In This Issue:

1 | China cracks down on rare earth recycling

China has begun an enforcement action to crack down on the unauthorized mining, selling and recycling of rare earth metals. The effort is scheduled to run from August 15 to November 15.

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2 | Join these industry leaders at E-Scrap 2013

With three weeks still to go before it officially begins, the 2013 E-Scrap Conference is on pace to break all attendance records. Aproximately 1,500 electronics recycling and IT professionals will convene at the Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate September 11-12 for what has become the must-attend event in e-scrap recycling and IT asset management.

This who's who of electronics recycling includes 80 sponsors and 128 exhibiting companies and organizations in the conference's exhibit hall.

As of today, 389 companies will be represented at the 2013 E-Scrap Conference. Register today at www.e-scrapconference.com and connect with these these companies:

@green · 3R Network · 7R Environmental · Abbott Labs · ADEC Industries · ADISA · ADL Process · Advanced Chemical Company · AER Worldwide · AERC · Aggregates Equipment, Inc. · AIM Supply Company · AirWay Technologies, Inc. · Al Waha Computer Devices Trading LLC · Alan Ross Machinery Corp. · Alcatel-Lucent · Ali Computer Point · Alpha · Alpha Surplus · ALTA TECHNOLOGIES · American Iron & Metal (AIM) · Ameri-Shred Corp. · Argus Connection · ARI Electronics · ARR · Arrow Electronics · Artex Environmental Corp · Asahi Pretec Corp. · Asan Recycling Center · ASI System Integration · Atlantix Global Systems, LLC · Auramet Trading LLC · Aurora Metals, Inc. · AVR Recycling · B &D Scrap Metal inc. · Barnes & Noble · Basel Action Network · Bass Computers, Inc. · Battery Solutions · Baycrest International Inc · BCD Electro, Inc. · Belmont Technology Remarketing · Belmont Trading Company · Best Buy · BG Metal Trade Inc. · Bionew USA Corp. · Blair Technology Group · Blancco · Blancco Canada · Blue Equity LLC · Blue Star Recyclers · Bluesky Trading · Boliden Smelters · Bomet I Recovery LLC · Boomerang Recovery · BoRec America, Inc. · Box-Lords Salvage · BPAI LLC · BPR Plastics · Brass Valley LLC · BrokerBin.com · Brown Gibbons Lang & Company LLC · Bureau of Waste and Materials Management, Wisconsin DNR · Cali Resources/Glassico · Call2Recycle · CalMicro Exchange LLC · Cambridge Capital · Canaccord Gennity · Cartridge Recycling Center · Cascade Asset Management · CDI Computers · Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse · CentricsIT (CentricsITAD) · CH Robinson · Chilseo Recycling Center · CHWMEG, Inc. · CI Capital Partners · Cinco Electronic Recycling · Cisco Systems, Inc. · CJ Environmental Inc. · CJ Iron and Metal of North Carolina · Close the Loop · CloudBlue Technologies · Cohen · Colt Refining & Recycling · Commission for Envirnomental Cooperation · CompuCycle, Inc. · Computer Recycling Center · ComputerRecyclingConsultants.com · Computers for Classrooms · Computers for Classrooms · Consumer Electronics Association · Copper Recovery, Inc. · CP Group · Creative Recycling Systems · CT Dept of Energy and Evnironmental Protection · Cure Telecoms, S.L · CycleLution, Inc. · Daeheung M&T Co., Ltd. · Dell · Desert Metals Recycling · Destructdata, Inc. · Didion Orf Recycling, Inc. · Dowa International Corporation · Dynamic Recycling · E Recycle USA · E.R.N. Elektro-Recycling NORD GmbH · eAsset Solutions · Easterngreen, Inc. · Echo Environmental · Eco Recycling Ltd · ecoATM, INC. · EcoPhones · EcoReciclaje Integral 2008 C.A · EcoTech Polymers · ECOvanta · ECR World Inc · ECS Refining · E-Cycling Puerto Rico · E-End · EERC · Eldan, Inc. · Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) · Electronics Product Stewardship Canada · Electronix Redux Corp. · Elemental, Inc. · eLoop llc · Environment Canada · Environmental Integrity Company LLC · Environmental Practices LLC · EnvirOSH Services, Inc. · EPC, Inc. · Equipment Leasing & Finance Association · e-Recycling of California · ERS International · E-Scrap Solutions · E-Scrap, Inc. · ESISO · ESQ International LLC· e-Stewards · Evolution E-Cycling LLC · EVSA (Engrane Verde SA de CV) · E-Waste Experts, Inc. · e-Waste LLC · E-World Recyclers LLC · Export Global Metals, Inc. · Fair Trade Recycling · FCM Recycling · First America Metal Corp. · FL Dept. of Environmental Protection · FORREC SRL / FORREC USA INC. · FORREC USA, Inc. · Fortune Group · Fortune Metal (Midwest) LLC · Fortune Metals · Fortune Plastic & Metal · Franklin County Recycling · Franklin Iron & Metal Co. · Gannon & Scott · Gansett Partners Consulting · Genesis Electronics Recycling, Inc · Geodis Global Solutions · Glezco · Global Electronic Recycling · Global eWaste Solutions Ltd. · Global Printer Services Inc · Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, Inc. · Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida · Google · Government Liquidation · Gracestone, Inc. · Granutech-Saturn Systems · Great Lakes Recycling · Green Chip, Inc. · Green Earth Electronics