In This Issue:

1 | Greenpeace issues latest green electronics guide

Greenpeace International has released the 18th edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics, which evaluates the efforts of large consumer electronics companies to lessen their impact on the environment. Included in the report is how these companies are faring when it comes to product life cycle, avoidance of hazardous substances in products and offering consumers take-back programs in locales where there are no extended producer responsibility laws.

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2 | E-scrap legislative progress continued in 2012

Legislatures across the country continued to focus on electronic scrap this past session, introducing approximately 40 e-scrap bills accounting for 22 percent of all recycling and waste legislation introduced in 2012.

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3 | For the recycling industry, all politics is local

An assessment of campaign donation data shows that the waste management and recycling industry generally avoided the recent presidential race, but was active in Congressional political campaigns.

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4 | 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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5 | Patent watch

Several patents and patent applications related to electronics recycling have recently been filed.

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6 | State and regional conferences continue to grow

Nearly 8,000 industry leaders attended 27 state and regional recycling conferences this year. This is an increase of nearly four percent over the year-earlier tally. Two-thirds of the state and regional associations sponsoring these events saw attendee levels increase, with conferences in Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Washington experiencing growth of 20 percent or more.

7 | NewsBits

New recycling ventures, program expansions and an investigation of rare earth metals 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

Business Development Associates, Lifespan Technology Recycling, Inc. (Metro New York; Denver; Atlanta; Tampa; or Northern Virginia/Maryland).
Details are available here.

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

Professional Sales Manager, HiTech Assets, Inc. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).
Details are available here.

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

Office Manager, IMS Electronics Recycling (Columbus, Ohio).
Details are available online.

Business Development Manager, IMS Electronics Recycling (Vancouver, Washington).
Details are available online.

VP Quality, Environmental Health & Safety, North American Recruiting and Consulting (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas).
Details are available here.

Facility Operations Manager, Electronics Recycling Services (Chicago).
Details are available here.

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].