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Aug. 22, 2013

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1 | Typhoon slams e-scrap hotspot in China


A typhoon that struck southern China last week has caused severe flooding and widespread damage in Guangdong province, raising environmental and health concerns in an area known for its intake of end-of-life electronics.

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2 | Join these industry leaders at E-Scrap 2013


With just over two weeks to go before it officially begins, the 2013 E-Scrap Conference is on pace to break all attendance records. Approximately 1,500 electronics recycling and IT professionals will convene at the Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate September 11-12 for what has become the must-attend event in e-scrap recycling and IT asset management.

This who's who of electronics recycling includes over 80 sponsors and 128 exhibiting companies and organizations in the conference's exhibit hall.

As of today, 436 companies will be represented at the 2013 E-Scrap Conference. Register today at www.e-scrapconference.com and connect with these these companies:


Blancco Canada · Apple · Interco Trading Co. · Pyramid Technology Services · First America Metal Corp. · Call2Recycle · J K A Logistics · Bureau of Waste and Materials Management, Wisconsin DNR · Franklin County Recycling · P.R.G. · Sigma Resources Corp · Gracestone, Inc. · Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. · Lenovo · Liberty Scrap Metal, Inc. · Advanced Chemical Company · ecoATM, INC. · Bass Computers, Inc. · POS Remarketing Group (USA) · UCS INC · Honam Area Recycling Center · Redemtech Alumnus · Three S International, LLC · Great Lakes Recycling · Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. · C.H. Robinson · Leigh Fibers · SV Liquidation Services · Vintage Tech Recyclers · PowerSource Online · Brown Gibbons Lang & Company LLC · Argus Connection · Tabernus, LLC · MRC Recycling · RecycleForce · MGI-Marketing Group International · RMG Enterprise · SICON America, LP · National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER) · Premier Surplus, Inc. · Waste Commission of Scott County · Easterngreen, Inc. · BoRec America Inc · 7R Environmental · Franklin Iron & Metal Co. · Inspectorate America Corporation · HOBI International · Barnes & Noble · IMS Electronics Recycling Inc · e-Waste LLC · Interstate Batteries Recycling, Inc. · HK Metal Trading · Greeneye Partners · CDI Computers · Royal Paper Stock · Belmont Technology Remarketing · ComputerRecyclingConsultants.com · FCT Recovery · American Pulverizer Company · Tradeloop · ROUND2 INC · Maxxum, Inc. · Kuusakoski Recycling · Boomerang Recovery · Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) · E-World Recyclers, LLC · WTG Logistics · Synergy Recycling LLC · 3R Network · Computer Recycling Center · iTAD Solutions · Maven Technologies · EcoTech Polymers · Northern Technical Group LLC · May Metals, Inc. · Aurora Metals, Inc. · Metech Recycling · Voxx Int'l · T-Cat Corp. · Polywell · ARI Electronics · Government Liquidation · NRT · Genesis Electronics Recycling, Inc · Ruuhwa Dann & Associates dba Cal Micro Recycling · ERT, Inc. · EnvirOSH Services, Inc. · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Google · Scrap Magazine · ISRI · RIOS · EQ - The Environmental Quality Company · NCDENR · Fortune Metal (Midwest), LLC · Geodis Global Solutions · Tantalumrecycling.com · Asahi Pretec Corp. · SIPI Metals Corp. · Cohen · Tech Materials Group · Institute for Advance Engineering · Greene Lyon Group, Inc. · PC Parts, Inc. · Copper Recovery, Inc. · Global Electronic Recycling · Regency Technologies · The Doe Run Company Resource Recycling Facility · Wee2Green Consulting Services · FORREC USA INC. · Mx2 Investments, LLC · T & T Group, Inc. · Consumer Electronics Association · BPR Plastics · Memory Dogg · Kawabata American, Inc. · B&D Scrap Metal, Inc. · Alpha Surplus · Fortune Metals · Auramet Trading, LLC · Shift Recycling Inc. · Inspectorate International Ltd. · Windfield Alloy · Fortune Group · SAI Global · Abbott Labs · The Turbon Group · Box-Lords Salvage · Oki Data Americas · Granutech-Saturn Systems · USB Recycling · Eco Recycling Ltd · Close the Loop · Baycrest International Inc · ADL Process · Springfield Technology, Inc. · Basel Action Network · e-Stewards · Didion Orf Recycling, Inc. · Schaffer Environmental LLC · LS-Nikko Copper Inc. · PetroChem Wire · Wistron Greentech · AK Recycling · Bomet I Recovery LLC · X-Press Micro Inc. · Dynamic Recycling · GEEP · Simon Metals · AirWay Technologies, Inc. · ECOvanta · E-Scrap, Inc. · Midwest Industrial Metals · Evolution E-Cycling, LLC · Fair Trade Recycling · Right Parts, Inc. · MPC · Recycling E-Scrap, Inc. · Cinco Electronic Recycling · Cali Resources/Glassico · Videocon · R2 Solutions · Onsite Electronics Recycling · Selmet Corp. · Elemental, Inc. · E-End · Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) · ERS International · Intellectual Ventures · Supply-Chain Services, Inc. (SSI) · Universal Recycling Technologies · Alpha · FL Dept. of Environmental Protection · SC DHEC · Schupan Industrial Recycling · Meridian Metals Management, LLC. · X Technology Global LLC · ADEC Industries · Totall Metal Recycling · Technical Knock Out · LifeSpan · Electronix Redux Corp · EcoPhones · Global Technology Services · SPlus Technologies, LLC. · AERC · Environmental Integrity Company LLC · Prism Electronics Corp · MRAM Engineering Surplus · MRC Electronics · Creative Recycling Systems · Desert Metals Recycling · CentricsIT (CentricsITAD) · Computers for