In This Issue:

1 | E-scrap processors snared in Illinois Superfund site cleanup

Federal environmental officials have told executives at about 475 corporations and local governments they will need to help fund work designed to clean up the Chemetco Superfund site in southern Illinois. The list of firms is a who's who of the U.S. non-ferrous processing and waste management industries, and it includes a number of prominent e-scrap recycling companies.

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2 | Industry innovators offered prime funding opportunity

The deadline to submit proposals to compete in the 2014 Recycling Innovators Forum is fast approaching.

Those interested in having their ideas considered for the Forum have until April 30 to submit proposals. The Forum is seeking the top ideas in how to advance recycling, including e-scrap processing or collection methods, improving recyclable quality and other areas. The individuals behind the top 10 ideas will be asked to present them to a panel of judges and an assembled audience of approximately 200 recycling professionals.

The second annual Recycling Innovators Forum is a competition to seek out the highest-return, most actionable concepts and is sponsored by Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, Resource Recycling (the parent company of this publication) and Waste Management. The competition will be held on Sept. 15, the day before the start of the annual Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans, and will award two $20,000 prizes to the top two of the 10 Forum finalists.

For more information about competing in, or attending, this free event, visit www.recyclinginnovators.com.

3 | Global e-scrap market to quadruple in coming years

The annual e-scrap market is expected to reach nearly $41.4 billion by 2019, more than four times its 2012 value of $9.8 billion.

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4 | ISRI says phone unlocking bill hurts industry

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. has come out against a revised version of phone unlocking legislation the group says could imperil U.S. recyclers and refurbishers.

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5 | Smartphone shipment growth to slow by 2017

The seemingly unstoppable growth of global smartphone shipments is expected to slow down considerably by 2017, new forecasts by the International Data Corporation (IDC) suggest.

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6 | 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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7 | NewsBits

A Senate committee takes ideas from e-scrap industry members, Apple brings its reuse and recycling program to Canada and more headlines — all in NewsBits.

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8 | Industry & supplier news

Good Point Recycling of Middlebury, Vermont announced one of its technicians is headed to controversial e-scrap hotspot Ghana to try to help determine how much of the material dumped at crude processing sites there is actually imported from outside Africa. Eric Prempeh, the technician, is originally from Ghana and will be back in his native country for three weeks. Good Point Recycling is associated with Fair Trade Recycling, an effort that aims to promote responsible export of used electronics so that the technology can benefit individuals in developing nations. For more, visit www.retroworks.net

9 | Conferences & webinars

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

10 | 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].