April 5, 2007

Gardner electronics recycler acquired by Calif. company

Electronic component recycler ElectroniCycle has been purchased by California-based Electronic Recyclers Inc. in what the company said is the first step in a national expansion.ElectroniCycle has 40 employees, all of whom will be retained, said founder and president Richard A. Peloquin.Terms of the sale were not disclosed.The West Broadway company recycles television and computer cathode […]

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March 3, 2007

Take your tech trash to City College for recycling

Here’s your chance to finally get rid of those old electronic items and gadgets gathering dust and taking up space in your house or garage. City College of San Francisco has teamed with Electronic Recyclers to host a free drop-off today of computers, monitors, VCRs, printers, television sets and other electronic items for proper recycling.In […]

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February 26, 2007

Save Mart Helps Californians Recycle Electronics

The state of California prohibits consumers from tossing out unwanted television or computer monitors, because electronic items have toxic elements (lead and mercury,) which leak hazardous waste into landfills. By law, such products must now be recycled properly and in ways that won’t harm the environment.To help consumers with recycling, retailer Save Mart in northern […]

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February 11, 2007

‘E-waste’ recyclers at your disposal

It’s a sunny, breezy Friday morning in Huntington Beach, and the parking lot of the Central Park Sports Complex looks like a cross between a Best Buy blowout and the Museum of Consumer Electronics.The jetsam of America’s love affair with electronic gadgetry is stacked on pallets as cars intermittently pull up to unload more televisions, […]

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February 9, 2007

Recycling company gets new CFO

Robert Christ has been named chief financial officer of Electronic Recyclers, a Fresno-based recycler of electronic waste.Mr. Christ most recently served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Aristotle Inc., a privately owned software company based in Washington, D.C.Prior to his work at Aristotle, he served as CFO for Pulsar Data Systems, participating […]

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January 10, 2007

E-recycling events Saturday in Napa, AmCan

On Saturday south county residents can get rid of old computer monitors and television sets free of charge and close to home, and in doing so make a contribution to school programs.Pam Konoval, American Canyon environmental program specialist, said last week she hopes as many as 500 cars will stop by the Community Center on […]

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January 10, 2007

Electronic Recyclers to Manage e-Waste Recycling Program at Stanford University

Electronic Recyclers, California’s largest recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it will manage and recycle all electronic waste materials collected at Stanford University.“We are extremely proud to be serving Stanford’s electronic recycling needs,” said John S. Shegerian, Electronic Recyclers’ President and CEO. “Electronic waste and the hazards it presents to our environment if not […]

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December 19, 2006

E-waste recycling is state’s new push

The California Integrated Waste Management Board has kicked off a new statewide program to educate the public about how to properly dispose of unwanted electronic equipment.E-waste is the term for electronic products nearing the end of their “useful life.”Businesses are a key component of the e-waste education campaign, says Jon Myers, communications director for the […]

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