In This Issue:

1 | Certification audit exposes exporter

Illinois-based electronics recycling firm Intercon Solutions has become the first processor to be denied e-Stewards Certification for what the Basel Action Network says is "compelling evidence" that the company exported electronic waste to Hong Kong. E-Scrap News broke the story earlier this week and updates to this story will continue to be added to the original post as they develop.

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2 | E-Scrap 2011: The latest on mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions are a hot topic this year in the rapidly-evolving e-cycling market. With large corporations and municipalities seeking stronger assurance from potential recycling partners about their financial and operational stability, smaller e-cyclers are worried about losing out. Additionally, although some smaller processors have experienced early success in a market sub-segment there is a growing trend towards consolidated, large-scale "one-stop" e-cyclers offering the full spectrum of services and which have greater control over their material's final destination. Senior investment banker at Canaccord, Dan Coyne, will elaborate on the big-picture consolidation trends in the e-cycling industry.

This year's E-Scrap Conference will be held October 5-6 at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.e-scrapconference.com, or click the banner below.

3 | PWB value climbs again

After receding slightly in May, the June intrinsic value of recovered printed wiring board scrap climbed to a new record high of $7.64 per pound � a 1.6 percent increase over the previous month's $7.52 per pound average. For the first half of 2011, the average price for PWB scrap was $7.37 per pound, up 33.8 percent versus the same period in 2010.

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4 | Certifications go international

The two newest additions to the available certification standards for electronics recycling are already making waves beyond the U.S. shores.

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5 | Rare earth supply rapidly rebounds

Several major announcements relating to the supply of rare earth metals appeared in the news cycle this past week.

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6 | NewsBits

The latest business development moves and a new round of certification announcements.

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7 | Upcoming conferences

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8 | Jobs Available & Sought

Operations Manager, Viatek Solutions (Tampa, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia).
Details are available here.

Virginia Sales Representative, Synergy Recycling (Hampton Roads, Virginia).
Details are available here.

Account Executive — Information System Resources (Detroit, Michigan).
Details are available here.

VP of E-Waste Supply, BioMine.
Details are available here.

E-Recycling Plant Manager, BioMine.
Details are available here.

E-scrap Broker, BioMine.
Details are available here.

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

Regional Account Executive - Electronics/Precious Metals Refining, Gannon & Scott (Raleigh/Durham , North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Enterprise Account Executive, Liquid Technology (New York City).
Details are available here.

Business Development Representatives, MRP Co., Inc. (National).
Details are available here.

Wireless Process Engineer, Global Electric Electronic Processing Inc. (Barrie, Ontario).
Details are available here.

Recycling Consultant, TeleCycle, LLC. (Major cities of the East Coast and Midwest States).
Details are available here.

Business Development Representative, Beacon Management Inc. (BMI) (Century City, California).
Details are available here.

Operations Manager, All Green Recycling (Orange, California).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available online.

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].