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A new U.N. report says over 50% of West Africa's e- waste comes from domestic consumption. Used imports are primarily from U.K., France and Germany, of which 30% arrives non-working. E-waste recycling is an important source of employment and economic development, and UNEP supports regulated imports. (United Nations Environmental Programme) Summary (Waste Management World)
Regency Technologies has opened a new CRT glass facility next to Dlubak Glass' plant in Ohio. (Recycling Today)
Scrap metal theft seems to be on the rise, and Ohio, West Virginia and Georgia legislatures have proposed preventive regulations. But scrap dealers are resisting licensing and identification requirements to prevent purchase of stolen goods. (WKRC Cincinnati)
Sims Metal Management, one of the world's leading scrap companies and an electronics recycling industry leader, posted so-so results for 2nd half 2011, attributing the loss to its North American operations. (MarketWatch)
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