In This Issue:

1 | SERI announces R2 Leader Program

The new home for the R2 standard has made its first substantial move by creating a designation that honors responsibility-minded businesses and groups outside the e-scrap industry.

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2 | E-Scrap 2014: The latest on the CRT crisis

Discussion of downstream options for CRT glass — and the associated pricing — has consumed the electronics recycling industry for several years, and at E-Scrap 2014, the CRT debate will get its due treatment.

To help clarify the current situation and anticipate where it's headed, a conference session will offer a full rundown of the North American processors still standing and those hoping to get in on the notoriously narrow-margin market. Distinguishing "established" and "emerging" operations, as well as pointing out who's amassing stock versus who's actually processing it, the presentation will provide attendees with a complete picture of the CRT landscape.

Whether you're running a collection program inundated with old TVs or trying to find downstream processors you can trust, this valuable session will serve as both education and encouragement.

E-Scrap 2014 will be held Oct. 21-23 at Orlando's Rosen Shingle Creek. The 2013 edition saw more than 1,300 attendees and 125 exhibiting companies, so plan now to secure your spot at this fall's conference. Get all the latest information at e-scrapconference.com.

3 | Survey on facility safety shows room for improvement

A survey has found what appear to be glaring holes in the e-scrap industry's occupational health safeguards.

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4 | Utah regulators tell processing firm to clean up its act

A CRT-collecting e-scrap firm in Utah has come under extensive state-level scrutiny for being slow to address operational miscues identified by regulators.

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5 | California aims to raise rates it pays to firms handling CRTs

In a sign of the increasingly tight CRT market, regulators in California have moved to increase the payments issued to firms that collect and/or process lower value electronics to help them fully cover recycling costs.

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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 roundup of the firms announcing certification this past week.

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7 | NewsBits

The Basel Action Network and a CBS news affiliate follow up on a CRT stockpile in the Arizona desert and find notably high lead levels. That story and others round out NewsBits.

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8 | Industry and supplier news

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) announced Kelly Thomas has been named chief operating officer at the company, which operates seven processing facilities across the U.S. Thomas most recently served as senior vice president and general manager for rolled products in North America at aluminum company Aleris International, Inc. ERI’s former chief operating officer, Tammy Shegerian, has been named chief revenue officer for ERI. For more, click here.

Sims Recycling Solutions announced it recently installed additional shredding and sampling equipment to its precious metals-focused processing line in Franklin Park, Illinois. At that location, the company moves circuit boards and some other precious-metal-bearing materials through two rounds of shredding and sampling. Read more about the initiative here.

9 | Conferences & webinars

Click here for a complete directory of upcoming conferences and webinars! If you have a conference or webinar that you would like listed, please send an email to [email protected] for consideration.

10 | Jobs available & sought

Waste Solutions Project Lead, Ecova (Seattle/Spokane, Washington).
Details are available here.

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

Business Development Professional, ICT Asset Recovery (Malden, Massachusetts).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, Advanced Technology Recycling (Multiple U.S. locations).
Details are available here.

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

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

Various Positions, Sims Recycling Solutions (Multiple Locations).
Details are available here.

Various Positions, GEEP (U.S./Canada).
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 web content manager Jade Rhianna at [email protected].