E-Scrap News

December 19, 2012

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1 | More twists in Executive Recycling trial


A federal judge had denied a request from attorneys representing Brandon Richter, CEO of Executive Recycling, that they withdraw from the case. The same judge has also denied a separate request from the defense that the joint trial for Richter and Tor Olson, a vice president at the company, be split into separate trials.

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2 | Time to send in your Recycling Innovators Forum abstracts


With less than three weeks to go until 3-4 page abstracts of proposals are due, the response to the first-annual Recycling Innovators Forum has been outstanding. Forum organizers have already begun to receive submissions, with many more in the works for the Jan. 7 deadline.

The Recycling Innovators Forum is designed to seek out new ideas to move recycling forward. Forum organizers have identified a dozen topics innovators can focus their efforts on, covering everything from recycling markets, to engineering improvements, to innovative collection ideas, and more. The top 7-10 proposals will be asked to participate in the forum and competition for a chance to win a $20,000 grand prize and the opportunity to pitch their idea to investors.

Backed by Alcoa, The American Chemistry Council's Plastics Division, Coca-Cola Recycling, eCullet, Resource Recycling, Inc. and Waste Management, Inc., the Recycling Innovators Forum will be held Aug. 26 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The 3-4 page abstracts of proposals are due Jan. 7. For more information, including official rules and guidelines, visit recyclinginnovators.com, or click the banner below.

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3 | ISRI looks back at 2012


The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has released its Scrap Yearbook for the year 2012, which provides a comprehensive overview of the recycling industry in the U.S. The yearbook includes information about the economic and environmental benefits associated with scrap recycling, as well as commodity-specific overviews of how scrap is generated, processed, traded and used. Also included is a section on electronics recycling.

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4 | HP opens recycling facility in Africa


Hewlett-Packard has opened up the first e-scrap processing plant in East Africa to deal with the increasing volume of discarded mobile phones, computers and other electronic devices generated in the region, reports The Star, which has an interview piece with Herve Guilcher, the company's director of environment.

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5 | Ontario residents can expect higher fees for electronics


Ontario residents will be paying significantly higher environmental handling and recycling fees on purchases of new electronics after the first of the new year.

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6 | Call2Recycle urges recycling with holiday shopping


With consumer electronics expected to account for a third of all holiday spending, Call2Recycle is urging consumers to recycle their obsolete devices and used batteries responsibly.

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7 | 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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8 | RR's recycled products holiday buyers' guide


Every month, Resource Recycling features a column on the most interesting recycled products on the market and, just in time for your holiday buying, we put together a list of consumer products that contain recycled content. Click here or on the banner below to see the column.

And, if you know of a product out there — consumer or industrial — that contains recycled content, please send it along to Senior Writer Jake Thomas at [email protected] and we might feature it in a future column.

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9 | NewsBits


Export updates and news from around the world in this week's NewsBits.

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10 | Upcoming conferences & webinars


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

11 | Jobs Available & Sought


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


Manager, ComputerWorks, Goodwill Industries of Central Texas (Austin, Texas).
Details are available online (Job #2512).


Resale Division Manager, Dynamic Recycling (La Crosse, Wisconsin).
Details are available online.


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.


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If you would like to submit a job available or job sought listing, send an email to newsletter editor Henry Leineweber at [email protected].

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