ERI

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).

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

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

• IT asset disposition
• Electronics recycling
• Data destruction services
• E-waste management
• Circular economy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Remarketing and Resale: Reselling functional or refurbishable electronics and IT equipment recovered through disposition services, capturing residual value.
4. 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

Core 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

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and supporting.

• ItochuflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026Joint 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 or Co-development Partner · 24 December 2025Strategic 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)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025ERI 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 ElectronicssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to organize free e-waste recycling events at community venues, promoting environmentally responsible disposal of consumer electronics with secure data destruction.
• SamsungsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership 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

Direct 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

• Xx.com/ERInternational

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments1 record

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