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Industry Articles & Papers
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The Consumer Electronics Association announced consumer electronics recycling rates jumped 53% in 2011. (Earth Techling)
In a standoff at the USITC hearings, some testified export constraints would preserve U.S. electronics recycling growth and jobs; others posited export constraints would erode the U.S. competitive position, causing job loss. (Metal Bulletin) Testimony from nine of the participants is displayed on the ITC site, Coca Cola announces a breakthrough UK venture to process mixed plastics. It promises to recycle all clear bottles at the London Olympics. (Recycling International)
Australia will establish the first of 100 planned sites to collect and process electronic scrap across the country. The venture will be managed by German company DHL. (Recycling International)
In addition to describing the battery recycling picture in Canada, this report details types, properties and usage of portable and rechargeable batteries. (CM Consulting)
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Technical Papers & Patents
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Combustion and inorganic bromine emission of waste printed circuit boards in a high temperature furnace (Ni, Xiao, Chi, Yan, Buekens, Jin, Lu) Legal geographies of e-waste legislation in Canada and the US: Jurisdiction, responsibility and the taboo of production (Lepawsky) Institutional pressure and waste reduction: The role of investments in waste reduction resources (Simpson)
(Chen, Sheu, Lirn)
The multiple market-exposure of waste management companies: A case study of two Swedish municipally owned companies (Corvellec, Bramryd) A zero waste vision for industrial networks in Europe (Curran, Williams)
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