ERI to add 75 new jobs at Badin Business Park

We just received some great news from ERI. They have announced plans to hire 75 more employees at Badin Business Park before the holiday season.

Electronic Recyclers International, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, operates regional recycling centers across the country. The recycling center in Badin, NC opened in 2011 to cover the Southeast US. It is one of the company's fastest-growing locations.

“Our business is growing fast and we continue to expand at each of our locations around the country,” said John Shegerian, ERI’s Chairman and CEO. “Every year around the holidays we see a huge influx of unwanted electronics being discarded to make way for new and incoming gifts. We need more people to handle this surge now and who can develop their careers with us moving forward.”

People interested in applying for a job can submit a resume online at: www.electronicrecyclers.com/about-us/careers.aspx.

A wide range of positions are available, including CRT Dismantler, E-Scrap Sorter, Forklift Operator, Repair Specialists and many other warehouse positions. Click here to read the ERI announcement.

ERI Celebrates One Year at New Badin Business Park Facility

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s largest recycler of electronic waste, is celebrating the first anniversary of operating at its new facility at Badin Business Park this week.

“Badin has proven to be an ideal location for our recycling operations in the Southeast,” said John Shegerian, ERI Chairman and CEO. “We are establishing a state-of-the-art facility here that will allow us to continue expanding our operations as the market for electronics waste grows.”

Since moving into the new, larger facility in May 2012, ERI has increased its recycling volume and grown its workforce. The company currently operates two shifts and employs more than 65 people.

Alcoa made a strategic investment in ERI and helped convince the company to open its first Southeast location in North Carolina in July 2011 at the Badin Business Park location. ERI initially operated in a temporary facility at the site, while ERI and Alcoa invested $10 million to renovate a 165,000-square foot facility to accommodate ERI's long-term needs.

“When we set out to develop the Badin Business Park, we couldn’t have asked for a better partner than ERI. They are committed to this community and play a vital role in the recycling industry,” said Kevin Anton, Alcoa’s Chief Sustainability Officer. “The Badin Business Park holds tremendous potential and we look forward to bringing more companies like ERI here.” 

ERI works with retailers, manufacturers, Fortune 500 companies, government entities,  educational institutions and charitable organizations to recycle electronic waste, including laptop computers, cell phones, televisions, printers and other electronics. Some of its notable customers include Best Buy, Samsung, the Salvation Army and the U.S. Government.

About Electronic Recyclers International Inc: Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s largest privately held recycler of electronic waste, is R2 and e-Stewards certified to de-manufacture and recycle every type of electronic waste in an environmentally friendly manner. ERI processes more than 200 million pounds of electronic waste annually at seven locations in seven states. For more information about e-waste recycling and ERI, call 1-800-884-8466 or visit www.electronicrecyclers.com.

About Badin Business Park: Badin Business Park, developed by Alcoa, includes 600,000 square feet of prime industrial space in Stanly County, NC. The 123-acre business park is located at the site of the former Alcoa aluminum smelting plant. Alcoa has invested more than $15 million to redevelop the former plant site into a business park for manufacturing companies. Electronic Recyclers International, the nation's largest recycler of electronic waste, is the park’s inaugural tenant.

Alcoa unveils EcoClean technology at new ERI facility in Badin

The newly renovated Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) facility at the Badin Business Park is one of the first commercial buildings in the nation to feature Reynobond® with EcoClean™, an architectural panel that cleans itself and the air around it. The use of this "smog-eating" technology reflects Alcoa's commitment to redevelop the Badin site with leading environmental technology.

“Sustainability is at the core of Alcoa’s practices and product design, and we’re excited about the completion of this unique installation in the Badin community,” Alcoa Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Kevin Anton said in a press release. “As one of the first installations of EcoClean in North America, the ERI facility in Badin represents an exciting step forward for sustainable building design, making this new electronics recycling facility even more eco-friendly.” 

ERI, the nation's largest electronics recycler, opened a regional recycling center in Badin last year that will employ up to 200 people. The company has been operating in a temporary facility since July and will move into its new facility this summer. 

“We look forward to bringing new ‘green-collar’ jobs to North Carolina as we expand our network of e-waste facilities, and are excited to further our partnership with Alcoa through the installation of this revolutionary technology at the new Badin site,” said John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI. “This environmentally advanced building will positively impact the environment, aligning with our mission to reduce waste and enhance sustainability.” 

Click here to read the entire press release.

Recycling Today highlights Alcoa - ERI partnership

The January 16 issue of Recycling Today features a discussion with Alcoa's Chief Sustainability Officer Kevin Anton about Alcoa's investment in Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) and the importance of electronics recycling.  