Recycling · Greencomputer, Inc. · Greene Lyon Group, Inc. · Greeneye Partners · Greentec · Guardian Data Destruction · Hamos · Herbold USA · Hi Tech Assets, Inc. · HK Metal Trading · HOBI International · Honam Area Recycling Center · HP · IMS Electronics Recycling Inc · Innovative Electronics Recycling · Inspectorate America Corporation · Inspectorate International Ltd. · Institute for Advance Engineering · Intellectual Ventures · Interstate Batteries Recycling, Inc. · IPSG/Micro Center · Iron Mountain · ISRI · iTAD Solutions · Jabil, Inc. · Jordan Reduction Solutions · JX Nippon Mining and Metals · Kawabata American, Inc. · Korea Association of Electronics Environment · Korea Electronic Research & Recycling Center · Kuusakoski Recycling · KYO Computer. Inc. · Lenovo · LG Electronics, USA · Liberty Scrap Metal, Inc. · LifeSpan · Loyalty Equipment-Making (Sichuan) Co., Ltd. · LS-Nikko Copper Inc. · Materials Sampling Technologies · Maven Technologies · Maxxum, Inc. · May Metals, Inc. · Memory Dogg · Meridian Metals Management LLC. · Metal Conversion · Metal Conversion Technologies LLC · Metalcorp NZ Ltd. · Metech Recycling · MGI-Marketing Group International · MHD Enterprises · Michigan DEQ · Microsoft Corporation · Midwest Industrial Metals · Minnesota Pollution Control Agency · Montana State University · MPC · M-PowerTech · Mr. K's Recycle and Redemption · MRAM Engineering Surplus · MRC Recycling · MSS, Inc. · MST LLC · Mx2 Investments LLC · National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) · National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health · NCDENR · New Horizon PM · Nfantsiman Municipal Assembly · NIOSH · Norris Technology · Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) · Northern Technical Group LLC · NRT · Nulife Glass · Nulife Glass Dunkirk, NY · OBC · Oki Data Americas · Omnisource · Onsite Electronics Recycling · Ontario Electronic Stewardship · Ousei Kankyoshoji Co., Ltd. · Out Of Use NV · Owl Plastics · P.R.G. · P4C Global Inc. · PC Parts, Inc. · PC Rebuilders & Recyclers · Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Inc. · Perry Johnson Consulting, Inc. · Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. · PetroChem Wire · Pilgrim Recycling, Inc. · PN California, Inc. · Polywell · POS Remarketing Group (USA) · PowerSource Online · Premier Surplus, Inc. · Prinz Consultants LLC · Prism Electronics Corp. · Pyramid Technology Services · R2 Solutions · RCR&R · Reclamere · Recycle Emirates · RecycleForce · Recycle-Logic, Inc. · Recycling E-Scrap, Inc. · Recytechkorea · Redemtech Alumnus · Reducity (pvt) LTD · Regency Technologies · Renovo Data Services · Resource Recycling, Inc. · ReTek Engineering · Retrace · Reverse Logistics Group Americas · Revolution Recycling Depot · Reworx Recycling · Ricoh Americas Corporation · Right Parts, Inc. · Ringrow Co. Ltd. · RIOS · RMG Enterprise · ROUND2 INC · Royal Paper Stock · Ruuhwa Dann & Associates dba Cal Micro Recycling · SAI Global · San Diego Futures Foundation · Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP · Schupan Industrial Recycling · Schutte-Buffalo Hammermill LLC · Scrap Magazine · SGM Magnetics Corp. · Shift Recycling Inc. · Sigma Resources Corp · Simon Metals · Sims Recycling Solutions · Sipi Metals Corp. · Sitekol Refining · SJF Ventures · Smart International, Inc. · smartEE consulting LLC · SMS · Snowline Hospice · SourceAmerica · SPlus Technologies, LLC. · Springfield Technology, Inc. · Star Asset Recovey, Inc · Star Plastics, Inc. · Sun International Recycling Group · Sunnking Electronics Recycling · Supply-Chain Services, Inc. (SSI) · Surplus Traders · Sustainable Technologies SL · swissRTec AG · Synergy Recycling LLC · Systems Maintenance Services · T & T Group, Inc. · T3 Recycling Solutions · Tabernus LLC · Tantalumrecycling.com · T-Cat Corp. · Tech Blvd, Inc. · Tech Materials Group · Technical Knock Out · Technology Recycling · TechoCycle · Tele-Comp Solutions · Terra Nova · The Doe Run Company Resource Recycling Facility · The Fortune Group · The Sustainability Consortium · The Turbon Group · Tiger Shredding · Torec AB · Total Reclaim · Totall Metal Recycling · Tradeloop · Tradepro eScrap · TransparentPlanet · Trinity Metals · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · UC Berkeley · UCS, Inc. · Umicore · United Cerebral Palsy · United Nations University · Universal Recycling Technologies · UNTHA Shredding Technology, Inc. · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Used Cardboard Boxes (UCB) · VAN DYK Recycling Solutions · Verified System Solutions, Inc. · Vertmonde · Videocon · Vintage Tech Recyclers · VIZIO, Inc. · Voxx Int'l · Wade Environmental · Wai Mei Dat Group · Waseem Computers LLC – UAE · Wash. State Dept. of Ecology · Waste Commission of Scott County · Waste Management Product Recovery Group · Waste Management Recycle America · Wee2Green Consulting Services · Weiser Recycling · West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection · Wistron Green Tech Texas · WRAP · WTG Logistics · X Technology Global LLC · ZARTEX · ZRG

