China will double its industrial solid waste recycling to 7 billion tons, according to its 2011-2016 economic plan. It will reclaim 23,333 hectares of land occupied by industrial waste. (China Daily)    

Foreign investment  is to be strongly encouraged by China's Ministry of Commerce in recycling and manufacturing of equipment for electronics and electric devices. (China Economic Net)  

 

 E-Waste Exports: An inconvenient Truth?summarizes the issues underlying the ISRI/BAN polemics. (Waste Management World)

BAN volley: e-Stewards Certification incorporates R2 Practices.
R2 return:  "I'm always encouraged when organizations realize the importance of the open nature of the R2 standard."

129 million cellphones ended up in the trash--more than any other type of electronic product. Device Renewal Forum hopes to set standards for testing and certifying refurbished devices. (GreenBiz)  

Nearly 80% of materials in a cellphone can be recycled, but recycling levels remain low. Novel programs to repurpose and recycle mobile devices are diverting them from landfills.   (GreenBiz)