In This Issue:

1 | R2 revisions coming later this year

The R2 Technical Advisory Committee met last week in Keystone, Colorado to discuss revisions to the standard which are expected to be announced in the form of R2:2013.

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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 | Printed circuit board prices tumble

After stabilizing in April, the May average price for printed circuit boards plummeted to $7.45 per pound, down 4.3 percent from April and down 4.4 percent since the start of the year. Despite a mini-bubble in printed circuit board pricing last fall, where average scrap circuit board prices hit a record high of $8.31 per pound, prices are down approximately 1 percent versus May of last year.

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4 | Nokia details recycling efforts

Nokia has released a report outlining its activities to lessen its environmental impact, including efforts to collect its products, and those from its competitors, for recycling.

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5 | China creates e-waste fund

In China, producers and importers of electrical and electronic equipment will have to pay into a new fund meant to subsidize the cost of handling scrap electronics, reports Clean Biz Asia. Handled by the Ministry of Finance and five other government departments, the fund will be used toward environmental protection.

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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

Patents, collections and a major expansion comes online, 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

Inside Sales Representative, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Business Development Manager, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Client Services Account Manager, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

eCommerce Listing, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Marketing Manager, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

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].