In This Issue:

1 | Why so many firms are choosing dual certification

Back in April 2011, Electronics Recyclers International (ERI) and Jack's Family Recycling Center became certified to both the e-Stewards and R2 standards. Since then, dozens more companies have followed suit, creating one of the e-scrap industry's most intriguing trends.

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2 | Get ready for more M&A

According to the latest industry research, smaller e-scrap firms are getting bought up by large ones and the action is expected to continue.

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3 | Smartphone reuse market primed for growth

Data erasure company Blancco says the market for used smartphones will "cannibalize" a chunk of new smartphone sales worldwide by 2018, requiring the industry to toughen up on data sanitization.

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4 | Nonprofit groups join in on e-scrap trading network

Wholesale trading network Tradeloop has partnered with the Refurbishers Online Community to encourage nonprofit groups to join the growing online refurbishers community.

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5 | 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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6 | NewsBits

Which of our cities inadvertently create the most scrap cell phones and more questions from the world of e-scrap answered in this week's NewsBits.

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7 | Industry & supplier news

R2 Solutions, which administers the R2 certification, added Venkatesha Murthy to the group's board of directors. Murthy is currently managing director of VANS Chemistry. Previously, he was one of the founders and managing partner of WEEE Management, an environmental technology consulting company, and also a managing partner of Cimelia Resource Recovery, an e-scrap recycling and management company. For more visit, www.r2solutions.org.

Sims Recycling Solutions, one of the country's largest electronics reuse and recycling firms, announced it has become a Champion of Data Privacy Day (DPD). As a DPD Champion, Sims Recycling Solutions recognizes and supports the principle that organizations, businesses and the government share the responsibility to be conscientious stewards of data by respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust. Data Privacy Day, observed annually on Jan. 28, is an international awareness effort to encourage Internet users to consider the privacy implications of their online actions and motivate all companies to make the protection of privacy and data a greater priority. For more, visit us.simsrecycling.com.

8 | Conferences & webinars

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

9 | Jobs available & sought

Business Development & Sales, FMI Recycling (Dallas).
Details are available here.

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 (Nationwide).
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].