Classrooms · Belmont Trading Company · CJ Iron and Metal of North Carolina · e-Recycling of California · BrokerBin.com · Environmental Practices, LLC · Nulife Glass · CalMicro Exchange LLC · Norris Technology · Alan Ross Machinery Corporation · Gannon & Scott · ARCOA Group · Bluesky Trading · Blue Equity LLC · T3 Recycling Solutions · Pilgrim Recycling, Inc. · ARR · OBC · Environment Canada · Tiger Shredding · Dynamic Recycling SE · Jordan Reduction Solutions · Weiser Recycling · Judy Ferraro & Associates, Inc. · Bionew USA Corp · Green Earth Electronics Recycling · CEAR · Dowa International Corporation · Waste Management Recycle America · MSS, Inc · Guardian Data Destruction · Iron Mountain · Jabil, Inc. · Wade Environmental · Alta Technologies · KYO Computer. Inc. · VIZIO, Inc. · Blancco · Commission for Envirnomental Cooperation · EPC, Inc. · Cartridge Recycling Center · SMS · Systems Maintenance Services · EERC · Sunnking Electronics Recycling · Technology Recycling · Recycle Technologies, Inc. · Hi Tech Assets Inc. · Used Cardboard Boxes (UCB) · Daeheung M&T Co.,Ltd. · Equipment Leasing and Finance Association · IPSG/Micro Center · Shields Environmental · E-Waste Experts, Inc. · American Iron & Metal (AIM) · Brass Valley LLC · eAsset Solutions · AER Worldwide · San Diego Futures Foundation · Reverse Logistics Group Americas · Blair Technology Group · Ringrow Co. Ltd. · Gansett Partners Consulting · Waste Management Product Recovery Group · E Recycle USA · CloudBlue Technologies · Sitekol Refining · National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health · NIOSH · CHWMEG, Inc. · Jacksonville Metal Recycling · PC Rebuilders & Recyclers · Echo Environmental · ASI System Integration · IAITAM · Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida · Ricoh Americas Corporation · UNTHA Shredding Technology Inc. · CI Capital Partners · Perry Johnson Consulting, Inc. · ECR World Inc · BCD Electro, Inc. · Global eWaste Solutions Ltd. · MN Pollution Control Agency · Minnesota Pollution Control Agency · HP · Cambridge Capital · Michigan DEQ · Global Printer Services Inc · smartEE consulting LLC · Green Chip, Inc. · Prinz Consultants LLC · Greencomputer inc. · Electronics Product Stewardship Canada · Purdue University · Chilseo Recycling Center · CycleLution Inc. · Verified System Solutions Inc · AIM Ecycling · Sims Recycling Solutions · Recytechkorea · Battery Solutions · ZRG · Greentek recycling solutions, LLC · Colt Refining & Recycling · CJ Environmental Inc. · Asan Recycling Center · Resource Recycling, Inc. · West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection · UC Berkeley · DI PIÙ - Sunomi, LLC · Schutte-Buffalo Hammermill, LLC · US Environmental Protection Agency · Export Global Metals Inc. · eLoop llc · PMT, Inc · JX Nippon Mining and Metals · Eldan, Inc. · Trinity Metals · AVR Recycling · Snowline Hospice · TechoCycle · Smart International, Inc. · Korea Association of Electronics Environment · Korea Electronic Research & Recycling Center · Cascade Asset Management · CP Group · Renovo Data Services · Alcatel-Lucent · Reworx Recycling · ECS Refining · Compliance Standards · SJF Ventures · ER2 - Electronic Responsible Recyclers · RCR&R · Aim Supply Company · Tele-Comp Solutions · Waste Management · Arrow Electronics · Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP · E-Scrap Solutions · Goodwill Industries of Central Florida Inc. · United Cerebral Palsy · Omnisource · Best Buy · U.S. Micro · CompuCycle, Inc. · Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center, Inc. · VAN DYK Recycling Solutions · SGM Magnetics Corp. · Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) · CT Dept of Energy and Evnironmental Protection · ESQ International LLC · Materials Sampling Technologies · MST, LLC · M-PowerTech · Recycle-Logic Inc. · Mr. K's Recycle and Redemption · TransparentPlanet · SourceAmerica · Star Asset Recovey, Inc · The Wiring Harness News · Destructdata, Inc. · WESecureIP, Inc. · Owl Plastics · Ontario Electronic Stewardship · Aggregates Equipment, Inc. · BPAI LLC · Reclamere · FCM Recycling · ERI · LG Electronics, USA · PN California Inc. · P4C Global Inc. · ESISO · iFixit · Artex Environmental Corp · Revolution Recycling Depot · Greentec · Cisco Systems, Inc. · Tech Blvd Inc · MHD Enterprises · Retrace · Canaccord Gennity · Umicore · EcoReciclaje Integral 2008 C.A · Teck Metals Ltd. · Sustainable Technologies SL · Tradepro eScrap · BG Metal Trade Inc. · ZARTEX · EVSA (Engrane Verde SA de CV) · Glezco · Recycle Emirates · ReTek Engineering · Loyalty Equipment-Making (Sichuan) Co.,Ltd. · Andritz MeWa GmbH · ADISA · Cure Telecoms, S.L · Hamos · Vertmonde · Torec AB · Reducity (pvt) LTD · Out Of Use NV · Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse · Dell · Microsoft Corporation · Atlantix Global Systems, LLC · Montana State University · JT · Herbold USA · Total Reclaim · The Sustainability Consortium · JT Environmental Consulting · E.R.N. Elektro-Recycling NORD GmbH · The Fortune Group · Metal Conversion Technologies, LLC · Innovative Electronics Recycling · Clay County Family Resource Network · Recycling International · Star Plastics, Inc · Surplus Traders · Wash. State Dept. of Ecology · Blue Star Recyclers · Ameri-Shred Corp. · Metalcorp NZ Ltd · Nfantsiman Municipal Assembly · C2 Management · E-Cycling Puerto Rico · @green · WR3A · swissRTec AG · Ousei Kankyoshoji Co., Ltd. · Terra Nova · Boliden · Waseem Computers LLC - UAE · Ali Computer Point · Al Waha Computer Devices Trading LLC · WRAP · Sun International Recycling Group · Wai Mei Dat Group · United Nations University · FORREC SRL

