Cash for appliances: Junk piles rise with rebate clunkers
The clunker refrigerator you’ve sent off for recycling could turn up in your kitchen again someday. Don’t worry, it’s not coming back. But the steel extracted from it could be used to make a new appliance.Since Florida’s $17.5 million cash-for-appliances rebate signup ended last week, more appliances, referred to in the recycling trade as “white […]
The City of El Segundo Invites Community to Recycle Their Electronic Waste
The City of El Segundo Public Works Department has once again teamed with Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, to provide local Southern Californians an opportunity to safely unload their old computers, television sets, laptops, copiers, faxes, stereos, and other outdated, unusable or unwanted electronic items for proper recycling — […]
“Green For All successfully advocated for increased funding for green jobs training in the Recovery Act,” said Ellis-Lamkins. “And we successfully pushed the U.S. House of Representatives to include key equity provisions in the climate bill that increase green job training, job quality standards and community access to these jobs. At the state level, Green […]
Electronics vs. paper: Who’s greenest of all?
Digital Age options have us making modern choices:Do I pay bills with a check in the mail, or do I bank online? Do I buy the newspaper, or do I read its Web site? Do I curl up with a book, or with an e-reader?Convenience has typically dictated the decision. But as green becomes the […]
Electronic Recyclers International CEO Addresses HazWaste Forum 2010
John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), discussed electronics recycling and “e-waste” today at the “HazWaste Forum 2010” conference at the University Club in New York City, presented by Madison Williams and Company LLC, the integrated capital-markets and advisory firm.As part of an expert panel discussion on the financial promise of […]
Electronic Recyclers International CEO Addresses Phi Beta Lambda’s Annual California Meeting
John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, delivered the keynote address for the Phi Beta Lambda’s annual State Business Leadership Conference at the Sheraton in Pasadena, California.Speaking to a packed hall of business students from campuses ranging from UCLA and UC Berkeley to […]
Clear Channel’s “Green is Good” Environmental Radio Show Provides Environmental Forum for Businesses
The Clear Channel Produced “Green is Good” radio show has announced its roster of guests for the month of March, revealing a diverse cross-section of businesses, each taking measures to protect our planet.The weekly interview program, co-hosted by John Shegerian (Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste), and […]
1-800-Recycling.com Encourages Energy Reduction – The Digital Way
1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience while making practical suggestions about green living, has published an article on its blog that explores and encourages investment in devices that encourage eco-friendly practices.The article, titled “Digitally Reduce Your Energy Usage,” analyzes the results of a study by the Pacific […]
1-800-Recycling.com Names the Food Manufacturers That Are Wasting Less
1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience while making practical suggestions about green living, has published an article on its blog that singles out and recognizes some of the food manufacturing companies around the country that have been incorporating green practices into their operations.The article, titled “Food Manufacturers […]
1-800-Recycling.com Reports from Copenhagen
1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience, currently features an article on its blog about the questionable lack of recycling bins in Copenhagen.The article, titled “Elusive Recycling in Copenhagen,” is actually 1-800-Recycling.com’s newest writer Evan Kopelson’s observations about the Danish city from his time there covering the COP15 […]