March 25, 2008

Electronic Recyclers International Launches 1-800-Recycling

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, announced last week that it has launched 1-800-Recycling, a division of ERI dedicated to enhancing and simplifying the consumer recycling experience.Profiled in this week’s BrandWeek Magazine, ERI’s 1-800-Recycling concept is currently being used as a resource for information regarding the recycling of electronics […]

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March 12, 2008

Butte County Fair invites community to recycle electronic waste

The Butte County Fair is teaming up with Electronic Recyclers International to offer residents a convenient, local drop-off location for “e-waste”.On Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, the Butte County Fair is giving residents an opportunity to safely unload their old computers, television sets, VCRs, stereos and other out- dated, unusable or unwanted electronic […]

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March 6, 2008

Electronic Recyclers International Helps Toshiba Classic ‘Go Green’ on the Green

During the three days of professional golf competition at this year’s Toshiba Classic tournament, Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 9, Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) is teaming with Toshiba to invite the community to participate in the “Swing for the Green” Toshiba Classic Recycling Event.As part of Toshiba’s commitment to demonstrate a leading role in […]

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March 6, 2008

E-Waste a Big Problem that May be Getting Bigger

John S. Shegerian, chairman and chief executive officer of Electronic Recyclers International stressed the importance of addressing the “Hazardous Afterlife” of electronic waste at the Chartwell Waste Industry Summit recently in Tampa Bay, Fla.He argued that it is now “far too late to sweep this problem under the rug” and urged fellow industry leaders to […]

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March 6, 2008

Goodwill Teams with Best Buy to Recycle Electronic Waste

Goodwill Industries of Silicon Valley along with Electronic Recylers International are teaming with Best Buy to host a free electronic waste recycling event on Saturday, March 8th, at the Best Buy located at 5065 Almaden Expressway in San Jose from 9 am to 3 pm.E-waste contains hazardous lead and mercury, and these toxic substances eventually […]

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March 2, 2008

ERI’s John Shegerian Addresses Chartwell Waste Industry Summit on Subject of Toxic ‘e-waste’

John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), stressed the importance of addressing the “Hazardous Afterlife” of electronic waste at the Chartwell Waste Industry Summit at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa Bay.Addressing the nation’s waste industry executives, Shegerian argued that it is now “far too late to sweep this problem under the […]

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February 19, 2008

Life after CRTs

On a recent Saturday morning, two 70-foot-long semi trucks from Electronic Recyclers International squeezed through the gates of Mission Bay High School’s parking lot and weaved their way around parked cars to the far end of the lot where Ron LaChance waited, dressed in plaid shorts and sneakers, no socks. Trickles of early-morning sweat formed […]

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February 12, 2008

Sheriff Sponsors E-Waste Roundup at Pitchess

Got mice in your office closet? A pile of computer monitors collecting dust in the garage? Don’t throw it in the trash, let the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department come to your rescue.The sheriff’s department, in partnership with Electronic Recyclers, will hold a free e-waste roundup in the parking lot of the Pitchess Detention Center […]

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