In This Issue:

1 | UNICOR faces new pair of lawsuits

Federal Prison Industries, Inc., better known as UNICOR, is once again facing a lawsuit regarding worker safety and environmental standards at its electronics recycling operations.

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2 | CEA takes center stage at the E-Scrap Conference

Spearheaded by Consumer Electronics Association, the eCycling Leadership Initiative — also known as the Billion Pound Challenge — represents collaboration among consumer electronics manufacturers, retailers, collectors, processors, non-governmental organizations and governments at all levels. This impressive initiative aims to increase the amount of electronics recycled responsibly to a billion pounds annually by 2016, grow the number of collection opportunities available to consumers, improve consumer awareness of available recycling collection sites and provide transparent metrics on recycling efforts.

Join CEA president and CEO, Gary Shapiro, as he shares valuable information about how the organization is working towards a comprehensive solution for electronics recycling at the E-Scrap Conference. The conference will be held September 19-20 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

For more information, visit www.e-scrapconference.com, or click the banner below.

3 | OES responds to Sims, clarifies position

In the week since Sims Recycling Solutions accused Ontario Electronic Stewardship of neglecting environmental standards in favor of lower-cost processors, OES has sought to clarify its role, its relationship with Sims and the broader efforts to harmonize e-scrap programs across Canada.

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4 | Pace of facility certifications accelerates

The number of R2 certified facilities is booming, according to the latest tally of facilities from R2 Solutions.

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5 | Oregon E-Cycles shows third year of gains

Oregon's e-scrap collection program has produced its third consecutive year of gains in total pounds of material collected.

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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

Major announcements regarding e-scrap in the U.K. 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

Inside Sales Representative, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Business Development Manager, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Client Services Account Manager, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

eCommerce Listing, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Marketing Manager, PlanITROI, Inc. (Denville, New Jersey).
Details are available here.

Equipment Maintenance Manager, ECS Refining (Stockton, California).
Details are available here.

Production Manager, InterConnection (Seattle).
Details are available here.

Sales Account executive, ECS Refining (California and Texas).
Details are available here.

Electronics Recycling & Reuse Major Accounts Executive, Quicksilver Recycling (Florida, Virginia, Washington D.C.).
Details are available here.

New Business Development Manager, Great Lakes Electronics Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia).
Details are available here.

E-Waste Salesperson, Covanta Energy (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Area).
Details are available here.

Operations/Business Auditor, ECS Refining (California).
Details are available here.

Recycling Account Executive, Electronic Recyclers International, Inc. (ERI) (National).
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].