In This Issue:

1 | Electronics recycling group calls for end to exports

A relatively new organization calling itself the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling is urging Congress to pass the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act � and is specifically calling for restrictions on the export of electronic scrap to developing countries.

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2 | Congress reacts to rare earth impasse

U.S. lawmakers are reacting strongly to recent moves by the Chinese government to reduce the production and export of rare earth metals.

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3 | EPEAT products double in one year

The Green Electronics Council has released its annual report on EPEAT, the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool, detailing the rapid rise of EPEAT-certified products.

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4 | WEEE recast may alter collection calculations

As the European Union continues recasting its WEEE directive, three trade organizations interested in the measure have shifted their stance on a key issue.

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5 | Ghana soil shows severe contamination

On the heels of Ghana's report on the effects of electronic waste in the country, the United Nations' Solving the E-waste Problem program has found alarmingly high levels of heavy metals in some areas of the country.

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6 | Correction

Last week's story "New agreements emerge at Basel Convention" contained several errors and has been taken off of Resource-Recycling.com. Please see the corrected story here.

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

Green rankings and take-back in this week's NewsBits.

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9 | Upcoming conferences

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences!

10 | Jobs Available & Sought

Glass Recycling Plant Supervisor, ECS Refining (Stockton, California).
Details are available here.

Regional Sales Professional, Universal Recycling Technologies (Janesville, Wisconsin).
Details are available here.

Sales/Purchasing Manager, Advantage Cartridge (Fort Wayne, Indiana).
Details are available here.

Industrial Maintenance Manager, ECS Refining (Stockton, California).
Details are available here.

Regional Sales Professional, Universal Recycling Technologies (Janesville, Wisconsin).
Details are available here.

Sales Rep, Asset Management & Disposal (Richardson, Texas).
Details are available here.

Account Executive, ECS Refining (Santa Clara, California).
Details are available here.

Sales Representative, Globaltek Components (Milton, New Hampshire).
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.

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.

Sales Executive, All Green Electronics Recycling (Tustin, California).
Details are available here.

Operations Manager, All Green Recycling (Orange, California).
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].