Category: News Room

U.S. Congressman Jeff Denham Tours Electronic Recyclers International Facility

Congressman Jeffrey “Jeff” Denham (R), the US Representative for California’s 19th congressional district, visited Electronic Recyclers International’s (ERI’s) Fresno headquarters yesterday, February 1st, for a tour of the facility.During his visit, Congressman Denham toured ERI, the leading recycler of electronic waste in the country, and viewed firsthand the company’s example of running a sustainable and […]

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1-800-Recycling partners with TreeHugger’s iPhone App

1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide service that simplifies and enhances consumer recycling experiences, has announced it will partner with Discovery Communications’ TreeHugger.com’s new iPhone app, the companies reported.Through its mobile app, online resource and phone service, Fresno, Calif.-based 1-800- Recycling provides information about recycling services and facilities by zip code.The site, conceptualized by parent company Electronic […]

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1-800-Recycling.com Offers Newsletter Subscribers a Chance to Win Four Night Stay in Paris Eco-Hotel

1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide website dedicated to enhancing and simplifying the consumer recycling experience, is now offering subscribers to its monthly newsletter the chance to win a four-night stay at the Hotel Gavarni in Paris.Located steps away from the world famous Trocadero and Eiffel Tower, the award-winning Hotel Gavarni is an eco-friendly facility and the […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Names Katie Reilly Program Manager, E-Waste Legislation

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that Katie Reilly has been named Program Director of E-Waste Legislation. Reilly most recently served as Program Director of the Indiana E-Waste Program.“We are extremely proud and excited to be adding Katie to our team here at ERI,” said John Shegerian, Chairman […]

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Valley anxiously awaits Brown’s state budget

Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday unveils a budget for next year that almost certainly will propose dramatic remedies for the state’s $28 billion funding gap.Details are tough to come by, but insiders suggest Brown may try to shift many services now overseen by the state to counties and cities.The Sacramento Bee has reported he will […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Receives Fifth Consecutive California WRAP Award for Waste Reduction

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the most innovative recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has for the fifth consecutive year been named an honoree of the state’s prestigious Waste Reduction Award Program (WRAP).The WRAP Awards are an annual program established in 1993 by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, now CalRecycle, to recognize California […]

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Local business travelers sound off on security

Flying up to 125,000 miles this year alone, both internationally and between seven company locations across the U.S., Electronic Recyclers International CEO John Shegerian is accustomed to airport security checks.In fact, new screening procedures implemented last month by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) involving X-ray-like scans and frisking are not a bother for Shegerian when […]

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Mobile Phone Recycling

With more enterprises providing Black-Berrys, iPhones, and other mobile phones and devices to enterprise employees, disposal of those phones becomes an issue. Data center and IT managers need to ensure their enterprise is disposing of mobile devices in the most environmentally friendly manner possible, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because […]

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How to recycle anything, anywhere in the world

Well, almost anywhere in the world.Over here in the UK, we’ve got a great resource for finding out how to recycle basic materials in your area.On Recycle Now, all you have to do is type in your postcode to find out what you can recycle at home via kerbside collections or at your local recycling […]

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Homebuyers Score Amazing Perks

It’s still difficult for some homebuyers to qualify for a home mortgage in this economy. And with tax credits out the door, buyers and sellers are looking for creative ways to help fund home purchases, including some people, like Emetria Sanchez of Fresno, Calif., who didn’t think they could qualify for a purchase.For Sanchez, a […]

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