I was disturbed by Thomas Kostigen’s column. He’s right that electronic waste is a real problem, but he’s supporting the wrong solution.California’s e-waste program deserves a closer look. It actually works. More than 65 million pounds of e-waste was recycled last year, according to California’s Integrated Waste Management Board.Projections show more than 140 million pounds […]
Vintage Faire Mall Invites Modesto Community to Recycle Electronic Waste
WHAT: Vintage Faire Mall will serve as a collector of electronic waste this Saturday. Teaming with Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers, the mall will provide local customers and the community at large an opportunity to safely unload their old computers, monitors, television sets and other outdated, unusable or unwanted electronic items for proper recycling. The free event is […]
High Tech Trash: John Shegerian Introduces Elizabeth Grossman
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Save Mart Supermarkets Help Californians Recycle Nearly 250,000 Pounds of E-Waste.
Save Mart Supermarkets last month became the first supermarket chain in California to serve as a collector of electronic waste – and set a high standard doing so. Nearly 250,000 pounds of electronic waste was collected at six Save Mart stores across Northern and Central California over the July 15-16 weekend.Save Mart’s recycling partner for […]
Castro Valley residents showed their mettle as responsible consumers of electronics last month by bringing more than 65,000 pounds of unwanted electronics to Castro Valley Sanitary District’s (CVSD’s) 4th annual free E-Waste Collection Day. Partnering with Electronic Recyclers, the Fresno-headquartered largest recycler of electronic waste in the State of California, the CVSD announced this week its […]
Central Valley e-waste recycling effort set
Electronic Recyclers and the Big Fresno Fair are sponsoring a weekend of free recycling of electronic waste, Aug. 5 and Aug. 6.Central Valley residents can use the event to safely unload their old computers, television sets and other out-dated, unusable or unwanted electronic items for proper recycling.The site will be open 8 a.m. – 2 […]
More than 179 tons of e-waste collected in Napa Valley
The city and county of Napa, California and its residents held a two-day event in June that rounded up more than 179 tons of computer monitors, televisions, cell phones and other electronic junk.Partnering with Electronic Recyclers, the City of Napa announced its total numbers for the free countywide public collection event. The event, which was […]
Ravi Brar, who has been chief financial officer at Pac-West Telecomm Inc. (NASDAQ: PACW), has been named the Stockton-based telecommunications company’s chief operating officer.Michael Sarina, Pac-West’s vice president of finance, has assumed the role of chief financial officer.“These changes are part of our continuing efforts to align resources to best serve the needs of the […]
Electronic Recyclers of America (ERA) announced today that a KPBS documentary news segment on electronic waste produced by popular San Diego television news magazine “Full Focus” will air Monday, February 27th at 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and again Tuesday, February 28th at 12:30 p.m. ERA is featured prominently in the segment as an example […]
Cal State Fresno Electronic Waste Collection Event Rounds up Nearly 70,000 Pounds of Electronic Junk
Electronic Recyclers of America (ERA) announced today that its first community electronic waste collection weekend in partnership with California State University, Fresno has resulted in the collection of 69,982 pounds of electronic waste. Within the course of two days, hundreds of local residents, businesses and students arrived at the University with their unwanted and/or non-functioning computer […]