Category: News Room

Samsung Invites Central Valley Locals to Recycle Their Electronic Waste at No Charge to Consumers

Partnering with Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), Samsung Electronics has taken the initiative to stage a special E-Waste Collection Event this Saturday at no charge to consumers. ERI, the largest recycler of electronic waste in the nation, will provide its Fresno headquarters and facility as the location for an event designed to give the community at […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Shares Importance of Urban Mining at 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 the subject of urban mining yesterday at the Colorado Association for Recycling’s Annual Recycling Summit, held at the Pueblo Convention Center in Pueblo, Colorado.The Summit, now in its 23rd […]

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Discarded digital devices can retain sensitive data

Before recycling or selling your aging laptop or cellphone, you might want to consider smashing it to bits instead.That’s especially true for older Windows XP laptops and netbooks, or Android smartphones because they can be a gold mine to identity thieves, says McAfee identity theft expert Robert Siciliano. “I would beat the thing to death.”Apple’s […]

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How free recycling helps Best Buy stand out from its competition

Practically everyone has them. They’re those household items that shouldn’t go in the trash and can be really tough to recycle.It could be a cumbersome tube TV in the basement. Or maybe it’s a drawer full of out-of-date cellphones, or even that long dormant fridge in the garage.Retailing giant Best Buy will recycle them all […]

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Smog-Eating Buildings Gobble Up Pollutants

I can only think of one instance where smog is a good thing and his name is Bill Callahan. Otherwise, smog is a nefarious, asthma-causing byproduct of industry that is poisoning our planet and tainting our skies, on top of our lungs.Fortunately, Alcoa just unveiled their first commercial building installations of smog-eating architectural panels they […]

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Commingled Conversation: John Shegerian

A light-hearted Q&A with the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International Inc.John Shegerian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of the Fresno, Calif.-based Electronic Recyclers International Inc., is a competitor. A talented racer of horses who draws inspiration from Ted Turner and the film “Rudy,” the man’s perfect day would involve spending some portion of […]

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ERI’s E-Waste Legislation Manager to Discuss Responsible Recycling at RRC

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will participate today in a discussion session titled “E-Waste Collection: E-Gads, There’s a Right Way?” at the Annual Residential Recycling Conference (RRC) in Dallas at the Gaylord Texan Hotel.Katie Reilly, ERI’s Program Manager of E-Waste Legislation and head of ERI’s Washington D.C. office, will […]

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ERI Founder John Shegerian Receives Harold Zinkin Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Four local businesses received awards today during the 2012 Valley Business Conference in Fresno presented by the Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce.In addition, Dr. Pete Mehas, former Fresno County Superintendent of Scools, received the annual Leon S Peters award.The four businesses honored during the event at the Fresno Convention Center run the gamut from […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Receives Sixth Consecutive California WRAP Award for Waste Reduction

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has for the sixth consecutive year been named an honoree of the state’s prestigious Waste Reduction Award Program (WRAP).The WRAP Awards are an annual program established in 1993 by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, now CalRecycle, to recognize California […]

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Covanta Energy Joins Industry Coalition Backing E-Waste Export Limits as Bipartisan Support Continues to Grow on Capitol Hill

The Coalition For American Electronics Recycling (CAER) yesterday announced that Covanta Energy, a leading global owner and operator of energy-from-waste projects, has joined the industry drive for federal legislation to restrict export of toxic electronic waste (e-waste) from the U.S. and spur growth of the domestic recycling industry. Despite a political climate where bipartisanship is […]

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