In This Issue:

1 | Ontario may do away with controversial eco fees

Ontario's Environment Minister Jim Bradley last week introduced a new Waste Reduction Act and Strategy, which would make numerous changes to the province's solid waste and recycling management, including doing away with controversial eco fees on electronics purchases.

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2 | E-Scrap 2013: How should we measure collection success?

Multiple stakeholders — including state officials, environmental managers at various OEMs and electronics recycling company executives — are rethinking how electronics collections should be measured. Is weight a sufficient measure, especially when state programs include both clunky, heavy televisions and lightweight laptops? Jason Linnell of the National Center for Electronics Recycling is looking into this issue. One compelling alternative is to use consumer awareness as a program metric, and initial plans for a potential multistate survey are underway. Jason will lay out the logic of such a measurement strategy and discuss its potential implications.

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3 | California stakeholders debate options for CRT glass

CalRecycle hosted a meeting yesterday to discuss potential changes to the covered electronic waste program as it relates to CRT glass processing, with representatives of the recycling community taking the opportunity to voice their frustration with the current program.

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4 | E-scrap bills move forward

Electronics recycling continued to be a hot topic as legislatures across the country took up new recycling bills.

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5 | Wistron facility processes e-plastics in China

Six months into operation, Wistron's new plastics recycling operation in China is proving capable of processing a significant volume of plastic scrap from electronic devices.

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6 | Chinese recycling group seeks tour sites

A group of key members from a Chinese trade organization representing broad recycling interests in China will visit the U.S. in September. This organization wishes to meet with potential e-scrap suppliers and equipment makers in Southeastern states, particularly in Florida, for meetings and tours of facilities. To be put in contact with this group, please email [email protected].

7 | 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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8 | NewsBits

Group protests Walmart's lack of e-scrap recycling service, plus a new member joins CAER in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Sales Professional, E-Waste Experts, Inc. (Bristol, Pennsylvania).
Details are available here.

Director of Business Development, Integrated Communications and Technologies (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Account Executive, Integrated Communications and Technologies (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Vice President of Sales and Marketing, IMS Electronics Recycling (National).
Details are available online.

Business Development Supervisor, IMS Electronics Recycling (Vancouver, Washington).
Details are available online.

Business Development Representative, IMS Electronics Recycling (Decatur, Georgia).
Details are available online.

Sales Representative, Spruce IT Asset Recovery (Multiple Locations).
Details are available here.

Business Development Associate, Lifespan Technology Recycling, Inc. (Multiple Locations).
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].