Value Beyond The Device
Recovering Resources.
Protecting Your Data.
Most enterprises don’t realize their old assets hold valuable materials like gold, copper, and other critical earth materials. As the largest recycler in North America, ERI sees firsthand what most organizations never think about. Millions of electronic waste is discarded every year, with many critical minerals never being recovered.
ERI provides critical mineral recovery services in an effective manner. Critical mineral recovery only works as a real alternative to new mining if it can happen fast, consistently, and at volume. Through urban mining, materials are recovered from electronics already in circulation instead of relying on new mining. ERI processes more than one million pounds of e-waste every day, recovering these materials at a scale few can match. Critical mineral recovery is core to how we operate, and it’s why organizations across industries and government trust us with equipment that carries material value and sensitive data.
1M+ pounds of e-waste processed every day
8 U.S. facilities AI-driven sorting and recovery
A Faster, More Secure Domestic Supply Chain
Urban Mining
Urban mining is the practice of extracting valuable material from electronics and other discarded products instead of digging them out of the ground. Critical earth elements are essential to the materials used in EV’s, wind turbines, defense systems, and robotics. Because of this, global demand is climbing faster than the new supply that can be developed, making urban mining a new necessity.
Instead of waiting years for a new mine to be permitted and developed, the materials inside a retired laptop or phone can re-enter circulation in a matter of weeks. For your organization, that means the assets you decommission today become part of a faster, more secure domestic supply chain without any added work on your end.
How ERI Recovers Critical Materials
01 Collection
We operate one of the largest e-waste collection networks in the country, serving businesses, government agencies, and consumers nationwide.
02 Demanufacturing
Devices are broken down into their components, separating out the materials with recovery value.
03 AI-Driven Sorting
Our proprietary, AI-driven hardware and software identify and isolate magnet-heavy and metal-rich components with precision across all 8 of our US facilities.
04 Recovery and Refining
Recovered materials and processed and prepared to re-enter domestic supply chains, from gold and copper to rare earth elements.
One Connected Process
A Stronger Recovery Network
ERI’s critical mineral recovery services now reach further through an expanded partnership with a leading rare earth processor, giving direct access to your organization to specialized recovery capacity without adding steps to the process. The equipment you recycle with ERI moves seamlessly from collection to advanced material recovery under one trusted point of contact.
You get the assurance that comes with a connected, purpose-built network handling your assets from intake to final recovery. Instead of multiple vendors, ERI remains your single point of contact from the moment your equipment is dropped off to the moment they’re ready to re-enter the supply chain.
Security Comes First
Your Data Is Safe With Us
Handing over a device means handing over your data and at ERI, we take that seriously. ERI is the first electronic recycling provider to become SOC 2 Type II certified, meeting a rigorous, independently audited standard for how we handle sensitive information.
Every device that comes through our facilities goes through a documented, verifiable data destruction process before any material recovery begins. Nothing moves forward until that step is completed. This applies to every device we handle which includes thousands of enterprise hard drives, laptops, and more.
Your team doesn’t have to choose between responsible material recovery and data protection. With ERI, you get both, backed by independent certification rather than a promise alone.
Built for How Your Organization Operates
ERI works with businesses of every size, from single office refreshes to nationwide IT asset decommissioning projects. Whatever the scale, you get a documented, secure chain of custody for every device, backed by certified data destruction and industrial-scale critical mineral recovery.
Compliance and ESG Reporting
We provide the documentation and reporting your team needs to meet sustainability targets and regulatory requirements, so retired IT assets support your compliance goals instead of creating risks.
Enterprise-Scale Decommissioning
Retiring hundreds or thousands of devices at once requires a process that can keep pace. Our facilities and AI-driven sorting technology are built to handle enterprise volume without slowing down or compromising on data security.
ERI makes it simple to recycle your electronics and know exactly where they’re going. From the moment your devices arrive, they enter a secure certified process built around urban mining and critical mineral recovery, backed by verified data destruction at every step.
Whether your organization is retiring a single office or decommissioning assets across multiple locations, you get the same standard every time with ERI. There is no guesswork and no question about where your equipment ends up.
Ready to Put Your Retired Electronics to Work?
Request a quote or schedule a pickup today and put your electronics to work through ERI’s critical mineral recovery services.