Allan Gerlat, News Editor

July 18, 2014

1 Min Read
E-Waste Recycling Firm ERI Partners with Recycling Group

Electronic Recyclers International Inc. (ERI) is partnering with Recycle Across America (RAA), a non-profit organization that has established a standardized labeling system for recycling bins.

The partnership with the Fresno, Calif.-based e-waste recycler ERI and RAA will involve sharing resources and a multi-disciplinary collaborative rollout of cross-branding opportunities for both organizations, according to a news release.

“The standardized label initiative has made tremendous inroads helping to remove the confusion regarding what items belong in which bins and what can or cannot be recycled. And their celebrity-led ‘Let’s recycle right!’ ads are a much needed campaign to help the public understand the importance of recycling properly,” said John Shegerian, chairman and CEO of ERI. “By pooling our resources, we will now be able to offer RAA’s audience a tool to keep their unwanted items out of landfills.”

Of ERI, Mitch Hedlund, founder and executive director of RAA, said, “Their 1800Recycling.com searchable database is an outstanding addition to our website to help people and businesses know all the things that are recyclable and where to bring those items in their communities to recycle properly. ERI’s resources are filling a tremendous void to help make recycling all sorts of items easier for all of us.”

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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