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The U.S. Postal Service has expanded its electronics take-back program to 3,100 retail locations. USPS has partnered [1] with Environmental Reclamation Services subsidiary MaxBack to provide consumers with quotes for the estimated trade-in value of their items and the shipping of used electronics to recycling facilities.

The R2 Technical Advisory Committee will hold its next public meeting October 9-10 in Chicago to discuss the upcoming R2:2013 revisions to the standard. Those interested in attending are encouraged to contact [2] Jody Erikson of The Keystone Center.

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has announced [3] nearly $1.7 million in grants for waste reduction and recycling projects, including over $22,000 for continued e-scrap collection events.

Solvay has opened a pair of rare earth recycling lines in France. The project, which has been in development for over four years, will recover [4] materials from light bulbs batteries, and magnets from automotive and WEEE scrap.

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