E-Scrap News

May 11, 2012

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1 | EPEAT announces new global partners


EPEAT has announced several new partners that will be able to certify products to the registry, laying the framework for rapidly scaling the green electronics registry for the European and broader global market.

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2 | CEA takes center stage at the E-Scrap Conference


Spearheaded by Consumer Electronics Association, the eCycling Leadership Initiative � also known as the Billion Pound Challenge � represents collaboration among consumer electronics manufacturers, retailers, collectors, processors, non-governmental organizations and governments at all levels. This impressive initiative aims to increase the amount of electronics recycled responsibly to a billion pounds annually by 2016, grow the number of collection opportunities available to consumers, improve consumer awareness of available recycling collection sites and provide transparent metrics on recycling efforts.

Join CEA president and CEO, Gary Shapiro, as he shares valuable information about how the organization is working towards a comprehensive solution for electronics recycling at the E-Scrap Conference. The conference will be held September 19-20 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

For more information, visit www.e-scrapconference.com, or click the banner below.

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3 | New group looks to coordinate mobile device recycling


On the heels of its announcement at Mobile World Congress last February in Barcelona, the Device Renewal Forum has announced progress on a number of fronts.

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4 | Microsoft cites recycling in carbon footprint announcement


Microsoft says it will be carbon neutral by July 1 � the start of the company's fiscal year. Included in the company's new green operations is an emphasis on IT asset efficiency and recycling.

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5 | New numbers from E-Cycle Washington


In April, Washington State's e-scrap collections brought in more than 3.9 million pounds of TVs, monitors and computers for recycling, an increase from the previous month's total and from the volume collected a year ago.

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6 | Certification scorecard


With the roster of companies attaining third-party certifications or audits continuing to grow, E-Scrap News has compiled a round-up of the firms announcing certification this past week.

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7 | NewsBits


CAER preps its testimony on e-scrap exports, plus other electronics recycling news in this week's NewsBits.

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8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars


Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars!

9 | Jobs Available & Sought


Equipment Maintenance Manager, ECS Refining (Stockton, California).
Details are available here.


Production Manager, InterConnection (Seattle).
Details are available here.


Sales Account executive, ECS Refining (California and Texas).
Details are available here.


Electronics Recycling & Reuse Major Accounts Executive, Quicksilver Recycling (Florida, Virginia, Washington D.C.).
Details are available here.


New Business Development Manager, Great Lakes Electronics Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia).
Details are available here.


E-Waste Salesperson, Covanta Energy (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Area).
Details are available here.


Operations/Business Auditor, ECS Refining (California).
Details are available here.


Recycling Account Executive, Electronic Recyclers International, Inc. (ERI) (National).
Details are available here.


Jobs Sought
Database of job seekers available here.


If you would like to submit a job available or job sought listing, send an email to newsletter editor Henry Leineweber at [email protected].

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