In This Issue:

1 | Sims questions e-cycling contracts in Ontario

A new report by the Globe and Mail alleges that Ontario Electronic Stewardship is neglecting its environmental standards when awarding e-scrap contracts.

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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.

3 | E-scrap processor charged with illegal dumping

Authorities in Hennepin County, Minnesota have accused the head of an electronics recycling company of improperly handling hazardous waste.

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4 | New report offers update on battery recovery in Canada

Producer responsibility measures regarding the collection and recycling of end-of-life batteries is the subject of a detailed study released this week.

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5 | PACE group maintains battery standard

The minimum run-time for used batteries will stay at one hour, despite a strong push to reduce it to 30 minutes at a recently-concluded PACE working group meeting.

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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

New collection programs, businesses and technology are profiled 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].