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June 4, 2015 | Sponsored by Integrated Recycling Technologies Inc.

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1 | UK study: Rare earths abound in landfills


Research out of the U.K. lays out the opportunities and limitations of extracting rare earth elements from landfills.

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2 | 2015 Recycling Innovators Forum: Entry deadline extended


The deadline has been extended until June 15 for submitting a proposal to the Recycling Innovators Forum.


The 2015 Recycling Innovators Forum is seeking entries from people and organizations with actionable ideas to advance recycling.


Up to 10 finalists will receive travel and lodging scholarships to attend the Resource Recycling Conference, to be held Sept. 28-30 in Indianapolis. The finalists will present their ideas to a panel of judges and an audience of industry decision-makers and investors at the Recycling Innovators Forum, held on Sept. 28 in conjunction with the conference. Judges will select a winner to receive a $20,000 prize to help move their innovation forward.


The third-annual Recycling Innovators Forum is made possible thanks to major sponsorships from the American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division, Waste Management and Resource Recycling, Inc., with additional support from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers.

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3 | Portrayal of Agbogbloshie disputed again


Ghana's infamous Agbogbloshie area has become "an international byword for 'African e-waste dumping,'" journalist Adam Minter writes in a recent article. But he notes that isn't the whole story.

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4 | Community collection


We take a trip across the country and detail some recent municipal e-scrap recycling efforts.

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5 | E-Scrap 2015: Plug into practical solutions


Start planning now to be sure you and your company are represented at the North American e-scrap industry's biggest business-building and networking conference.


E-Scrap 2015 will offer well-curated sessions covering the topics that matter to electronics processors and advocates. Experts will analyze EH&S issues, innovative technologies, refurb hot topics, export realities and much more.


E-Scrap 2015 is taking place Sept. 1-3, 2015 (the week before Labor Day) at Omni ChampionsGate in Orlando, Florida. Last year's conference brought together more than 1,300 attendees from 35 countries, and similar numbers are expected for the upcoming iteration. Check in at e-scrapconference.com for all the latest information on exhibiting, sponsoring and attending.

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6 | Ocean freight system remains over capacity


While the value of most recovered materials remain at weak levels, recycling processors report one bright light: The cost to move containers from the West Coast to Asian markets remains at fairly low levels.

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7 | Wide world of e-scrap


Germany has been referred to the European Court of Justice because of its failure to adopt an e-scrap directive, and a local government in the United Arab Emirates collected more e-scrap than ever before.

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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 California woman has $100,000 waiting for her after the rare Apple computer she donated to an e-scrap firm sold for twice that sum, and Bay Area college students win a Sprint contest by proposing to reuse smartphones as digital assistants on shopping carts.

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10 | Upcoming conferences and webinars


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


If you have a conference or webinar that you would like listed, please send an email to [email protected] for consideration.

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11 | Jobs available and sought


Warehouse Floor Manager, C2 Management (Berryville, Virginia).
Details are available here.


Settlement Manager, BlueOak Arkansas (Osceola, Arkansas).
Details are available here.


Manager, Receiving and Shredding, BlueOak Arkansas (Osceola, Arkansas).
Details are available here.


Operations Manager, Sage Sustainable Electronics (Baltimore, Maryland).
Details are available here.


Warehouse Supervisor, All Green Electronics Recycling (Tustin, California).
Details are available here.


Warehouse Supervisor, 3R Technology (Seattle, Washington).
Details are available here.


Sales Director, Echo Environmental (Dallas, Texas).
Details are available here.


Environmental, Health and Safety Manager, Hugo Neu Recycling (Mount Vernon, New York).
Details are available here.


Business Development Manager, IMS Electronics Recycling (Various Cities).
Details are available here.


Business Development Manager, HiTech Assets Inc. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
Details are available here.


Sales Engineer, Ameri-Shred Corp. (Alpena, Michigan).
Details are available here.


Account Executive, ITAD Technologies (Atlanta, Georgia).
Details are available here.


Federal Customer Channel Manager, E-Recycling, SourceAmerica (Vienna, Virginia).
Details are available here.


Compliance Manager, PlasMet E-Solutions (Atlanta, Georgia).
Details are available here.


Warehouse Operations Manager, Capitol Asset Recovery, Inc. (Lanham, Maryland).
Details are available here.


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


Various Positions, Technology Conservation Group (Multiple U.S. Locations).
Details are available here.


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


Various Positions, Advanced Technology Recycling (Multiple U.S. locations).
Details are available here.


Various Positions, MobiCycle (United Kingdom).
Details are available here.


Various Positions, Sims Recycling Solutions (Multiple locations).
Details are available here.


Various Positions, GEEP (U.S./Canada).
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, contact Jared Paben at [email protected].