August 30, 2007

The King of E-waste Recycling

John Shegerian is a guru of green. Shegerian carries around half-size business cards printed with green soy ink on recycled paper.The first thing that greets the visitors to his recycling business in south Fresno is a green-lettered quote by him saying “Every minute counts” on the wall — a dose of his waste-free philosophy.He’s had […]

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August 16, 2007

Goodwill Teams with Electronic Recyclers to Recycle eWaste

Goodwill Industries of Silicon Valley along with Electronic Recyclers are teaming with Best Buy to host a free electronic waste recycling event on Saturday, August 18th at the Best Buy located at 5065 Almaden Expressway in San Jose from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.E-waste contains hazardous lead and mercury, and these toxic substances eventually leak […]

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August 10, 2007

Dorsey High School Hosts Electronics Recycling Event

WHAT: Dorsey High School in Los Angeles will serve as a collector of electronic waste on Saturday and Sunday, August 11th and 12th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Teaming with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, the high school will provide students, their families and the community at large an opportunity to safely unload their old computers, […]

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August 8, 2007

Electronic Recyclers CEO Addresses Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference

John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI), discussed electronics recycling and “e-waste” at the Canaccord Adams 27th Annual Global Growth Conference today at the InterContinental Boston.Addressing an audience of investors and financial analysts looking for specific insights into the biggest trends of emerging growth industries, Shegerian stressed the mounting environmental problems […]

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June 27, 2007

Napa Valley’s Seventh Annual Computers & Electronics Recycling Event Collects More Than 60 Tons of e-Waste

The City of Napa and its residents did their part for the environment by collecting more than 60 tons of unwanted computer monitors, televisions, cell phones and other electronic junk for proper recycling this month at Napa’s seventh annual computer and electronics recycling drive.Partnering again with Electronic Recyclers, the Fresno-headquartered largest recycler of electronic waste […]

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June 4, 2007

Digital TV: E-Waste Tsunami?

Millions of analog TVs could be obsolete in 2009 when the nation switches to Digital TV.  And some advocates are fearful that Americans will simply throw them away, causing immeasurable harm to the environment.“There’s going to be an e-waste tsunami that hits America,” John Shegerian, chief executive of Electronic Recyclers in Fresno, California, tells The […]

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May 24, 2007

High-tech TV upgrades will create low-tech trash; The digital conversion will provide better pictures, more channels and hazardous waste as older sets are tossed.

As new high-definition televisions fly off store shelves, millions of old sets soon could be flying into the trash.A major change to broadcast television in 2009 — the conversion from analog signals to all digital — is expected to send many Americans to the store for new TV sets. That could mean a flood of […]

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