ERI
ERI is the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider in the United States, operating eight certified processing facilities with over one billion pounds of annual capacity and serving enterprise, OEM, and government customers across 46 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2001
- HeadquartersFresno, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What ERI does
ERI, headquartered in Fresno, California and founded in 2001, is the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider in the United States, operating eight NAID AAA- and e-Stewards-certified processing facilities with a stated annual capacity of more than one billion pounds of electronic material. Its service offering covers the full reverse-logistics chain: secure data destruction, certified recycling, refurbishment and remarketing of redeployable assets, component harvesting, and downstream materials recovery. ERI serves enterprise, government, and OEM customers — disclosed logos include Best Buy, Samsung, Staples, United Airlines, Raytheon, and the United States Postal Service — and maintains an international downstream network spanning 46 countries and more than 100 facilities.
The operating model rests on three differentiators: a stacked compliance footprint (first ITAD provider to hold SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, and the only operator with all eight U.S. facilities dual-certified to NAID AAA and e-Stewards), proprietary technology (the Optech™ customer portal for chain-of-custody reporting, AI-driven robotics on shredding and sorting lines, and smart material tracking), and a sustainability positioning as the world's first carbon-neutral ITAD company. Revenue is generated per pound of material processed, per device refurbished or remarketed, and through enterprise reverse-logistics service contracts tied to customer hardware-refresh cycles. ERI monetizes upstream through collection and disposition fees, midstream through component harvesting and resale of redeployed devices, and increasingly downstream through rare-earth-element recovery via its 2025 partnership with ReElement Technologies and international expansion via the 2026 ERI Japan joint venture with Itochu Corporation. The company is led by co-founder John Shegerian (Chairman and CEO) with Tammy Shegerian as President and Chief Revenue Officer and David Hirschler as Chief Sustainability Officer, and has received institutional capital from Closed Loop Partners (2021).
ERI firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ERI
- Legal name
- Electronic Recyclers International
- Website
- https://ERIDirect.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2001
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- ERI is the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider in the United States, operating eight certified processing facilities with over one billion pounds of annual capacity and serving enterprise, OEM, and government customers across 46 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ERI industry classification
Industry- Product category
- IT Asset Disposition & Electronics Recycling
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)
- SIC
- Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953)
- akta.pro primary industry
- IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Secure Data Erasure (BPAEAOAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services (Data-Bearing Asset Handling) (BPALAIAA), Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC), Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), Enterprise Hardware Recycling (Servers, Storage, Networking) (BPALAIAI), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Data Destruction (EUAIAIAB)
Keywords
Where ERI is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Fresno
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
ERI business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services: Fee-based services for securely disposing of IT assets including data destruction, decommissioning, and environmental compliance. Revenue generated through service fees charged to enterprise and government clients.
- Electronics Recycling and Material Recovery: Processing electronic waste to recover commodities and materials (metals, rare earth elements) which are then sold. ERI has partnerships to recover rare earth elements from end-of-life electronics.
- Remarketing and Resale: Reselling functional or refurbishable electronics and IT equipment recovered through disposition services, capturing residual value.
- Data Center Services: Specialized decommissioning, on-site data destruction, and lifecycle management services for data centers.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels5 records
ERI product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ERI provides secure IT asset disposition (ITAD), electronics recycling, and certified data destruction services for enterprise and government clients, processing both data-bearing and non-data-bearing assets. The company operates eight certified facilities in the US with capacity to process over a billion pounds of electronic waste annually, and an international network across 46 countries. It also recovers commodities and rare earth elements from end-of-life electronics, with the Optech™ portal providing real-time chain-of-custody visibility.
Product overview
ERI offers a unified platform of electronics & IT asset disposition services with a modular architecture. The core platform encompasses ITAD (IT Asset Disposition), electronics recycling, and data destruction services, supported by circular economy offerings including remarketing, redeployment, and lease return solutions. Optech™ serves as the proprietary reporting and tracking portal providing real-time transparency. The company operates eight certified facilities nationwide and has expanded internationally through a joint venture (ERI Japan) with Itochu. Additional services include data center decommissioning, PV/solar panel recycling, battery management (lithium-ion and alkaline), specialty programs, and consumer-facing recycling kits. ERI also maintains thought leadership content platforms including the Impact Podcast and RecycleNation resource portal.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Optech™: ERI's robust, online electronics & IT asset disposition portal providing real-time transparency into client account activity from receipt through final disposition.
Products and services
- Electronics & IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Securely reuses or recycles electronic assets for enterprise and government clients, processing both data-bearing and non-data bearing assets while ensuring 100% data destruction, reducing environmental impact, and maximizing asset recovery value.
- Electronics Recycling Recovers commodities and materials from end-of-life electronic devices at eight certified facilities in the US, with capacity to process more than a billion pounds of electronic waste annually.
- Data Destruction Provides guaranteed data destruction on virtually any data-bearing device, independently audited and certified on all processes by NAID.
- Data Center Services Provides decommissioning, on-site data destruction, and maximum resale value services for data centers, supporting end-of-life IT infrastructure lifecycles.
- PV/Solar Management Safely recycles photovoltaic panels and related equipment at end of life.
- OEM Compliance Provides state planning, vendor auditing, and compliance management services to OEMs to meet producer responsibility regulations.
- Battery Management Provides recycling and management services for dry cell and lithium-ion batteries, supporting safe handling of consumer and industrial batteries.
- Alkaline Battery Recycling Provides alkaline battery recycling and management services, including processing at ERI's in-house alkaline battery recycling plant in Plainfield, Indiana.
- Remarketing Solutions Remarkets end-of-life electronics through refurbishment and resale channels to maximize recovery value for clients.
