The
E-Scrap 2008 agenda features extensive and detailed industry assessments, including
analyses of stewardship systems and issues in the U.S. and Canada, e-scrap processing
trends, e-scrap collection issues, recycling market factors, plus legislative and policy
considerations.
Wednesday,
September 17th
8:30
- 10:00 am
Plenary Session I: Major industry issues: Markets, data security and the environment
KNOW YOUR MARKET. Understanding where the e-scrap industry is headed
is intertwined with knowing which products consumers are bringing into their homes and
offices. Is your firm ready for the next
generation of consumer products?
-David
Daoud, IDC
DATA DESTRUCTION. A company’s greatest asset can also be its
greatest liability. If data is not properly
handled, it can affect the professional image of a company as well as open the door to
legal and financial repercussions. Learn about
the evolution of data security concerns, how to best market data management services, and
how various e-scrap business models emphasize information security.
-Bob
Johnson, NAID
DELETING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. The production of electronics is a resource
intensive one. One way to eliminate some of
the environmental impact of production is to recycle many of the materials contained in
electronics and thus avoid the step of raw material extraction and processing. So how does e-scrap recycling fit in with the
larger picture of carbon reduction and climate change?
Get these answers and more.
-Eric
Harris, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
10:30
- 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session A: Many faces of product
stewardship
KEY LESSONS LEARNED IN JAPAN. The successes of the Electronic Product Stewardship
Japan has a lengthy experience in recovering and recycling obsolete electronics throughout the country, including from some of the world’s most densely populated communities. The successes – and problems – in Japan’s way of reducing e-waste flows provide learning lessons for other nations and for other producer-responsibility initiatives.
-Fumikazu
Yoshida, Hokkaido University
A COLLECTIVE APPROACH. An up and coming program initiated by Panasonic and
other OEMs is operating in Minnesota and the group is planning to implement programs in
other states, such as Oregon. The head of the
Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management, LLC (MRM) will discuss the successes and
challenges of the program and layout where this OEM-partnership program is headed.
-Dave
Thompson, MRM
EXPLORING EPR OPTIONS. Dell has not only
demonstrated leadership in take-back recycling programs, but has also been one of the few
manufacturers to support computer reuse though the ReConnect program with Goodwill
Industries. Do these types of programs make
sense for companies to pursue, and what lessons has the OEM learned in the process?
-Mike
Watson, Dell
10:30 - 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session B: The end of analog TV
WHAT DO CONSUMERS NEED? Cable, satellite TV, televisions with digital tuner
and converter boxes will all save many consumers from having to replace their analog
television next February. So what should
recycling processors expect to see in terms of volumes of analog televisions being
scrapped? The Consumer Electronics Association
has been hard at work assessing the current dependence on analog waves and what this might
mean for the recycling industry.
-Parker
Brugge, Consumer Electronics Association
CONVERTER BOXES: A FIX FOR THE
ANALOG-DEPENDENT? Since the beginning of
this year, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has offered coupons to help defray the cost of converter boxes
for those households that will need them. With
the digital conversion on February 19, 2009 looming, have citizens taken advantage of this
opportunity to save their old unit? Find out
how the program is progressing and what other efforts NTIA is taking to prepare consumers
for the conversion.
-Todd
Sedmak, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
THE FORCASTED TSUMANI: WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHAT
TO PREPARE FOR. Environmental groups and others have raised a
number of concerns about the volume of discarded TVs that could be generated as a result
of the impending analog-to-digital conversion. Learn
what one leading organization is doing to get the message out and what they expect to see
as a result of the analog-digital conversion.
-Sheila
Davis, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
1:30
- 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session C: Latest technologies in
CRT processing
CRT’s have historically been a commodity that are low in scrap value, and some of the
materials can be difficult to market, making profit margins on CRTs at times non-existent. Technology developers have identified this problem
and created a number of systems that expedite processing time and generate cleaner streams
of materials. Be sure to attend this session
to learn about the latest technologies available in CRT processing.
-Moderator: Peter Muscanelli, International Association of Electronics Recyclers
-Bob Erie, E-World Recyclers (US)
-David Harris, CRT Heaven (UK)
-Simon Greer, Nulife Glass (UK)
-Sven Stenarson, MRT System (Sweden)
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session D: State actions and
federal concepts
STATE CONTRACTOR PROGRAMS BEGIN.
