Category: News Room

Electronic Recyclers Receives 2009 Best of Fresno Award

Electronic Recyclers has been selected for the 2009 Fresno Award in the Electronic Parts & Equipment category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community […]

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Dell Stakes Out Aggressive E-Waste Policy

Dell Inc. (NSDQ: DELL) says it’s going above and beyond leading standards when it comes to recycling used electronics, an industry that critics say is bringing tons of toxic materials to developing countries.Dell said Tuesday that it will stop shipping any non-working electronics containing toxic materials to those countries, whether on its own or through […]

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KSEE-TV and Electronic Recyclers International Collect 152,000 Pounds of ‘e-waste’ at RecyclAthon Event

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, and KSEE-TV Channel 24, the Central Valley’s News Station and Fresno NBC affiliate, teamed together last week to provide another free electronic waste recycling event for local Fresno residents. The fourth “RecyclAthon” event was a major success – exceeding expectations by resulting in more […]

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Santa Clara County Invites Community to Recycle e-waste at Free Drop-Off Event

The County of Santa Clara, Department of Environmental Health will host a free drop-off event for electronic waste Saturday, April 18th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Teaming with the nation’s leading recycler of electronics, Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers International, the event will provide locals with an opportunity to safely recycle their old computers, monitors, printers, […]

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Electronic Recyclers CEO Addresses ThinkEquity Partners’ ThinkGreen Forum

John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI), spoke to a capacity crowd about the electronics recycling industry and the current demand for responsible recycling of consumer electronics and “e-waste” at the ThinkEquity Partners “ThinkGreen” Clean Technology and Alternative Energy Forum yesterday at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco.Addressing an audience of […]

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Electronic Waste & Human Rights

The fastest growing waste sector in the world is electronic waste.  It’s hazardous if dumped in landfills; more and more states have made it illegal to put electronics in the trash.   As a result, a whole new industry has been created  — the electronic recycling industry.  Unfortunately, the problem of shipping unwanted electronics illegally […]

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Basel Action Network Joins Electronic Recyclers International for “Electronic Waste and Human Rights” Webinar on ReadyTalk

Jim Puckett, Executive Director of the Basel Action Network (BAN), will team with John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), as co-hosts of a ReadyTalk Webinar titled “Electronic Waste and Human Rights” to take place live on Thursday, March 12th at 11:00 Pacific time.The fastest growing waste sector in the world […]

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A new shot at life for old electronics

The weather grew chilly and the skies threatened rain as a two-day, free electronics recycling event drew to a close Saturday afternoon at the Santa Maria Fairpark, but not before four semitrailers had been filled with gear.The fairpark partnered with Electronic Recyclers of Fresno, for the occasion, which took place Friday afternoon and Saturday.People were […]

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Electronic Recyclers International CEO Featured on “Going Green” Radio Show

John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, was featured as an in-studio guest on Sacramento-based KDEE-FM’s “Going Green Radio Show with EnviroBro,” hosted by Leonard E. Robinson, Federal Liaison to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control and the radio host […]

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Electronic Recyclers International CEO to be Featured on “Going Green” Radio Show

John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will be featured as an in-studio guest on Sacramento-based KDEE-FM’s “Going Green Radio Show with EnviroBro,” hosted by Leonard E. Robinson, Federal Liaison to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control and the radio […]

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