A bill in California opens up recycling pathways for panel glass from CRTs by allowing barium levels to exceed current state limits.
OEMs open up at E-Scrap 2016
How can original equipment manufacturers and the e-scrap industry sync up to smooth over differences in recovery programs and push forward device design?
Next month's E-Scrap 2016 conference will feature a workshop-style session hosted by the Consumer Technology Association that will bring all the players together to move the conversation forward.
Speakers at the session will include Dell's Beth Johnson, Doug Smith of Sony, Caitlin Sanchez from Vizio and Panasonic's David Thompson. The discussion will be moderated by Walter Alcorn of the Consumer Technology Association.
E-Scrap 2016 is taking place Sept. 20-22 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Last year's conference welcomed 1,200 attendees from 40 countries, and the trade show featured 130 exhibitors. Head toe-scrapconference.comfor all the latest on attending, sponsoring and exhibiting.
And be sure to book your hotel by Sept. 2 to get the discounted conference rate of $199 plus taxes for single/double occupancy.
An assessment by E-Scrap News shows the vast majority of the recovered electronic material handled in the U.S. is processed by companies employing third-party-certified environmental, health and safety practices.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an automated process for disassembling hard drives so their rare earth elements can be reused. That process, which aims to keep intact hard drives out of shredders, will be tested by a manufacturer in Tennessee.
The Irish celebrate impressive e-scrap and appliance recycling rates, and more communities in the U.K. are offering curbside e-scrap collection.
Lock in the best lodging rate for E-Scrap 2016
Between pre- and post-conference workshops, early morning sessions, networking lunches and evening receptions, E-Scrap 2016 offers around-the-clock business opportunities.
All of these exciting events will be held exclusively at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. To get the most from your conference experience, be sure to stay at the host hotel, where thousands of recycling professionals will be an open door away. Your room reservation at the conference host hotel also ensures lower registration rates for future conferences.
Be sure to book by Sept. 2 to get the discounted conference rate of $199 plus taxes for single/double occupancy.
E-Scrap 2016 is taking place Sept. 20-22 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Last year's conference welcomed 1,200 attendees from 40 countries, and the trade show featured 130 exhibitors. Head toe-scrapconference.comfor all the latest on attending, sponsoring and exhibiting.
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 recently.
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., recently toured Extreme Recycling, an e-scrap recycling facility in Placentia, Calif. The House Foreign Affairs Committee oversees the legislative body that regulates the export of e-scrap.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners has approved $2.9 million in funding for 13 companies, including Commonwealth Computer Recycling of Pennsylvania.
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