Category: News Room

John Shegerian Speaks at Stockton Rotary

Electronic waste, discarded televisions, computers, cell phones, etc., is the fastest growing waste stream.Product is de-manufactured, sorted into one of several basic material components, shredded, bundled for shipment and then eight million pounds of processed product is shipped monthly to third-world manufacturers for reuse.Only one percent of gross product, pressed wood from older electronic equipment, […]

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John Shegerian and Jim Farley: Why recycling e-waste is vital

EVERYONE has them. They are stored in offices, attics, cellars and closets – electronic items that are obsolete or are no longer needed.Most of us are likely to have at least one item. Your place of work is likely to have unwanted electronic junk because of the common misconception that used electronics have substantial residual […]

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Rehab, Reuse, Recycle

Touring the grounds of Electronic Recyclers International in Fresno, Calif. is unnerving, like an unarmed walk through a prison yard. Tattooed, muscular men tear apart computers with hammers and electric drills. A guy with a gang insignia etched onto his neck hoists a monitor over his head. Another rips the face off an old television […]

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Peter Prinz Joins Electronic Recyclers International as Chief Automation Engineer

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, announced today that Peter Prinz, one of the country’s foremost shredding engineers, has joined its staff as Project Manager and Chief Automation Engineer.“Having Pete join our team illustrates our commitment to state-of- the-art technology for this industry,” said John S. Shegerian, ERI’s President […]

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Electronic Recyclers International CEO to Address Delta Sigma Pi’s “Dinner with Professionals” Tonight

John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), will be delivering the keynote presentation tonight before a crowd of local business students and professionals at Delta Sigma Pi’s seventh annual Dinner with Professionals event at the Ramada Inn in Fresno.Delta Sigma Pi, the co-educational professional business fraternity at CSU Fresno, is hosts […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Launches 1-800-Recycling

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, announced last week that it has launched 1-800-Recycling, a division of ERI dedicated to enhancing and simplifying the consumer recycling experience.Profiled in this week’s BrandWeek Magazine, ERI’s 1-800-Recycling concept is currently being used as a resource for information regarding the recycling of electronics […]

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Butte County Fair invites community to recycle electronic waste

The Butte County Fair is teaming up with Electronic Recyclers International to offer residents a convenient, local drop-off location for “e-waste”.On Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, the Butte County Fair is giving residents an opportunity to safely unload their old computers, television sets, VCRs, stereos and other out- dated, unusable or unwanted electronic […]

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Electronic Recyclers International Helps Toshiba Classic ‘Go Green’ on the Green

During the three days of professional golf competition at this year’s Toshiba Classic tournament, Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 9, Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) is teaming with Toshiba to invite the community to participate in the “Swing for the Green” Toshiba Classic Recycling Event.As part of Toshiba’s commitment to demonstrate a leading role in […]

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E-Waste a Big Problem that May be Getting Bigger

John S. Shegerian, chairman and chief executive officer of Electronic Recyclers International stressed the importance of addressing the “Hazardous Afterlife” of electronic waste at the Chartwell Waste Industry Summit recently in Tampa Bay, Fla.He argued that it is now “far too late to sweep this problem under the rug” and urged fellow industry leaders to […]

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Goodwill Teams with Best Buy to Recycle Electronic Waste

Goodwill Industries of Silicon Valley along with Electronic Recylers International are teaming with Best Buy to host a free electronic waste recycling event on Saturday, March 8th, at the Best Buy located at 5065 Almaden Expressway in San Jose from 9 am to 3 pm.E-waste contains hazardous lead and mercury, and these toxic substances eventually […]

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