Category: Blog

How the Rise in Remote Work Is Increasing E-Waste and What You Can Do About It

Remote work isn’t new. People have been working from home for decades, but the pandemic brought its convenience and value to light. Before the pandemic, an estimated 6.5% of workers for private businesses worked from home. By 2022, almost half of the workforce in four specific industries – computer systems design/services, data processing, information services, […]

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The Lifecycle of a Refurbished Laptop at ERI

Statistics show that most people buy a new laptop every three to five years. With proper maintenance and care, a laptop can last upwards of 10 years before it reaches its end of life. That means people replace their laptops long before the laptop is no longer useful. Instead of a continued pattern of buying new […]

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It’s the Small Things: How to Recycle Office Tech Accessories

In any office, whether it’s offices in a towering building or a home office, there are dozens of tech accessories that wear out each year. Some of the most common hardware and software add-ons are:Bluetooth speakersCables and wiresEarbudsPhone and tablet chargersPower stripsSecurity camerasUSB sticks and backup drivesWireless headphones and microphonesWireless mouse and keyboardEach time you […]

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Rare Earth Metal Recovery: How E-Waste Recycling Fuels the Tech Industry’s Future

The current administration continues to threaten increased tariffs on Chinese imports. If this happens on February 1st, it could impact the cost of tech. E-waste recycling is one of the most important ways to protect the American tech industry without drastically increasing prices for consumers.Rare earth metals are found in every electronic device. The U.S. […]

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Top Reasons to Partner with a Certified Electronics Recycler in 2025

As we enter 2025, it’s time to look at the things your company needs to change. If you haven’t partnered with a certified electronics recycler, 2025 is the time to do so. Many businesses believe that dropping off electronics at a local facility or selling them online is the best practice, but that can become […]

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Top Industries That Benefit from Professional E-Waste Recycling Services

Professional e-waste recycling ensures that unused or broken electronics you don’t need don’t end up costing you money and public trust. Data destruction is important when it comes to ensuring that the information you collect doesn’t end up in the wrong hands, that’s why you should partner with ERI. Seven Industries Where ITAD and e-Recycling Are […]

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How Solar Panel Recycling Can Help Build a Sustainable Future

Thinking about and preserving the environment, economy, and society for future generations is essential, and solar panel recycling plays a role in this. Across the U.S., there are underground coal mine fires that have been burning for decades. Coal was great for energy production and heating, but it created massive headaches decades later. We cannot […]

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Understanding e-Stewards and R2 Certifications: Choosing the Right Electronics Recycling Partner

Your storeroom or storage unit is packed with old electronics. Your business no longer needs them, but you also know that disposing of them isn’t going to be as quick and easy as you’d hope. Most businesses possess PII (personally identifiable information) and SPII (sensitive personally identifiable information) on hard drives, printers, copiers, etc. That […]

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How “End of Life” Standards for Electronics Impact Recycling and Refurbishment Practices

Each year, Americans generate almost 47 pounds of e-waste per information available for 2022. End-of-life electronics should go into recycling, but the reality is that approximately 14 million metric tons worldwide end up in landfills. How much ends up in U.S. landfills? The EPA reports that only 59.8% of major appliances and 38.5% of “selected […]

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ERI Brings AI, Robotics and Battery Recycling to ITAD Services in Indiana

ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, now maintains eight state-of-the-art e-waste recycling facilities, including its state-of-the-art location in Plainfield, Indiana.ERI’s Indiana facility houses proprietary and first-in-industry technologies such as AI-driven robotics; proprietary hyper-efficient shredding; smart material tracking and reporting technology; and an in-house […]

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