Category: News Room

Electronic Recyclers International CEO to be Featured on “Going Green” Radio Show

John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will be featured as an in-studio guest on Sacramento-based KDEE-FM’s “Going Green Radio Show with EnviroBro,” hosted by Leonard E. Robinson, Federal Liaison to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control and the radio […]

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John Shegerian – E2’s First Member In The Central Valley

Thanks to the great work of the E2 Climate Campaign (Bob Epstein and Diane Doucette), E2 received funding from the Hewlett Foundation to expand its business network in the Central Valley. On December 17, the E2 Climate Campaign traveled to the Central Valley with E2 member Rick Degolia and E2 Staff Christine Luong to kick-off […]

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ERI Seeking Applicants for Managerial Positions

Electronic Recyclers International, the nation’s leading electronic waste recycler, will be conducting professional interviews this Saturday, Jan. 24, for prospective managers to oversee its locations that are opening up around the country.The interviews will take place at the company’s headquarters, located at 2860 South East Ave. in Fresno from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. At […]

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Live from CES: Best Practices for Recycling Electronics

The Consumer Electronics Show isn’t intended for consumers, but it certainly deals with stuff they want. And in one panel discussion here at the 2009 CES, a group of concerned individuals talked about the ramifications of all those cell phones, televisions, netbooks, and other products. In the panel, titled “Recycling Discarded Electronics: Best Practices,” a […]

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ERI Unveils New Facility and Shredder

Electronic Recyclers International further expanded its business yesterday afternoon with a ribbon cutting at the new 125,440 square foot facility, located less than a mile away from its Fresno headquarters.VIPs that included Fresno Mayor Alan Autry and Fresno City Councilmember Cynthia Sterling were on hand to celebrate the opening of the new plant, which boasts […]

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E-waste certification program launched

The Basel Action Network and the Electronics TakeBack Coalition have joined with Electronic Recyclers International of Fresno to create the “e-Stewards Initiative” — a certification program for North America’s most responsible e-waste recyclers.The e-Steward Initiative is described as the first independently audited and accredited electronic waste recycler certification program forbidding the dumping of toxic e-waste […]

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Top 10 Green Jobs for the Future

Will there be a lot of jobs in greentech in the future? Yes. Just look at the bronze plaques at the golf course or at the library.If you live in the U.S., there’s a good chance that a very large portion of your public works -the parks, the government buildings, some high schools, the swimming […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Hosts Panel at Annual Sustainable Brands International Conference

This year’s Sustainable Brands International (SBi) Conference at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach featured a panel discussion this morning on the urgent need for responsible recycling of electronics and the global impact e-waste has on brands and on the planet. John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler […]

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ERI Opens Large Fresno Plant

California-based Electronics Recyclers International (ERI) has announced the addition of a second facility in its home city of Fresno. ERI has leased 125,440 square feet of space in Fresno. The company says it is the single largest industrial lease signed in 2008 in Fresno County, Calif.According to an ERI news release, the tilt-up concrete facility […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Expands Fresno Operations With Addition of Giant New Facility

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has announced the expansion of its headquarters with the addition of a second local facility. For the expansion, ERI leased 125,440 square feet at 3243 S. East Avenue in Fresno. This transaction is the largest industrial lease signed in 2008 in Fresno County.ERI’s new […]

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