest to them (every […]
John Shegerian: Environmental companies have a good future
Original article translated from Bulgarian.Looking back at the experience with green business, what efforts are worth it and which ones are just for show?Meaningful efforts to green business are those that cover the three pillars of sustainable development – the human factor, the planet but also profits. Only the implementation of these three criteria can […]
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, participated in the keynote panel at the Second International Electronics Recycling Conference & Expo (IERCE) today in San Francisco at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.Alongside fellow panelists Dave Thompson, Director of Environmental Affairs at Panasonic Corporation and President […]
Fifteen Uncommonly Clever Economic Indicators
Excerpt from full article:Electronic Waste RecyclingIt’s hard to think green when you’re just getting by, notes John Shegerian, chief executive of Electronic Recyclers International, which recycles electronic waste like old cellphones, computers and printers. “As a matter of survival people retrenched or did not expand their recycling programs,” during 2008 and 2009, says Shegerian. Now […]
The Second International Electronics Recycling Conference & Expo (IERCE) will be held in San Francisco, California at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (Burlingame, California) on May 26th & 27th, 2010.The IERCE has fast become the premier networking and learning platform attended by IT asset managers, recycling executives, electronics resellers, manufacturers and other stakeholders in the fast […]
1-800-Recycling.com Offers Facebook Fans Chance to Win Free iPad
1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience while making practical suggestions about green living, is encouraging its users to spread the word about responsible recycling via Facebook – and is incentivizing the effort with a chance to win a free Apple iPad!As described in an announcement by 1-800-Recycling.com […]
Recycling of electronic items a ‘success story’
Electronics are being recycled in record numbers as more states require it and more companies collect and even pay for discarded items, but the gains come with controversy.Some environmentalists complain that recycling is not keeping pace with electronics sales. Some say e-waste is being dumped in developing countries, where toxic materials such as lead and […]
Eco-Friendly Equipment Disposal
Green IT as a buzzword has been around for several years, but as a concept it has become almost a distraction, at least when used in context of IT equipment disposal. “More often than not, companies have started to be green because they recognize it can help the bottom line in a lot of different […]
Korea’s LS-Nikko Copper Opens 1st U.S. Liaison Office Inside of Electronic Recyclers International
Representatives from Korea-based LS-Nikko Copper, one of the world’s largest copper smelters, visited Electronic Recyclers International’s Fresno location Thursday afternoon to view their new liaison office at ERI as well as the company’s facilities.Due to a partnership announced several months ago, LS-Nikko Copper has invested in “urban mining,” or above-ground mining, as a resource for […]