ERI teams with Recology, city of Seattle for free recycling collection event

ERI, Fresno, California, has teamed up with Recology and Seattle Public Utilities to host a free community recycling collection event Dec. 9 for Capitol Hill and Central District residents of Seattle.

This opportunity for local residents to dispose of their unwanted items, including electronics, for free will take place on Sat., Dec. 9 at the Giddens School parking lot on 700 20th Ave. S in Seattle between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Electronics will be collected as part of a larger recycling event for the community. The electronics recycling portion of the event will include free collection of nonfreon appliances and electronics, including TVs, computers, printer items and cellphones. ERI says it will “responsibly and securely recycle all e-waste collected for this event, destroying all data from electronic devices in the process.”

“It is an honor and a privilege to partner with our friends at Recology and Seattle Public Utilities to benefit the good people of Seattle,” says John Shegerian, co-founder and executive chairman of ERI. “The work we will be doing this Saturday to prevent unwanted electronics from ending up in landfills, and partnering with forward-thinking, environmentally concerned organizations exemplifies what can be accomplished when great organizations pool their resources for the common good.”

Other items being collected at the event include fluorescent tubes and bulbs, household batteries, used bicycles and bike parts, clothing and linens, styrofoam, furniture and household goods.

Recology is an integrated resource recovery company headquartered in San Francisco. The company collects and processes municipal solid waste, reclaiming useful materials that would have otherwise been buried in a landfill.

ERI, a leading recycler of electronic waste and an information technology asset disposition (ITAD) and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, is certified to demanufacture and recycle every type of electronic waste in an environmentally responsible manner. ERI processes more than 275 million pounds of electronic waste annually at eight locations, serving every zip code in the United States.