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John Shegerian’s Latest Newsweek Feature Explores How America’s Critical Minerals may be Hidden in Plain Sight

For years, we have put technology into political boxes. Solar was “green.” Nuclear was either controversial or essential, depending on which decade you were in. Recycling was an environmental issue. Critical minerals were a mining issue. Energy independence was a … Continue reading →

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ERI Backs Cyclic Materials in Push to Build a Domestic Rare Earth Supply

ERI, the nation’s leading material resource recovery, ITAD, mobility and data destruction/processing provider and largest recycler of electronics, announces it has become a strategic investor in Cyclic Materials, a leading advanced recycling company creating a circular supply chain for rare … Continue reading →

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Japanese Ministry of Environment Dignitaries Visit and Tour ERI’s Indiana Facility

ERI, the leading material resource recovery, ITAD, mobility and data destruction/processing provider and largest recycler of electronics in the US, recently hosted a group of visiting dignitaries from Japan’s Ministry of the Environment for a tour of ERI’s flagship supercenter … Continue reading →

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ERI and Ecoreco Partner to Launch ERI India

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) is continuing its global ITAD expansion, partnering with Eco Recycling (Ecoreco) to launch in India later this year. The two companies will co-own ERI India when it opens in Mumbai. The arrangement will combine the ITAD … Continue reading →

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John Shegerian Speaks on Urban Mining Opportunities in the US

The US imposed one-year export restrictions on recoverable critical minerals and materials, including black mass, tungsten waste and scrap, permanent magnets, and lithium-ion batteries, requiring exporters to obtain licenses and report monthly sales. US exports of these materials have grown … Continue reading →

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ERI Expands into Southeast Asia with Vietnam E-Waste Recycling Venture

In response to growing calls by governments to localize critical mineral supply chains, US-headquartered Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) has teamed up with Vietnam’s GreenMarble, a subsidiary of VSD Holdings, to establish ERI Vietnam as a domestic e-waste processing and IT … Continue reading →

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ERI Vietnam Announced as Newest ERI Partnership

ERI, headquartered in Fresno, California, has formed a strategic partnership with Green Marble Co., the subholding business of Hanoi, Vietnam-based VSD Holdings in charge of recycling facilities, establishing ERI Vietnam. The company is scheduled to begin doing business later in … Continue reading →

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John Shegerian for Newsweek “The Critical Minerals America Needs Are in Your Junk Drawer”

America’s demand for critical materials has reached a definitive tipping point. Recently, the urgency finally became official policy. Signed on July 20, 2026, Executive Order 14415 made clear that the United States can no longer tolerate supply chains exposed to … Continue reading →

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ERI and Cyclic Materials Team Up on E-Scrap

ERI, one of the largest electronics recycling and IT asset disposition companies in the United States, has entered a strategic partnership with Cyclic Materials, a Mesa, Arizona-based company that recovers rare earth elements from end-of-life products. The companies announced the … Continue reading →

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ERI and Cyclic Materials Form Partnership to Recover and Recycle Rare Earths and Critical Minerals from E-Waste

ERI, a leading international material resource recovery, ITAD and tech reuse and recycling company, today announced the signing of a global strategic partnership agreement with Cyclic Materials, the rare earth recycling company building circular supply infrastructure for critical materials. The … Continue reading →

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