Category: News Room

Report Calls for Better Labelling of Bioplastics

The European Commission’s DG Environment’s news service, Science for Environment Policy, has published a new report which outlines a roadmap for environmentally-friendly plastic design and the development of biodegradable plastics, as well as policy options to maximise benefits.With such an enormous volume of plastic product sold on the world’s markets, an inevitable knock on consequence […]

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Miracle metal – Alcoa and ERI team up and dig deep by urban mining aluminum in electronics

Of the aluminum produced during the last 100 years, 75 percent of it is still in use around the world, according to John Shegerian, CEO and co-founder of Electronic Recyclers International, Fresno, Calif., the largest e-waste recycler in the world. “Aluminum is considered both the infinite recyclable and the miracle metal,” he says, for its […]

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PCs, cell phones and e-waste recycling

Original article translated from Korean:“The recycling of electronic waste such as computers and mobile phones will be popular in a variety of fields ranging from as well as the resources and environmental protection, information security and marketing.”American John Shegerian of the largest electronic waste recycling company ERI (Shegerian) President last 26 at COEX Intercontinental Hotel in […]

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Paring down our e-waste heap: TVs, cellphones and other electronics don’t belong in the trash

Americans have an insatiable appetite for the latest and greatest gadgets. We own an average of 23 consumer electronics per household and always want more.But all those flat-screen TVs and iPhones come with an environmental cost. E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream in the U.S. — growing at a faster rate than regular household garbage […]

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Electronic Recyclers International’s Denver Facility Receives R2 Certification

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 for its Denver, Colorado, facility.R2 Certification is a set of guidelines for accredited certification programs to assess electronics recyclers’ environmental, worker health and safety, and security practices. Since January […]

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Electronic Recyclers International’s Washington Facility Receives R2 Certification

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 for its Auburn, Washington facility.R2 Certification is a set of guidelines for accredited certification programs to assess electronics recyclers’ environmental, worker health and safety, and security practices. Since January […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Job Fair This Saturday in Badin

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the world’s largest recycler of electronic waste, and first tenant of the new Badin Business Park at the site of the former Alcoa aluminum smelting plant, will kick off its anticipated job fair this Saturday, July 16th, at 9:00 a.m.The job fair will take place at the Badin Fire Station, right […]

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ERI looks to global expansion in ’12

Electronic Recyclers International Inc. (ERI) plans to launch operations in India, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next year.The Fresno, Calif.-based company will likely announce more details of its first foray outside the United States in the coming months once final negotiations are complete, ERI’s co-founder, chairman and chief executive, John Shegerian, told AMM […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Achieves Companywide e-StewardsCertification

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), one of the nation’s largest recyclers of electronic waste, announced today that ERI’s existing facilities located in California, Washington, Colorado and Texas have been certified to the e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment, rendering ERI a companywide certified e-Stewards recycler.The e-Stewards Certification program, created by the environmental […]

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Intercon case shows arbitration need

Rapid developments in action taken against lntercon Solutions Inc. and the company’s subsequent pursuit of evidence it believes will serve as vindication has increased the need for arbitration or a structured due process before electronic recyclers are stripped of certification, according to market sources.If lntercon Solutions is successful in proving it did not export two […]

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