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 […]
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 […]
E-Recycling Solutions Holds Free E-Waste Recycling Events
WHAT: E-Recycling Solutions, a project of Community Service and Employment Training, Inc. (CSET), will hold electronics recycling events on Friday and Saturday, May 25th and May 26th in Visalia and Thursday through Saturday, May 31st through June 2nd in Tulare. Teaming with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, CSET will provide the community an easy opportunity to safely […]
Free Electronics Recycling at CSUB
California State University, Bakersfield will serve as a free drop off site for the campus community and local residents to safely unload their old computers, television sets and other out-dated, unusable or unwanted electronic items for proper recycling on Saturday, May 12th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.In an attempt to help residents and the […]
SeaWorld San Diego Hosts Electronic Recycling Event
All California residents are invited to participate in the SeaWorld San Diego Electronic Recycling Event Saturday, May 5, from 8 a.m. to noon in the park’s east parking lot. Proceeds will benefit the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, a nonprofit foundation which preserves endangered wildlife, and supports species research, animal rescue and conservation education […]
County collects record amount of outdated electronics
Marin County’s initial foray into electronic waste collection this past weekend was a record-breaking success, organizers said.Long lines of people in cars packed with old computers, televisions and other electronic devices overwhelmed county workers at the fairgrounds parking lot Saturday and Sunday at the E-Waste Weekend recycling program, the largest such event in the state, […]
Residents rush to dump old electronic parts; event continues Sunday
So many people showed up with old computer monitors, television sets and other electronic waste at a Marin County recycling event Saturday that officials summoned more trucks to haul it all away.A steady line of 40 to 50 cars snaked through the county fairgrounds parking lot at the Civic Center in an intermittent drizzle as […]
Electronic Recyclers CEO Addresses Canaccord Adams “Ready, Set, Recycle” Investor Conference
John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers, Inc. (ERI), discussed electronics recycling and “e-waste” at the Canaccord Adams “Ready, Set, Recycle” Investor Conference today at the Peninsula Chicago.Addressing an audience of investors and financial analysts looking for specific insights into the biggest trends of emerging recycling-related industries, Shegerian stressed the mounting environmental problems […]
E-Waste event an easy way to toss old gadgets
County residents can unload obsolete computers and cell phones Saturday and Sunday at the county’s first “E-Waste Weekend,” coinciding with nationwide Earth Day celebrations.The county fairgrounds in San Rafael will host the program as a free opportunity to recycle a wide array of electronics, or e-waste. The items collected may include LCD, flatscreen, plasma or […]
Fresno City College Holds Free Earth Day Electronics Recycling Event
WHAT:Fresno City College will host a free drop off site for electronic waste on Saturday, April 21st from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the southwest parking lot at the corner of Van Ness and McKinley. Teaming with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, the College will provide residents an opportunity to safely unload their old computers, monitors, […]