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3 | A rising problem for PC resale: cheaper and cheaper new units


For PC manufacturers, the move by buyers to tablets and smartphones has led PC OEMs to cut their operating margin to spur sales in a weakening market. This affects the PC reuse market.

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4 | Alberta to consolidate electronics, stewardship programs


Alberta is proposing a number of changes to recycling regulations in the province, including the consolidation of its extended producer responsibility (EPR) system.

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5 | Chinese electronics industry eyes EPEAT


More Chinese manufacturers could begin to use the EPEAT green electronics rating system, according to attendees at a recent summit between the Green Electronics Council, which administers the EPEAT system, and a delegation from China.

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6 | PC board index down again in July


The average value of metals commonly found in scrap circuit boards declined again in July.

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7 | One more sentenced in major WEEE export case


Another sentence has been handed out in the U.K.'s largest-ever bust of illegal e-scrap exports.

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8 | 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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9 | E-Scrap 2013: The latest on the Chinese market


What do e-scrap processors need to know about China? A lot. Regardless of whether a firm exports material to Asia or not, the policies, processing technologies and manufacturing trends in China directly affect U.S. business.

Shanghai-based journalist and Bloomberg World View correspondent Adam Minter returns to give E-Scrap Conference attendees an exclusive look inside the country, with detailed, need-to-know information on how your organization can navigate the business landscape across the Pacific. For those wanting to expand their business, this peek over the horizon can't be missed.

The E-Scrap Conference will be held at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Florida, September 11-12. Registration is available at www.e-scrapconference.com or by clicking the banner below.

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10 | NewsBits


The e-scrap collection program in Washington State expands, eBay's latest experiment pushes consumers to sell their old electronics and more need-to-know info in NewsBits.

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11 | Conferences & webinars


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

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12 | Jobs available & sought


Chief Operating Officer, Isidore Electronics Recycling (Los Angeles).
Details are available here.


Recycling Auditor, Orion Registrar.
Details are available here.


Enterprise Account Executive, Liquid Technology (New York City).
Details are available here.


Plant Manager of Recycling Center, Johnson Controls (Florence, South Carolina).
Details are available here; search for job number 097054.


Operations and Policy Analyst 2, Oregon e-Cycles (Portland, Oregon).
Details are available here. Job Code: DEQ13-0343LE.


VP of Sales and Marketing, CP Group (San Diego, California).
Details are available here.


Sales and Account Manager, ARC Broward (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida).
Details are available here.


VP of Engineering Design, CP Manufacturing, Inc. (San Diego, California).
Details are available here.


Recycling Equipment Account Manager, Omega Search (Charlotte, North Carolina).
Details are available here.


Recycling Specialist, 5R Processors, Ltd. (Ladysmith, Wisconsin).
Details are available here.


Sales Professional, E-Waste Experts, Inc. (Bristol, Pennsylvania).
Details are available here.


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


Business Development Supervisor, IMS Electronics Recycling (Vancouver, Washington).
Details are available here.


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.


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].

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