• Weighing human rights against electronic waste disposal

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    For most of us, environmental protection means saving trees, cleaning up oceans and the very air we breathe. But what about basic human rights? How is it that our discarded…

  • ‘E-cycling’ puts new life in electronic junk

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    Arcane PCs, printers, monitors and other obsolete gizmos are stacked high along the walls of the dusty suburban Atlanta warehouse, awaiting reincarnation before a line of grisly industrial shredders. “To…

  • Cal State Fresno Electronic Waste Collection Event Rounds up Nearly 70,000 Pounds of Electronic Junk

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    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…

  • ERI to Be Profiled on PBS Affiliate; Segment on Popular Regional News Magazine Show to Explore Electronic Waste Issues

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    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…

  • People in the news

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    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…

  • Vintage Faire Mall Invites Modesto Community to Recycle Electronic Waste

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    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…

  • Central Valley e-waste recycling effort set

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    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…

  • High Tech Trash: John Shegerian Introduces Elizabeth Grossman

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    Watch Video http://library.fora.tv/2006/08/15/High_Tech_Trash…

  • Residents Recycle More Than 65,000 Pounds of Electronics During Sanitary District’s Fourth Annual E-Waste Collection Day

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    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…

  • Letters to the editor

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    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…