Category: News Room

Electronic Recyclers International’s Massachusetts Facility Receives R2 and e-Stewards Certifications

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has successfully achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification and Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s) e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment for its Holliston, Massachusetts, facility.Announcement of the certifications means that ERI is the only […]

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Electronic Recyclers International CEO Addresses Industry Leaders at 2011 E-Scrap Conference

John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, was among the panelists of a group discussion on the state of the electronics recycling industry today at the 2011 E-Scrap Conference held at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in ChampionsGate, Florida.The E-Scrap Conference is the premier […]

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Will Wearable Technology Intensify Our E-Waste Problem?

Sure, wearable technology can push us off the grid, keep us limber, make head-turning statements, and offer new ways of interacting in a convenient, unobtrusive way, but circuits fry, batteries die, and all cool things, too, must come to an end. Unlike clothes that can be passed along or handed down, however, electronic textiles aren’t […]

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Electronic Recyclers International’s Denver Facility Awarded “Gold Leader” Status by Colorado Environmental Leadership Program

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, was named a “Gold Leader” today by the Colorado Public Health and Environment’s Environmental Leadership Program. The award was presented to ERI at the Program’s annual Environmental Leadership Awards event at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The “Gold Leader” title is the […]

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Innovate or Suffer Slow Brain Asphyxiation

“Failing at Innovation?” a recent Businessweek headline fretted. “The U.S. created fewer start-ups … in 2007 than in 1990,” the article said. “Those new companies that do get formed employ fewer people, [with] new establishments [opening] for business with about 7.5 jobs on average, compared with 4.9 jobs in the 2000s.”That’s too bad, because it […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Joins Alcoa for Commit Forum Discussion on Innovative Partnerships

John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, and Kevin Kramer, Director of Growth Initiatives for Alcoa, the world’s leading aluminum producer, were teamed today for a Commit Forum discussion on their organizations’ unique partnership and the tremendous promise of urban mining earlier today at the […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Addresses 2011 EI Digest Gathering

Ron Buckhammer, a Recycling Specialist for Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, was among the panelists of two different group discussions on the state of the electronics recycling industry yesterday and today at the 2011 EI Digest Gathering, organized by the EnviroBiz Group and held at the Kona Kai Resort […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Receives R2 and e-Stewards Certifications; Becomes World`s First Companywide Dual-Certified Recycler of Electronics

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has now successfully achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification and Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s) e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment for all of its facilities, nationwide.Announcement of the certifications means that ERI is […]

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E-waste: Recyclers, scrap haulers vie to keep U.S. computer trash home

How the federal government dumps half a million worn-out computers and countless other electronic devices every year may help expand the $5 billion electronics recycling industry.The Environmental Protection Agency and General Services Administration are considering new rules of engagement for contract recyclers as they start requiring agencies to dispose of old computers, monitors and other […]

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Electronic Recyclers International’s North Carolina Facility Receives R2 and e-Stewards Certifications

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has successfully achieved Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2) certification and Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s) e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment for its Badin, North Carolina facility.Announcement of the certifications means that ERI is the […]

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