Our Mountain of Electronic Waste: 5 Great Problem Solving Ideas
Despite its almost purely negative connotation, the e-waste amassing in startling proportions around the world is fostering an enormous amount of innovation and problem solving, especially in terms of recycling, […]
New and Alternative: E-waste Recycling and Recovery v. Mining Finite Resources
E-waste recycling has relevant solutions to the pollution and problems caused when traditional mining is used to acquire dwindling resources. These finite resources are necessary components of most electronics and […]
ERI Named as a Representative Vendor in Gartner Market Guide for IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)
ERI, a leader in the IT asset disposition (ITAD), cybersecurity focused hardware destruction, and data destruction space, in addition to being the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has been […]
5 Myths About E-waste and E-waste Recycling Debunked
Recycling your old electronics is always a good idea. End-of-life computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones and more are piling up, and landfills are definitely not the best places for them.Most […]
Federal Agents Indict Chicago-based Electronics Recycler
Notice: This article is about a third party and not about ERI.The e-waste crisis has created a underscored climate of deviation and departure from regulatory control. The controls are necessary […]
Everything You Need to Know About E-waste Exporting
A 2015 report from the United Nations revealed the amount of e-waste still being exported is sizable. The study estimated that over 90 percent of worldwide e-waste is illegally traded […]
From E-waste to 3-D Printer: 5 Ways To Transform E-waste into New(ish) Electronics
Of all the sources of electronics components, e-waste could be the wisest available. When combined with sustainable recycling, could become on of the best sources available for valuable electronics components. […]
Can Making Electronics with Replaceable Parts Solve the E-waste Crisis?
A shift is happening in electronics manufacturing, and though it may be small, it could have a significant effect on the way we look at the e-waste crisis.While this movement […]
7 Ways to Get Proactive About E-waste
Our obsession with newer and newer technologies is producing electronic waste faster than we can find sustainable places to discard them. With e-waste as the fasting growing waste stream in […]
7 Reasons Why the Economics of E-waste Matters
Is electronics recycling a waste of money? Opponents of the process argue the current economic state of recycling leaves much to be desired. Costs tend to trend higher than profitability. […]