In June, the National Center for Electronics
Recycling was chosen as the contractor to manage the new electronics recycling program in
Oregon. Learn about the role NCER will play as
the first third-party organization to manage electronics recycling in the U.S.
-Jason
Linnell, National Center for Electronics Recycling
LAWS, LAWS AND MORE LAWS. As with last year, 2008 proved to be a record year
for state electronics recycling legislation, both in terms of measures introduced and
measures approved. The trends in legislation
and the nuances of the latest measures to be adopted will be discussed.
-Jerry
Powell, E-Scrap News
CREATING A SINGLE SOLUTION. With 15 states having adopted different forms of
electronics recycling legislation and more expected to do so next year, OEM compliance
will be no simple task. Many feel the
long-term solution to the issue of electronics recycling will be one created at the
federal level. The latest workings of federal
legislators on this issue will be described.
-Kim
Holmes, E-Scrap News
3:30
- 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session E: In focus: The California collection and processing
program and other local efforts
CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME. The 48-cents per pounds that California previously
paid for the recovery of specific electronic devices were a windfall for some. Based on an in-depth analysis of processing and
collecting costs, and the fact that an adjustment was eminent to keep the program solvent,
the state moved this summer to reduce reimbursement by 19 percent. Learn how the agency arrived at this decision and
the projected impact it will have on those participating in the nation’s first
e-scrap recycling system.
-Matt McCarron, California Integrated Waste Management Board
IS BUSINESS ALWAYS BOOMING IN THE GOLDEN STATE? Much
can be learned from the California system, which is the nation’s oldest statewide
electronics recovery program, and remains the only advanced recovery fee program in the
U.S. How has the recycling industry, both
collectors and processors, grown as a result of the program?
What are the benefits and limitations to operating in a
bounty-type program? E-Scrap News surveyed the approved collectors and
processors to learn the answer to these questions and more.
- Julie
Rhodes, JLR Consulting
COLLECTION PROGRAMS FROM AROUND THE NATION THAT HAVE REALLY PICKED UP. In many states where legislation creating a
statewide collection program is absent, or where it has been adopted but is yet to be
implemented, municipal programs have been left to provide needed collection services. Some of these communities, both large and small,
have done an excellent job getting the message out to residents and handling the large
volumes of equipment that have been generated. Find
out which of these communities made the Top Ten in terms of overall volumes collected as
well as pounds per capita, and learn the secrets to their successful collection
activities.
-Carrie
Hankenkamp, WasteCap Nebraska
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Concurrent session F: Processor focus
MAKING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BETTER. There
are numerous facility and operational certifications that e-scrap processors can attain
– all of them cover at least one area adequately, but none of them cover the multiple
areas of concern well. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has created a multi-stakeholder work group to develop a
set of voluntary standards that will be comprehensive in addressing industry concerns. Learn how this effort is shaping up and when these
standards will be available for industry use.
-Thea
McManus, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
BETTER DESIGN FOR BETTER END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT. Will
better design improve the recyclability and reusability of electronics, and can
information from processors better inform the design process? These are the questions being posed by the Closing
the Loop Project. Findings of surveys,
industry input and extensive research relating to design-for-recycling issues will be
discussed.
-Pamela Brody-Heine, Eco-Stewardship Strategies
NOW HEAR THIS: RESULTS FROM AN E-SCRAP
PROCESSOR SURVEY. E-Scrap News
surveyed electronics reclaimers throughout the U.S. and Canada about hot issues, including
the role of exports, current market conditions, industry economics, and how processors are
gearing up for the potential influx of CRT devices. You’ll
learn about what’s hot, what’s not and what issues will most affect the
reclamation industry in the years ahead.
-Anne
Peters, Gracestone, Inc.
Thursday,
September 18th
8:30
- 10:00 am
Plenary Session II: Lessons learned from the
EU
PROCESSOR PERSPECTIVE OF WEEE. After many years of implementation, the WEEE
Directive is currently under revision. The
European Electronics Recyclers Association is just one of the many stakeholders that
offered input during the directive review. Find
out about the experience of processors operating under such a system and where the
organization recommended improvement.