3 | Wisconsin firm heads to Arkansas, leaving regulators scratching heads

A three-year-old e-scrap firm in Wisconsin says it is opening its newest plant elsewhere because permit requirements at home have held up its plans for a CRT processing operation. But Wisconsin officials say they never actually halted construction and that the regulatory questions they raised are bound to follow the company regardless of its location.

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4 | CAER membership hits 100

The Coalition for American Electronics Recycling (CAER) has brought on its 100th member.

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5 | GTSO targets Latin American e-scrap

Green Technology Solutions is advancing its push into Latin America, as the company looks to the region to emerge as a major player in the global e-scrap market.

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6 | Help E-Scrap News with important research

E-Scrap News is conducting research on how processors measure success at their facilities, but for our research to be complete, we need to hear from you!

What are the Key Performance Indicators you use to measure your facility? How have they helped you adapt to a changing landscape? Your answers will be combined with other survey respondents to create a list of common KPIs, with the findings presented at the E-Scrap Conference in September and published in E-Scrap News.

To participate in the survey, click here.

7 | Patent watch

San Diego's ecoATM recently filed patents for a pair of recycling-related innovations. Read on for details.

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8 | Certification scorecard

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

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9 | NewsBits

A pair of e-scrap firms announce expansions and Sims Recycling Solutions takes a look at how Americans use (and discard of) their mobile devices — all in this week's NewsBits.

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10 | Conferences & webinars

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

11 | Jobs available & sought

Chief Operating Officer, Isidore Electronics Recycling (Los Angeles).
Details are available here.

Recycling Auditor, Orion Registrar.
Details are available here.

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

Plant Manager of Recycling Center, Johnson Controls (Florence, South Carolina).
Details are available here; search for job number 097054.

Operations and Policy Analyst 2, Oregon e-Cycles (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here. Job Code: DEQ13-0343LE.

VP of Sales and Marketing, CP Group (San Diego, California).
Details are available here.

Sales and Account Manager, ARC Broward (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida).
Details are available here.

VP of Engineering Design, CP Manufacturing, Inc. (San Diego, California).
Details are available here.

Recycling Equipment Account Manager, Omega Search (Charlotte, North Carolina).
Details are available here.

Recycling Specialist, 5R Processors, Ltd. (Ladysmith, Wisconsin).
Details are available here.

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.

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

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 Dan Leif at [email protected].