Category: News Room

Near the end, Bloomberg introduces electronics-recycling pickups

In his latest attempt to broaden New York City’s recycling program, and enhance his urban-environmentalist credentials, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has quietly launched a curbside recycling program.Beginning today, residents in 15 buildings in four boroughs will be able to deposit their post-functional iPads, Kindles, hard drives, computer mice, laptops, TVs, printers, scanners, cell phones and video […]

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Ocean Exchange Online Gallery Features Electronic Recyclers International Innovative Solutions for Keeping e-Waste out of Landfills

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, and its innovative and industry leading solutions for preventing electronic waste from ending up in landfills, has been added to the Ocean Exchange (oceanexchange.org) annual gallery of environmental solutions and innovations.Advocates for innovators that benefit our planet and its natural resources, Ocean Exchange uses […]

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ERI Expands Fresno, Calif., Plant

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), headquartered in Fresno, Calif., has expanded its Fresno facility by an additional 40,000 square feet. This expansion brings the physical size of ERI’s Fresno recycling operations to more than 250,000 square feet.ERI says the expansion accommodates its shredder, which it claims is the largest and most efficient of its kind in […]

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The future of urban electronics recycling begins to take shape

A model of what could become a core for recycling electronics in urban areas may be embodied in the new e-cycleNYC program, a multi-unit dwelling collection method announced in May by New York City’s (NYC) sanitation commissioner John J. Doherty.The Department of Sanitation New York (DSNY) was faced with many challenges when it came to […]

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Colorado electronic recycling company closes down and abandons tons of hazardous CRT glass

A company paid to recycle hazardous electronics waste abandoned 750 tons of the stuff, leaving someone else to clean up the mess.Gary DeWitt is in the business of renting trailers, but now he’s stuck with lots of glass — so much the tires on the trailers that carried it have blown.The trailers are filled from […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Names Kevin Martin to Executive Board

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that Kevin J. Martin, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has been named to its Executive Board of Directors.Martin is also a partner and co-chair of Patton Boggs’ technology and communications practice and brings nearly two decades experience as a […]

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1-800-Recycling.com Profiles Recycling Efforts in Bellingham, Fargo, Halifax, Jersey City, San Diego, Wichita and Other North American Cities

1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience while making practical suggestions about green living, continues to provide consumers with new regional recycling profiles, expanding on its series of blog articles about the unique recycling options and programs in various metropolitan areas throughout the US and Canada.The articles, titled “Local […]

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County’s hazardous waste and electronics collection program proves popular

The traffic might have rivaled some of the snarled routes ferrying the mountain- and beach-bound on a beautiful summer morning. But the snail’s pace bottlenecking the area around Central Bucks South High School in Warrington on Saturday was for, as many would argue, a far worthier cause.Hundreds of residents from Bucks and Montgomery counties sat in […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Applauds Introduction of Responsible Electronics Recycling Act

John Shegerian, President and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International has issued a statement today applauding the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling (CAER) and members of Congress for encouraging swift passage of the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (RERA). RERA was introduced today as HR 2791 in the 113th Congress by U.S. Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) and […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Adds Three Recycling Specialists to Sales Team

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has named three Recycling Specialists – Ben Bolton, Jeff Cabral and Mike Crean to its growing national sales team.All three are experienced sales professionals and will represent ERI in different parts of the country. Crean will be based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Bolton will […]

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