Category: News Room

Watchdog Agency Commends ERI’s Operations

Representatives from Basel Action Network, including Executive Director Jim Puckett, recently visited Electronic Recyclers International’s Fresno headquarters to inspect ERI’s operations and practices.BAN is a non-profit organization whose mission in part is to prevent the dumping of electronic waste in developing countries. It creates rules and procedures so the industry can have regulations, management and […]

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1-800-Recycling.com Partners with Organic Authority

It was announced today that 1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide company dedicated to simplifying and enhancing the consumer recycling experience, has partnered with www.OrganicAuthority.com, an online resource that provides a wide range of information while educating the public about the benefits of buying and choosing organic produce, meats, and products, while promoting sustainable living and an […]

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Electronic Recyclers International CEO Addresses Alternative Staffing Alliance on Subject of “Recycling Lives”

John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), stressed the importance of giving the formerly incarcerated a “second chance for success” last Friday at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Alternative Staffing Alliance, held at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans.Addressing a diverse audience of many of the nation’s employers and community economic […]

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LS-Nikko Copper Chairman Tours ERI

Chairman C.M. Koo of LS-Nikko Copper in Korea, one of the world’s largest copper smelters, made a visit Aug. 31 to Electronic Recyclers International’s headquarters in Fresno to see for himself the facilities of LS-Nikko’s new partner.Because of the partnership between the two companies, Electronic Recyclers International, the United States’ foremost electronic waste recycler, has […]

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Q&A: John Shegerian, Electronic Recyclers International

What sorts of electronics do you or don’t you accept?ERI accepts a long list of electronics, including: televisions, monitors, PCs and laptops, plasmas, LCDs, computer accessories, fax machines, stereo equipment, scanners, household appliances, network equipment, servers, telecom equipment, cell phones, DVD players, copy machines, medical equipment with no bio hazards, white goods, light bulbs, batteries, […]

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Electronic Recyclers International CEO Addresses EcoTuesday Sustainable Business Leaders Forum

John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, shared his thoughts on the status of sustainable and green business practices yesterday with a room full of sustainable business leaders at the San Francisco EcoTuesday Event at The Box SF.Shegerian urged the group of to “continue to […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Receives FLYP “Company of the Year” Award

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has been named the “Company of the Year” by the Fresno’s Leading Young Professionals (FLYP).For its leadership in green and sustainable business practices, its commitment to social issues and its consistent development of innovative technology, ERI received the Business of the Year award last […]

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FLYP’s Big Night

Fresno’s Leading Young Professionals (FLYP) held its Second Annual Awards Banquet Saturday night, during which some of the top community and business leaders in the area were recognized.Awards were presented in six categories: Lead, Serve, Connect, Company of the Year, FLYP Graduate Scholar and FLYPer of the Year. Congressman Jim Costa delivered the evening’s keynote […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Named to Basel Action Network’s e-Stewards Leadership Council

The Certified e-Stewards® Initiative, the world’s first third-party audited, accredited international certification program for electronics recyclers that prohibits the export of e-waste to developing countries and enjoys the support of more than 70 environmental organizations, recently named Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, to its first Leadership Council.As part of […]

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1-800-Recycling.com’s “My Recycle List” is Now #1 Recycling App in Android Market

1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide company dedicated to simplifying and enhancing the consumer recycling experience, has announced that its App, “My Recycle List,” has become the #1 top rated recycling App at the Android Market.“My Recycle List” is a user-friendly App designed to help anyone anywhere participate in the recycling of items they would otherwise throw […]

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