April 28, 2026
Monthly subscription boxes are all the rage. If you ever watch YouTube videos, dozens of YouTubers review these boxes each month. While one of the earliest unboxing videos dates to the 1970s, when Betamax came out, HelloFresh is one of the most people have seen at least one video review of. Despite their popularity, subscription boxes […]
April 20, 2026
When John Wesley Hyatt invented the first synthetic polymer in 1869, his invention was meant to stop the slaughter of elephants and tortoises for ivory and tortoiseshell. Leo Baekeland developed Bakelite, a synthetic plastic, several years later in 1907. This was the start of the world’s increased consumption of plastic goods.The problem is that plastic […]
April 13, 2026
As much as you love your children, they grow out of one shoe size almost monthly. They’re outgrowing clothes just as quickly. You roast a turkey, and the carcass remains. Have you stopped to think about the issues you create when you send items to landfills instead of finding ways to recycle them?Sadly, out of […]
April 13, 2026
ERI and RecycleNation are proud to be included in FeedSpot’s 90 Best Recycling Blogs you should read and follow in 2026. Here are the top 50:1. RecycleNation BlogDescription RecycleNation is a dynamic recycling and green living-focused website that makes recycling, conserving, reusing, and living wisely easy. RecycleNation is regularly updated with important how-to directives aimed […]
March 26, 2026
Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s hard to know where to recycle those items, or it seems costly and inconvenient.The world generates millions of tons of electronic waste — also called e-waste — each year. […]
March 26, 2026
Some people worry that we’re not prepared for AI and automation. There’s a general fear that robots will take over, leaving people without jobs, control, or privacy. However, the trash and recycling industry is one of the best examples to show why AI and robotics are crucial today. The EPA released data on municipal solid waste […]
March 26, 2026
As a business owner, you can’t afford to overlook hard drive recycling. The drives store a ton of private data that you are legally obligated to protect.When it comes time to recycle old electronics, you can’t just toss them out or give them away. You’re required to follow federal and state laws, and you need […]
March 24, 2026
ERI, the U.S.’s leading material resource recovery, ITAD, mobility and data destruction/processing provider and largest recycler of electronics, has announced a collaborative partnership with ITOCHU Corporation, a leading global trading and investment conglomerate engaged in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas.ERI and ITOCHU […]
March 16, 2026
We all have unused items sitting in closets, drawers, or forgotten bins in attics, garages, or basements. Old laptops, e-readers, or tablets that no longer charge. Cellphones that bricked after an update. Power cords, peripherals, and charging cables also need to be recycled in my state.I know I have boxes full of charging cables that […]
February 26, 2026
How many devices do you own and use regularly? Now, stop and think about the ones that you put in a box that sits untouched in an office, garage, basement, attic, storage closet…You probably have dozens of tech components like cables, monitors, mice, keyboards, tablets, and more that are filled with valuable metals that manufacturing […]
