ERI's Kevin Dillon Describes Best Practices for the Safe and Responsible Handling of Batteries at Battery and Critical Metals Recycling Conference
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kevin Dillon, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing & Sales Officer of ERI, the nation's leading recycler of electronics and circular ITAD services provider, was a featured panelist on the subject of sustainable battery recycling at the Battery and Critical Metals Recycling Conference yesterday at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville.
In the panel, moderated by Susan Eppes, Corporate Safety Manager for Waste Connections, Dillon spoke as part of a roundtable discussion examining end-of-life batteries from consumer electronics and other devices used in today's homes and workplaces and the e-mobility sector. He shared best practices for safely handling and disposing of batteries while reducing risks like contamination and fire hazards.
'I'm honored to have been invited to participate in this important discussion alongside my industry colleagues,' said Dillon. 'There are many protocols and practices that companies can take to help minimize risk, and I'm glad we were able to share that information with our peers at the conference. Our friends at Recycling Today continue to produce vitally important impact events, and this week's timely and informative gathering was no exception.'
David Lewis from WM; Andrew Gardner from Ascend Elements; and Jordan Vexler from Monterrey Metal Recycling Solutions were also on the panel.
'The proliferation of electronic consumer goods, industrial and commercial equipment and, increasingly, electric vehicles is creating an enormous flow of end-of-life batteries,' said James Keefe, publisher of the Recycling Today Media Group, who produced the conference. 'Only a small percentage of these batteries are collected and recycled. Our event was designed to examine the issues surrounding battery and critical metals recovery and recycling. We thank the thought leaders who participated in these powerful sessions.'
ERI is the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and responsible 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 ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II 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 ITAD services and e-waste recycling at ERI, call 1-800-ERI-DIRECT or visit https://eridirect.com.
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