Here's an excerpt: 

Recycling has long been a part of Alcoa's history as well as that of the aluminum industry's in general. ... The importance of recycling to Alcoa's business has prompted the company to invest in many initiatives in the last year, including taking a stake in Fresno, Calif.-based Electronic Recycling International (ERI), upgrading its Tennessee can reclamation facility, constructing a new facility in Ohio to recycle truck wheels and constructing new recycling furnaces in Spain. 

"We are putting capital in the ground to be able to increase our usage of scrap and, at the same time, taking efforts to increase the supply side of scrap, particularly the can. It is pretty fundamental to who we are," Anton says.

Recycling Today: Alcoa took a stake in ERI in 2011. What made the company an attractive investment? What does Alcoa hope to gain through its relationship with ERI?

Anton: If you think about consumer electronics, you often have products that have life cycles of less than two years. You start to think, "How can the world allow products that are so prolific and that have such a short life cycle and not have a proper end-of-life solution for them?" We see consumer electronics as being a great growth market for aluminum because of the recyclability, plus the attributes that aluminum brings to the product. It's got great consumer appeal through the look and the feel, but also the thermal properties of aluminum help the designers manufacture the product smaller, thinner, lighter, and the heat dissipation properties of aluminum help the designers manage the heat from the circuitry. It is a real win-win.

Just like when we helped establish the market for the aluminum can—we are the leader in that market—we recognized that there was a need to create closed-loop recycling and get the cans recovered, and we built the infrastructure to do that. The analogy here is that we are helping establish the infrastructure to bring that aluminum back in a closed loop and make sure it doesn't go into landfills.

As we started looking in this space, we wanted to find a company that on a values basis and in terms of growth ambitions lined up with Alcoa. I met John Shegerian at ERI and immediately there was a mix of cultures and a mix of values. We saw a successful entrepreneur who had the ability to grow his business exponentially and we saw that Alcoa could help him do that. 

ERI, the nation's largest recycler of electronic waste, opened a regional recycling center in Badin, NC last year that will create up to 200 jobs. The company began operations in 2011 and will move into a newly renovated and much larger facility at the Badin Business Park this spring.

Another Milestone for ERI’s Badin Facility

Electronic Recyclers International, the first company to begin operations in the Badin Business Park, has reached another important milestone. The company announced this week that its regional recycling center in Badin is now officially a certified ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 facility.

The certification demonstrates that ERI has successfully met or exceeded international standards in the areas of minimizing harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities, and has achieved evidence of continual improvement of its environmental performance.

The nation’s largest recycler of electronic waste, ERI announced in May 2011 that it would begin operations at former site of Alcoa’s Badin Works plant. The company began operations in July and has begun hiring local employees. It expects to grow its workforce to 150 employees by the end of 2012.

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At Home in Badin

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the world's largest electronics recycler, has started operations at its Southeast regional recycling hub in Badin. ERI is the first tenant in the Badin Business Park, located at the site of Alcoa's former aluminum plant, and will move into a permanent facility early next year. 

The company has started hiring employees and will grow its workforce to 150 people by the end of next year.  

ERI Job Fair Draws 750 People to Badin

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the first tenant in the Badin Business Park, drew quite a crowd for its first job fair on Saturday. More than 750 people turned out, hoping for a chance to work at the new electronic recycling facility located at the site of Alcoa's former aluminum plant. ERI will hire 20-30 people this summer and employ 150 people by the end of next year.

People started lining up at 6 am, and the line stretched around the Badin fire department and down the street by mid-morning. That demonstrates just how much the community needs new jobs. Alcoa is engaged in ongoing discussions with additional companies about moving to Badin Business Park and will continue efforts to recruit new jobs to Stanly County.

Read the AP article.

Read the Stanly News and Press article.

Read the Winston-Salem Journal article.

ERI Job Fair Coming to Badin

The first tenant of the new Badin Business Park, located at the site of Alcoa's former aluminum smelter plant, has announced that it will hold a job fair in Badin on Saturday, July 16 and immediately begin hiring a local workforce.

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the world’s largest recycler of electronic waste, plans to hire 20-30 employees this summer to assist with the startup of its Southeast regional recycling hub. It will grow its workforce to more than 150 employees by the end of 2012 and eventually plans to hire up to 200 employees as its recycling volume grows.  

ERI will begin operations this month in a temporary facility before moving into a permanent, 165,000 square-foot facility in January 2012. ERI is investing $5 million in the facility, and Alcoa is spending an additional $5 million on building improvements.

Alcoa recruited ERI to the Badin earlier this year and continues to work with state and local officials to attract additional employers to the Badin Business Park, which will have 535,000 square-feet of prime industrial space and 50 acres available for development after ERI moves into its new facility.

Click here to read more about the job fair.