Free Electronics Recycling at CSUB
California State University, Bakersfield will serve as a free drop off site for the campus community and local residents to safely unload their old computers, television sets and other out-dated, unusable or unwanted electronic items for proper recycling on Saturday, May 12th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.In an attempt to help residents and the […]
SeaWorld San Diego Hosts Electronic Recycling Event
All California residents are invited to participate in the SeaWorld San Diego Electronic Recycling Event Saturday, May 5, from 8 a.m. to noon in the park’s east parking lot. Proceeds will benefit the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, a nonprofit foundation which preserves endangered wildlife, and supports species research, animal rescue and conservation education […]
County collects record amount of outdated electronics
Marin County’s initial foray into electronic waste collection this past weekend was a record-breaking success, organizers said.Long lines of people in cars packed with old computers, televisions and other electronic devices overwhelmed county workers at the fairgrounds parking lot Saturday and Sunday at the E-Waste Weekend recycling program, the largest such event in the state, […]
Residents rush to dump old electronic parts; event continues Sunday
So many people showed up with old computer monitors, television sets and other electronic waste at a Marin County recycling event Saturday that officials summoned more trucks to haul it all away.A steady line of 40 to 50 cars snaked through the county fairgrounds parking lot at the Civic Center in an intermittent drizzle as […]
Electronic Recyclers CEO Addresses Canaccord Adams “Ready, Set, Recycle” Investor Conference
John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI), discussed electronics recycling and “e-waste” at the Canaccord Adams “Ready, Set, Recycle” Investor Conference today at the Peninsula Chicago.Addressing an audience of investors and financial analysts looking for specific insights into the biggest trends of emerging recycling-related industries, Shegerian stressed the mounting environmental problems […]
E-Waste event an easy way to toss old gadgets
County residents can unload obsolete computers and cell phones Saturday and Sunday at the county’s first “E-Waste Weekend,” coinciding with nationwide Earth Day celebrations.The county fairgrounds in San Rafael will host the program as a free opportunity to recycle a wide array of electronics, or e-waste. The items collected may include LCD, flatscreen, plasma or […]
Fresno City College Holds Free Earth Day Electronics Recycling Event
WHAT:Fresno City College will host a free drop off site for electronic waste on Saturday, April 21st from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the southwest parking lot at the corner of Van Ness and McKinley. Teaming with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, the College will provide residents an opportunity to safely unload their old computers, monitors, […]
ERI featured on The Futures Channel: “Recycling Computers”
Every year over 250 million computers and 100 million cell phones are tossed aside in the US alone. Go inside Electronic Recyclers, the largest “e-waste” facility in California, to see how they break down millions of pounds of electronics every month. Everything from computers to cell phones, TVs to Xboxes, comes through their doors to […]
Kopin Corp. is ramping up hiring at its Westboro plant to meet demand from the military and camera manufacturers for teeny weeny display screens. Taunton-based Kopin makes the high-tech screens in rooms so clean you could eat off the floor. But why would you want to when you can buy an Olympus digital camera with […]
Thieves increasingly targeting catalytic converters
No one would mistake Mike Sweeney’s 16-year-old pickup with a muscle car.But Sweeney could have mistaken the sound of the engine of his 1991 Toyota Truck to that of a rumbling speedster on the afternoon of March 21.That’s because the truck’s catalytic converter was stolen while it was parked in the driveway of his family’s […]