John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI), spoke to a capacity crowd about the electronics recycling industry and the current demand for responsible recycling of consumer electronics and “e-waste” at the ThinkEquity Partners “ThinkGreen” Clean Technology and Alternative Energy Forum yesterday at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco.
Addressing an audience of investors and financial analysts looking for specific insights into the biggest trends of emerging growth industries, Shegerian stressed the mounting environmental problems caused by the increase of our nation`s e-waste and explained the long-range national and international potential of electronic recycling as a viable business and booming global industry.
ThinkGreen is the premier gathering for industry executives, investors, influencers and policy makers within the clean tech industry. At the forum, cutting edge companies are asked to share their latest breakthroughs, developments and challenges. Investors and analysts are given the opportunity to meet face-to-face with CEOs, key influencers and industry luminaries, and to witness firsthand the state-of the-art green technology that is shaping our future.
“It`s a great honor to have been asked to present at ThinkEquity Partners` ThinkGreen Forum and to discuss the current state of electronic recycling before such an influential financial community audience,” said Shegerian. “The planet`s increasing glut of electronic waste is a problem that`s time for resolution has come. Properly disposing of electronic waste and the hazards it presents has become the touchstone for a booming industry with local, national and global implications. With the emergence of President Obama and his new administration, there is now an increasing political will to reward sustainable and green enterprise. Now more than ever it is time to acknowledge that `Green is Good` and that there are both fiscal and environmental benefits to be gained through sustainable business practices, such as the proper recycling of electronics.”