In This Issue:

1 | Tablet ownership keeps on rising

A report recently released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) suggests nearly half of online shoppers in the U.S. own a tablet and even more say they intend to purchase one in the future.

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2 | Israel prepares to implement national e-scrap law

In anticipation of the belated rollout of Israel's e-scrap law, officials have tweaked the language of the measure to include possible, albeit limited, industry exemptions.

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3 | U.K. closer to hazardous waste label for some WEEE

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulators in the U.K. have taken what appears to be a significant step in designating small mixed WEEE (SMW) as hazardous waste.

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4 | Certification scorecard

With the roster of companies obtaining 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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5 | Wide world of e-scrap

News on the growing e-scrap industry in India and a potentially novel way to process lithium ion batteries from the Basque region of Spain lead our look at the wide world of e-scrap.

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6 | NewsBits

Verizon and Super Bowl organizers collected nearly 10,000 pounds of e-scrap in collection events connected to the big game. Catch the details in NewsBits (and go Seahawks!).

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7 | Industry & supplier news

U.K.WEEE processor Environcom has acquired Overton Recycling. The acquisition gives Environcom three WEEE sites in operation, according to the company, and follows the recent announcement of WEEE Europe, an alliance of producer compliance programs throughout Europe.

Green Technology Solutions (GTSO) has announced plans to launch a research and development commercialization facility in Chile. The goal is to study regional e-scrap trends and waste streams, and the publicly traded company will work with partner Chilerecicla to focus on improving the recovery of rare earths and precious metals from e-scrap.

8 | Conferences & webinars

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

9 | Jobs available & sought

Operations Manager - Electronics, AERC Recycling Solutions (Richmond, Virginia).
Details are available here.

E-scrap Sales Representative, Reworx Recycling (Kennesaw, Georgia).
Details are available here.

Meridian Metals Management, Business Development Position (Charleston, South Carolina).
Details are available here.

Equipment Sales Manager, DMD Systems Recovery (Tempe, Arizona).
Details are available here.

Account Executive, Creative Recycling Systems (Tampa, Florida).
Details are available here.

Director of Compliance, IMS Electronics Recycling (Poway, California).
Details are available here.

Account Executive, Securis (Chantilly, Virginia).
Details are available here.

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

Business Development Professional, Integrated Communications and Technologies (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

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

Business Development Professional, Integrated Communications and Technologies (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Sales Representative, Spruce IT Asset Recovery (Multiple Locations).
Details are available here.

Various positions, Sims Recycling Solutions (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].