ERI Brings Recycling and Reuse Expertise to Circular Electronics Design Guide

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ERI, the nation’s largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and hardware destruction company, contributed its e-waste recycling and reuse expertise to the recently released Circular Electronics Design Guide.

Published by the Circular Electronics Partnership, the comprehensive Circular Electronics Design Guide is an extensive volume designed to provide strategic insights for circular innovation within the electronics industry.

With contributions from more than 60 experts and 25 organizations, including ERI’s Chief Sustainability Officer David Hirschler and Vice President of Operational Strategy Anthony Borges, the document focuses on actionable strategies for repair, refurbishment, and recycling. Packed with practical tools, it empowers and equips practitioners to prioritize and scale circular initiatives to accelerate their company’s transition to the circular economy.

What’s inside:

• A comprehensive blueprint for building a circular innovation process.
• Tools to scale circular initiatives in repair, refurbishment, and recycling.
• Insights into creating the enabling conditions for successful circular initiatives.
• Case studies showcasing how industry leaders navigate the challenges.

While developing the document, ERI teamed with a broad array of organizations and enterprises, including Accenture, Bang & Olufsen, Danfoss, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, ERI, Fairphone, Fraunhofer IZM, Global Electronics Council, Globant, HMD, HP, iFixit, Logitech, Microsoft, Partners For Innovation, Pezy, Philips, Royal College of Art, Schneider Electric, Signify, Studio Elk, Synapse, TU Delft, and Versuni.

“This guide is one of most comprehensive resources on circular design developed by practitioners for practitioners,” said John Shegerian, ERI’s Chairman and CEO. “It is the result of an extensive cross-company effort, and we are proud to have been asked to play a role.”

Download the guide here: https://cep2030.org/resources/circular-electronics-design-guide/

ERI is the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States. ERI is certified at the highest level by all leading environmental and data security oversight organizations to de-manufacture, recycle, and refurbish every type of electronic device in an environmentally responsible manner. It is the first and only company in its industry to achieve carbon neutrality at all its facilities nationwide, and the first to achieve SOC 2 Type I and II and ISO 27001 certifications for security and data protection. ERI has the capacity to process more than a billion pounds of electronic waste annually at its eight certified locations, serving every zip code in the United States. ERI’s mission is to protect people, the planet and privacy. For more information about e-waste recycling and ERI, call 1-800-ERI-DIRECT or visit https://eridirect.com.