A new video sketch launched today by 1-800-Recycling.com uses humor to make a memorable point. The video sketch, launched today via YouTube, uses actors to parody the iconic character Gordon Gekko, immortalized by Michael Douglas’ Oscar-winning performance in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street; and that character’s show-stopping ‘Greed is Good’ speech from the movie.In 1-800-Recycling’s version, […]
Electronic Recyclers International to Pursue Official Basel Action Network e-Steward Certification
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has contracted with certifying body QMI SAI Global to be audited to receive the Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s), e-Stewards E-Waste Recycler Certification.BAN’s e-Steward Certification is the first such program backed by environmental organizations and major corporations alike. The accredited, third-party audited certification program has […]
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), will discuss electronics recycling and e-waste tomorrow at the EI Digest Group Gathering 2010 at the Kona Kai Resort in San Diego, presented by The EnviroBiz Group.As part of an expert panel discussion on the challenges and promise of harvesting valuable metals from discarded consumer […]
1-800-Recycling.com Announces Latest Winner of Free iPad
Greg Lunday of Gresham, Oregon will receive a free Apple iPad this week – and all he had to do was download the free iPhone App, “My Recycle List,” a user-friendly tool designed to help anyone anywhere participate in the recycling of items they would otherwise throw away. “My Recycle List” is currently the #1 […]
1-800-Recycling.com’s “My Recycle List” Hits Android Market
1-800-Recycling.com , an interactive nationwide company dedicated to simplifying and enhancing the consumer recycling experience, has announced the launch of its “My Recycle List” as an app for the Android Market. “My Recycle List” is a user-friendly tool designed to help anyone anywhere participate in the recycling of items they would otherwise throw away.The first […]
3 steps to take when disposing of your computer
Most people wouldn’t throw out their Social Security card or toss a credit card in the trash. Yet careful souls worldwide have been dumping old computers by the millions, filling landfills with exactly that kind of sensitive information, where aggressive high-tech criminals can readily scoop it up.According to the latest statistics from the EPA, 205 […]
Fresno recycler finds better way to handle toxins
As flat-panel TVs and computer screens take over American homes and offices, they’re rapidly displacing millions of old glass picture tubes and monitors destined for the scrap heap.Because they are coated inside with toxic chemicals, the heavy old tubes cannot be thrown away in landfills. But the chemicals make the tubes tricky — and expensive […]
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has received approval by the State of California to utilize a technology system for the recycling of glass from old televisions, computer monitors and cathode ray tubes (CRTs). Glass has long been a challenge for recyclers of electronics, but ERI’s new technology, utilizing a […]
Company Takes Lead On E-Waste Recycling
Pssst. Here’s a little known fact: The gigantic Best Buy billboard in Times Square is made out of recycled waste from a West Coast company, Electronic Recyclers International.ERI, a private company based in Fresno, Calif., is the largest electronics recycler in the United States, with locations in Massachusetts Maryland, Indiana, Minnesota, Colorado, Texas, California and […]
ERI: Making Profit From E-waste
Ever wonder what you should be doing with your old computers, cell phones and televisions? Bruce W. Fraser reveals the answer in the September 2010 issue of FA Green. Ask Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), he says, the largest electronics recycler in the United States.Fraser reports that John Shegerian founded ERI “to remedy the problem that […]