ERI’s Aaron Blum Shares Insights on ITAD Trends and Responsible E-Waste Recycling at E-Scrap 2025

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the E-Scrap Conference 2025 in Grapevine, Texas last week, Aaron Blum, Co-Founder and Chief Operating and Compliance Officer of ERI, the nation’s leading material resource recovery, ITAD, mobility and data destruction/processing provider, was featured on the event’s opening headline plenary panel of e-waste recycling experts titled “State of the Industry: What Macro Trends Mean for Electronics Recovery.”

It’s key that we as an industry focus on the various ways we can harness innovation to continue to evolve.

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Blum was joined on the panel by Amanda Tischer Buros (Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations), and Todd Zegers (CXtec). The panel, moderated by Sarah Kim (E-Reuse Services Inc.), highlighted the complexity—and opportunity—facing the electronics recycling and ITAD industry in 2026 and beyond. The audience was very enthusiastic as Blum and his industry colleagues shared thoughtful and forward-looking insights.

The panel took a deep dive into where the e-waste recycling industry is today and where it is headed.

“We’re grateful to have been asked by our friends at E-Scrap to participate in these spirited discussions about the direction our industry is going at such an important conference,” said Blum. "It’s key that we as an industry focus on the various ways we can harness innovation to continue to evolve. And each step of the way, we must never lose sight of the importance of responsible recycling, environmental responsibility and the proper destruction of data.”

A leading industry event, E-Scrap annually hosts more than 1,200 attendees from more than 35 countries. This year’s conference offered a bustling exhibit hall, tear-down demos, a series of presentations, sessions and Q&As featuring leading industry executives and associations.

ERI is the first material resource recovery, ITAD and mobility recycling company that is carbon neutral and zero waste. 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.