Computer Recycling Newsletter

Monthly Newsletter on Electronics Recycling

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"May 2008"

UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS

E-Scrap 2008
September 17-18, 2008
Phoenix, Az

INDUSTRY Discussion

Businessweek has an article discussing the use of bio-materials in electronics:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2008/tc20080317_387901.htm?link_position=link1

As cellphone companies and other manufacturers look for newer, lighter, and more functional materials to manufacturer electronics, recyclers need to be prepared to face the challenges of these new materials at end of life. Many of these engineered materials could provide a health risk at end of life processing. A hope of the industry would be that end of life concerns are actually included in the evaluation of these materials to insure that solving one product issue does not cause an even greater issue at disposal.

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OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS

For information on the IEEE EHS subcommittee and the IAER, co-sponsor of the ISEE conference.

A link to information from this conference is: http://www.iseesummit.org/

Some additional links:
The national recycling coalition's page.
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/

The EPA's DFE page.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/dfe/

The EPA Plug-in to E-cycling page.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/plugin/

HOBI NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS.

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