Aaron Blum, Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer of Electronic Recyclers International, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has been named to the EPEAT Advisory Council, it was announced this month.
EPEAT is a comprehensive environmental rating system that helps identify greener computers and other electronic equipment. The EPEAT system was conceived and developed through the collaboration of stakeholders from the business, advocacy, government and academic arenas. It turns to its Advisory Council, made up of green industry leaders and experts, for guidance in overseeing the massive amount of electronics that enter the marketplace and ultimately the waste stream.
“We’re honored to have the opportunity to represent our industry as part of EPEAT’s groundbreaking and essential Advisory Council,” said John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI. “And we’re particularly proud that Aaron, one of our Co-Founders, has been named to the task. We’re confident that Aaron’s tremendous knowledge of all things electronic waste will be a huge asset to the Council.”
EPEAT is currently used by hundreds of companies, universities and government agencies in dozens of countries. Its rigorous requirements and searchable product database enables consumers to bypass marketing hype and confusing specifications.
Blum joins the EPEAT Advisory Council effective immediately, and will serve among its ranks through the end of 2015.
Learn more about EPEAT and its Advisory Council at www.epeat.net
In his role at ERI, Blum is directly involved with high level sales and compliance, working closely with numerous Fortune 500 companies to help them achieve their e-waste recycling goals. He was instrumental in the development of the corporate relations and Research and Development infrastructures for ERI and helped lead the company’s efforts to become the first recycler of electronics to achieve both R2 and BAN e-stewards certification. He also played an integral part in working with various state governments to develop new regulations to improve legislation regarding electronic waste.