-Norbert
Zonneveld, European Electronics Recyclers Association
COLLECTIVE TAKE-BACK IN THE EU. Touted as “the simplest, most straightforward,
and most cost-effective approach,” collective take-back programs abound in the EU. The WEEE Forum has been a platform for producer
responsibility schemes to foster ideas and share best management practices amongst the 42
participating collection and processing systems. An
executive from the WEEE Form will discuss the basics of the collection schemes, how
industry is working with processors to recycle collected material and the challenges that
may exist in the system.
-Pascal
Leroy, WEEE Forum
CHERRY PICKING THE PILE AND DOWNSTREAM IMPLICATIONS.
Many processors have been forced to build a business model that requires
them to accept less valuable electronics in the hopes the higher-value units that may also
come in will result in an overall profit in the long run.
What happens to the bottom line when the best equipment is being skimmed off
the top, leaving processors with less valuable volumes?
One of the world’s largest processors answers this question, plus
describes the obstacles and successes of processing WEEE scrap in the EU.
-Graham
Davy, Sims Recycling Solutions
10:30
- 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session G: Implication of state
programs
While the list of states that have adopted e-scrap recovery legislation is growing, there
are only very few examples of the impact that these programs can have on the e-scrap
processing industry, as only a handful of programs have implemented or are very near
implementation. What are these program impacts
on reuse, the existing processing industry in the state, the ability to attract processors
to the state, the role of processor certifications, and other important issues?
-John Friederick, Washington Materials Management and Financing Authority
-Lisa
Bujak, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
-Neil Hastie, Encorp Pacific
-Hilary Miller, Maryland Department of the Environment
10:30
- 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session H: Reuse: The second chapter for equipment
TAKING REUSE GLOBAL. Microsoft offers the Microsoft Authorized
Refurbishers’ Program to help the reuse industry overcome a major obstacle to reuse
– software licensing. The software giant
is taking the next step with the Unlimited Potential Program by making both refurbished
equipment and software available to those at the middle and bottom classes in nations
around the world. In the process of
establishing programs in places such as Morocco and Namibia, Microsoft has also collected
interesting data on international reuse industry and future opportunities.
-Jim
Lynch, TechSoup
ASSESSING THE REUSE POTENTIAL. Arizona State University has secured a large grant
from the National Science Foundation to track the end-of-life options for computers. The research goal is to create avenues to channel
scrap electronics from landfills and into the hands of those that can repurpose the
equipment. The lead professor on this project
will share the findings of this important effort.
-Eric
Williams, Arizona State University
A CASE STUDY IN REUSE BEST PRACTICES. Columbia Willamette Goodwill Industries, the
Portland, Oregon-based Goodwill branch, is a leader in consumer electronics re-sale. A key element to the success of that program is its
recycling operation that dismantles the large volumes of equipment that are received but
are not resellable. By having an outlet for
non-resellable equipment in the form of profitable material streams, this non-profit
organization is making reuse and recycling a reality on a large scale. Learn what makes this program so successful.
-Bill
Goman, Goodwill Industries of Columbia Willamette
1:00
- 2:45 pm
Plenary Session IV: The Export story
CHINA. The world’s most populous
country has been an historic outlet for electronic scrap and a critical component of the
global electronics recycling industry. The
resulting impact of the high volume of scrap entering the country and the relatively
unregulated nature of the industry has had an environmental and social toll. This is an issue that is being addressed by the
Chinese government, with some international assistance.
Learn about the new policies being implemented that will impact how U.S.
processors do business in China, as well as where the industry is headed.
-Dr.
Jinhui Li, Basel Convention Regional Center for Asia and the Pacific
U.S.
A SERIOUS WARNING TO PROCESSORS Wanted: A few good CRT export violators. If you handle CRTs, you may be surprised, it could be you. Complying with new federal CRT processing and exporting rules is becoming ever-more important for e-scrap processors. A leading expert on these rules will discuss the need for industry members to attain a better understanding of compliance in terms of the shipping of CRT materials offshore.
-Bob Tonetti, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EFFORTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. The
international community has been active in the export issue as of late. Transboundary movements of electronics,
international adoption of producer responsibility and other issues have been discussed in
international arenas. Find out how the
international community is addressing the issue of exports and other policy concerns.
-Jim
Puckett, Basel Action Network
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