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PRESS RELEASE · OCTOBER 12, 2018

ERA announces US expansion as ‘Electronic Reusing Association’

In October 2018, our Canadian parent organization, the Electronic Recycling Association, announced its expansion into the United States under a new name: the Electronic Reusing Association.

“Opening an ERA office in the US has been a dream of mine for quite some time…”
— Bojan Paduh, Founder and President

The first US donations followed in Seattle in 2019 — a first donation alongside City Councilmember Lisa Herbold, 20 laptops to Southwest Youth & Family Services, and an iPad to Seattle GOOD.

The full story →

Coverage and milestones, year by year.

Selected coverage from across the ERA network, listed as published — newest first.

2026

ERA network announcement — Collaboration with Quebec’s Minister of Cybersecurity and Digital Affairs, Gilles Bélanger (May 2026)
ERA network impact report — “Nearly 900 Devices Donated” (June 2026)

2020

CBC — “Demand surges for donated laptops as Alberta school kids adapt to learning at home” (2020)
CTV Calgary & Saskatoon — “Lending a Lifeline by Lending Laptops” (2020)
Global News — “Getting computers to families working from home” (2020)
Bloomberg — ERA Digital launch press release (2020)
Financial Post — Imperial donates critical supplies (2020)

2018

Benzinga — “Electronic Recycling Association opening computer recycling depots in Seattle and San Jose as Electronic Reusing Association” (2018)
Business Insider Markets — “Computer recycling and reusing in Canada for a good cause” (2018)

2017

CTV Calgary — “Tsuut’ina schools gets Giving Tuesday gift” (2017)
CharityVillage — “Shell Canada donates $1 million worth of technology to organizations in need” (2017)
Cochrane Eagle — “First Nations benefit from $1-million computer donation” (2017)

2016

Alberta Emerald Award — Community Group & Non-Profit Association: Grassroots winner (2016)
CTV Winnipeg — “Refurbished computers give job training a boost” (2016)
CBC — “Boyle Street clients receive big tech donation” (2016)

2015

CBC — “Tsuut’ina Schools Receive 225 donated computers” (2015)

2009

Miss604 — Founder interview (2009)

2004–2005

Milestone — The Electronic Recycling Association is founded in Calgary, Alberta (2004)
Milestone — Expansion to Vancouver (2005)

Two decades in the headlines.

ERA announces US expansion as ‘Electronic Reusing Association’

Coverage and milestones, year by year.

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