Category: News Room

New York City announces apartment electronics recycling program

New York City has launched an electronics recycling program for apartments with more than 10 units.The program, dubbed e-cycleNYC, is a voluntary effort to get apartments to participate in electronics recycling. Partnering with Electronic Recyclers International, city officials said e-cycleNYC will be “the most comprehensive electronics recycling program offered by any municipality in the country.”While […]

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Sanitation Commissioner Announces New Multiple-Dwelling Electronics Recycling Program

Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty announced today the initial launch of “e-cycleNYC,” a new multiple-dwelling residential electronics recycling program in partnership with Electronic Recyclers International (ERI). Phase one involves finding buildings to enroll in this innovative new program, which will be rolling out in the coming months. Once underway, the in-building service provided by “e-cycleNYC” […]

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Green is Good Radio Show Announces “Sustainability All-Star” Roster of Guests

America’s top green radio show, the national weekly “Green is Good” program, has returned to the airwaves and has just revealed many of its “sustainability all-star” roster of guests for this season.The program, now airing nationwide every Saturday at 5 pm EDT on America’s Talk XM Channel 244, provides a spirited forum for a broad […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Co-Founder Named to EPEAT Advisory Council

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 […]

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Best Buy E-Waste Recycling Actually A Notable Accomplishment

Make no mistake: Best Buy likes to see customers lining up for that next new, must-have gadget. The consumer electronics retailer is in the business of helping people upgrade their technology, whether it’s a mobile phone or a big-screen television.For every new product, though, there’s often an old one made obsolete: last year’s iPhone, or […]

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Electronic Recyclers International CEO Warns That Army’s Mobile Security Concerns are ‘Small Tip of Massive Iceberg’

John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation`s leading recycler of electronic waste, has issued a public statement warning that recent reports of the US Army`s lack of an effective cybersecurity program for mobile devices is a stark reminder of a much larger issue.In a recent NBC News report, the Department […]

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Report thumping Army for mobile cyber security efforts yanked off DoD website

A report from the Inspector General of the U.S Department of Defense that’s critical of the way the Army has handled mobile-device security has been inexplicably yanked from the IG DoD public website but can still be found in the Google caching system.The IG DoD report No. DODIG-2013-060, entitled “Improvements Needed With Tracking and Configuring […]

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ERI launches recycling mobile phone app

Fresno’s Electronic Recyclers International is making it easier for people to find recycling locations with a new mobile app for Apple and Android devices.The free app, available for download at 1800Recycling.com/mobile, pinpoints nearly 140,000 locations where people can bring in trash, paper, glass, electronics and other recyclable materials.With drop off sites throughout the U.S. and […]

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Electronic Recyclers International to Bring Groundbreaking New Film Girl Rising to Fresno

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will host a special screening of the new film “Girl Rising” this Thursday, March 28th, at 7:30 pm at Edwards Theater in North Fresno.Directed by Academy Award-nominee Richard E. Robbins and narrated by Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia […]

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Boston Mayor Invites Area Residents to Recycle Household Electronic Waste at No Charge

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the City of Boston and the Boston Public Works Department have teamed with Samsung and Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) to present a special household electronic waste collection event on Saturday, March 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The rain-or-shine event will take place at the West Roxbury Public Works […]

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