In This Issue:

1 | Industry groups issue CRT challenge

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, the Consumer Electronics Association and InnoCentive have announced a new competition to identify new, financially-viable ways to recycle CRT glass.

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2 | EPEAT switches on new TV registry

HDTVs and Smart TVs are now covered by the EPEAT registry according to an announcement April 2 from the green electronics ratings organization.

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3 | Value of recovered circuit boards continue to slide

Sharp declines in the prices of precious metals and an uptick in inflation drove the average value of scrap circuit boards down in March.

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4 | Massachusetts e-scrap bill moves closer to passage

In Massachusetts, a joint legislative committee has passed a bill that would make electronics manufacturers responsible for collecting and recycling their used products.

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5 | Register today for the Fair Trade Recycling Summit

The Fair Trade Recycling association (formerly WR3A) has invited importers of recycled electronic products from Africa, Asia and Latin America to tell their stories and present data on their organizations in a daylong Summit at Middlebury College in Vermont on April 16.

The event, which will be open to the public online, will highlight the environmental and economic benefits of socially responsible e-scrap recycling practices in the global marketplace. The centerpiece of the summit will be the announcement of five-year, $479,000 research grant to study fair trade recycling in Mexico, Peru, Bangladesh and China.

Speakers include Katharina Kummer Peiry (former executive secretary of the Basel Convention), Andrea Boron (U.S. International Trade Commission), author and journalist Adam Minter, and representatives from ISRI, Resolve, R2 Solutions, NERC, NRRA, a dozen overseas used tech import/export companies, and various campus sustainability offices. Researchers from MIT, the U.S. International Trade Office, and other global research institutions, will also be given a chance to present their views on fair trade practices in the recycling industry.

The goal of the summit, according to its organizers, is to encourage academic research and discuss what a "Fair Trade" certification program might look like for exports. Those interested in participating either in person or online can visit fairtraderecycling.org or click on the banner ad below.

6 | Certification scorecard

With the roster of companies attaining third-party certifications or audits continuing to grow, E-Scrap News has compiled a round-up of the firms announcing certification this past week.

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7 | NewsBits

At 40, the cell phone is going strong. Plus, a new landfill ban takes effect in this week's NewsBits.

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8 | Upcoming conferences & webinars

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

9 | Jobs Available & Sought

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

Business Development Associate, Lifespan Technology Recycling, Inc. (Multiple Locations).
Details are available here.

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

Account Executive, Integrated Communications and Technologies (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

General Manager, Reworx Recycling (Kennesaw, Georgia).
Details are available online.

Sales Professional, CNE Direct, Inc. (Peabody, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Account Executive, Sims Recycling Solution (Rancho Dominguez, California & West Chicago, Illinois).
Details are available here.

Production Manager — Electronics Recycling, Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery (RCR&R) (Victor, New York).
Details are available here.

VP Sales and Marketing, Advanced Technology Recycling (Nationwide).
Details are available here.

Technical Director/Technical Manager, Techway Services, Inc. (Farmers Branch, Texas).
Details are available here.

Account Executive, Sims Recycling Solutions (Rancho Dominguez, California).
Details are available here.

Business Development Representative, IMS Electronics Recycling (Decatur, Georgia).
Details are available online.

Senior Design Engineer, Large Manufacturer of Size Reduction Equipment and Separation Systems.
Details are available here.

Sales Executive, Electronic Scrap Company (Anywhere in U.S.).
Details are available here.

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

Business Development Manager, TechR2 (Columbus, Ohio).
Details are available here.

Business Development Representative, IMS Electronics Recycling (Columbus, Ohio).
Details are available online.

Sales Account Executive, ECS Refining (California).
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 Henry Leineweber at [email protected].