- Redeployment Solutions Supports redeployment of usable electronics within client organizations to extend asset lifecycles and reduce waste.
- Lease Return Solutions Manages the end-of-lease return process for leased electronics, including logistics, data sanitization, and asset recovery.
- On-site Solutions Provides on-site shredding and data destruction at client facilities, enabling physical chain-of-custody and on-premises hardware destruction.
- Logistics Solutions
- Mail Back Solutions (Recycling Kits) Provides secure recycling boxes and mail-back kits that allow businesses and consumers to recycle electronics from homes or offices.
- Specialty Programs Provides innovative and custom programs that enhance ERI's core services to address unique client requirements, particularly for enterprise and OEM customers.
- ERI Japan (Joint Venture) Joint venture with Itochu providing electronic recycling and circular economy services in Japan, combining ERI's processing technology and certifications with Itochu's local market presence.
- Optech™ (Online ITAD Portal) ERI's proprietary online ITAD portal that provides real-time transparency into client account activity, sharing asset details from receipt through final disposition.
Quantifiable outcome
- Processing capacity of over 1 billion pounds of electronic waste annually
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use ERI
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
ERI technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
ERI partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and supporting.
- ItochuflagshipJoint venture to launch ERI Japan, enhancing electronic recycling and circular economy practices in Japan using ERI's technology and Itochu's market presence.
- ReElement TechnologiescoreStrategic partnership to recover and refine rare earth elements from end-of-life electronics. ERI ships materials from its California and Indiana processing facilities to ReElement's operations. ReElement is constructing a 400,000-square-foot facility in Marion, Indiana, that will become the largest rare earth oxide producer in the country, capable of producing 9,000 metric tons of purified rare earth oxides.
- Global ITAD Alliance (GIA)coreERI joined as a founding member to promote industry standards and best practices for data security and environmental responsibility in the ITAD sector. The alliance aims to unify the rapidly maturing industry through initiatives focused on data integrity, environmental stewardship, operational excellence, workforce development, and industry advocacy.
- Sony ElectronicssupportingPartnership to organize free e-waste recycling events at community venues, promoting environmentally responsible disposal of consumer electronics with secure data destruction.
- SamsungsupportingPartnership to host free e-waste recycling events at community venues like the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, to responsibly recycle or refurbish unwanted consumer electronics.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ERI competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Sims Lifecycle Services: Operates the largest global ITAD and e-waste recycling footprint under Sims Limited; directly competes with ERI for enterprise and government IT asset disposition, data destruction, and material recovery contracts worldwide.
- Sipi Asset Recovery: US corporate buyback and ITAD services provider focused on enterprise electronics disposition, redeployment, and value recovery, with overlapping capabilities and customer profiles to ERI.
- Quantum Lifecycle Partners: Canada-headquartered ITAD firm with US operations providing IT asset disposition, certified data destruction, and recycling services to enterprise and public-sector clients, competing for similar large-scale contracts.
- HOBI International: US-focused ITAD and electronics recycling company providing secure data destruction, asset recovery, and remarketing services to enterprise and government customers, with overlapping R2/e-Stewards-certified capabilities.
- Cascade Asset Recycling: US-based ITAD provider offering secure electronics recycling, data destruction, and resale/remarketing services to enterprise customers with a comparable compliance-led go-to-market.
Broad incumbents
- Iron Mountain: Global records and information management leader whose ITAD division provides IT asset disposition, secure data destruction, and electronics recycling services to enterprise and government, overlapping with ERI's core offerings as part of a much broader portfolio.
- Stericycle (Shred-it): Large regulated waste management and information destruction company; its Shred-it brand provides secure on-site and off-site data destruction services that overlap with ERI's NAID-certified data destruction practice, alongside broader compliance services.
Emerging players
- Cirba Solutions: US e-waste, ITAD, and battery/critical-materials recovery company focused on enterprise customers, with material-recovery and end-of-life processing capabilities comparable to parts of ERI's recycling and REE-related operations.
- Gopher Resource: US battery and e-waste recycling operator with industrial-scale processing facilities; competes with ERI's battery management and rare-earth-recovery streams, particularly in critical materials end-of-life processing.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
ERI social profiles
Digital presenceERI compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance9 records
ERI financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ERI leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
ERI subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
ERI funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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ERI M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about ERI
What does ERI do?
ERI provides secure IT asset disposition (ITAD), electronics recycling, and certified data destruction services for enterprise and government clients, processing both data-bearing and non-data-bearing assets. The company operates eight certified facilities in the US with capacity to process over a billion pounds of electronic waste annually, and an international network across 46 countries. It also recovers commodities and rare earth elements from end-of-life electronics, with the Optech™ portal providing real-time chain-of-custody visibility.
Is ERI a public or private company?
ERI is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was ERI founded?
ERI was founded in 2001. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is ERI based?
ERI is headquartered in Fresno, United States, in the North America region.
How does ERI make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services are the primary driver. The others are electronics Recycling and Material Recovery, remarketing and Resale and data Center Services.
Who are ERI's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Sims Lifecycle Services, Sipi Asset Recovery, Quantum Lifecycle Partners, HOBI International and Cascade Asset Recycling. Broad incumbents are Iron Mountain and Stericycle (Shred-it). Emerging players are Cirba Solutions and Gopher Resource.
Does ERI have an API?
No public API is recorded for ERI.
What industry is ERI in?
ERI's product category is IT Asset Disposition & Electronics Recycling. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAEAOAK, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Secure Data Erasure, with a secondary code of BPALAIAA, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services (Data-Bearing Asset Handling). Its NAICS code is 562920 and its SIC code is 4955.