ESCRAP conference takes place in Orlando Oct. 5-6 2011.

Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin

Resource Recycling, Inc., publisher of E-Scrap News and Resource Recycling, invites you to attend the premier e-scrap recycling conference of North America. The 2010 conference held last September in New Orleans attracted more than 1,000 attendees from over a dozen countries and over 100 exhibitors.

The E-Scrap Conference will be at the Omni ChampionsGate this year. The Omni ChampionsGate is surrounded by 36 holes of championship Orlando golf, the David Leadbetter Golf Academy and 15 acres of recreation. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-THE-OMNI (843-6664). Mention the E-Scrap Conference to get the special group rate.

Sessions this year:

Critical Trends in the E-Scrap Industry

Charting a New Course: The Evolution of WEEE

Compelling Research Findings

On the Cutting Edge of E-Scrap Processing

The Current Regulatory Landscape in North and South America

Certification: The Industry Responds

Integral Global Perspectives

Looking Upstream: Product Design, Reuse and Standards

Big Issues Over the Horizon

Industry Executives Point the Way

New lamp made from e-waste

Posted on September 13, 2011 by admin

E-waste never looked so bright.

LittleFootprint Lighting, of California, has introduced the HeronLED desk lamp, a highly efficient light fixture made from ABS plastic reclaimed from recycled e-waste.

This new lamp features an adjustable, ergonomic design, “warm white” light, and a replaceable LED bulb. According to its manufacturer, the HeronLED uses 7-10 times less energy than your conventional desktop lamp

LittleFootprint Lighting, a pioneer of sustainably designed LED task lighting products made in the USA from recycled materials, introduced the high performance HeronLED Personal Task Light for corporate and home office environments earlier this year.

“The HeronLED gives buyers the first-ever opportunity to select truly sustainable, quality task lighting for the office environment,” said Nancy Wahl-Scheurich, CEO of LittleFootprint Lighting. “The HeronLED lamp is highly-efficient, made from recycled materials, is itself easily recyclable, and is designed and manufactured in the USA. We’re excited to bring to market a high quality office product that supports a greener planet and the creation of green jobs.”

Designed and manufactured in the USA, the HeronLED’s adjustable and ergonomic design features a replaceable LED bulb that provides “warm white” light, and uses 7 to 10 times less energy than comparable conventional desk lamps. LittleFootprint’s HeronLED is the first LED desk lamp made of recycled plastic from e-waste.

For more infomaiton, visit http://www.lfplighting.com/

All Green Electronics Recycling organizes schools for America Recycles Day

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

TUSTIN, Calif. – All Green Recycling, of Tustin, Calif., is helping California school districts a chance to be part of the Million Pound e-waste recycling challenge for America Recycles Day.

All Green Electronics Recycling will partner with public and private schools K-12 in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Corona, Fresno, Bakersfield, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento and Stockton.

California districts have until Sept. 20 to sign up to participate in the challenge

“New schools and districts are still being added to the list, with the goal of enlisting 250 schools across the state,” said All Green Electronics Recycling President Arman Sadeghi.

The week-long Million Pound Challenge runs from November 12 through November 20.

Among the items being accepted for donation that day will be computers, monitors, laptops, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, cell phones, mp3 players, ink toner cartridges, printers, microwaves, cables and wires, calculators and any small or portable electronics.

In 2011, the e-waste recycler partnered with more than 100 public and private schools throughout the state of California for its community E-waste collections, and donated a portion of the proceeds back to each partnering school. This year, the company has pledged to donate $50,000 or more of the proceeds to participating schools based on the volume collected during the challenge. For more information visit or call Ruth Buske at (800) 780-0347.

The company said all items collected at the roundup will be responsibly processed in North America with a zero-landfill policy. The company was a pledging member of the e-Steward standard.

For more information visit http://www.allgreenrecycling.com/

Onsite Electronics Recycling obtains e-Stewards certification

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

Stockton, Calif.-based Onsite Electronics Recycling has announced that it has been certified to the e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment^®.

Onsite Electronics Recycling is the 14^th company in North America and the third in California to have achieved e-Stewards Certification, according to the Basal Action Network (BAN), the Seattle-based organization that developed the certification. .

The accredited, third-party-audited program is one of two recycler certification programs now required for the recycling of electronics generated by U.S. government agencies, according to the National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship.

“In achieving e-Stewards Certification, Onsite Electronics Recycling has demonstrated adherence to the most rigorous electronics recycling standard in the world,” says Jim Puckett, BAN executive director. “By providing good jobs with fair wages and benefits in an award-winning environmentally designed and managed facility, Onsite shows that responsible e-waste recycling makes sense for the environment, society and the economy.”

“We are proud to receive this certification, because it represents our adherence to the strictest environmental and social standards in the Industry which are principle to our operating philosophy,” said Janice Oldemeyer, president of Onsite Electronics Recycling. The company was founded on the principal that e-scrap should be managed responsibly in the United States, creating local jobs with fair wages and benefits, she said.

The company’s customers include OEMs, small and medium-sized businesses, residents, nonprofits, solid waste companies and governmental organizations.

e-Stewards retires “Pledge” program

Posted on September 2, 2011 by admin

The “Pledge” program of the e-Stewards recyclers, used by recyclers wanting to support the e-Stewards certification standard before the full development of the program, has been retired.

“The evolution and adoption of responsible electronics recycling practices made an important transition today as the Basel Action Network formally sunsetted the Pledged e-Stewards Recyclers program on September 1, 2011. Established in 2003, the Pledge program was the first widely recognized initiative designed to identify electronics recyclers committed to globally responsible e-waste management practices. Toay marks its official and full replacement by the Certified e-Stewards® Recyclers program,” according to the Basel Action Network.

The pledge, officially known as the Electronic Recyclers’ Pledge of True Stewardship included eight tenets of responsible recycling including a promise not to send hazardous e-waste to landfills, incinerators, prison operations or to developing nations. In addition, it promoted establishment of environmental management systems and material tracking and transparency throughout the downstream supply chain.

“In 2003, the world was just waking up to the horrors of e-waste export and the dire need for a means of separating good recyclers from bad recyclers,” said Roman. “I’m amazed the basic tenets of the Pledge program, identified by BAN eight years ago, provided the foundation for what are now globally accepted principles of responsible e-recycling. The new e-Stewards Recycler Certification is even more comprehensive and accountable – really the gold standard,” said Lauren Roman, BAN’s e-Stewards Business Director.

When the Certification program was launched in April 2010, almost 50 companies were participating in the Pledged e-Stewards Program. These companies were given 18 months to certify or leave the program completely. As of September 1, approximately 75% of the Pledged e-Stewards have either achieved certification or are under contract with a Certifying Body to be certified by 2012. Among those that have not certified, some were not eligible as they only collected e-waste and were not doing actual recycling. Four companies are working toward certification but have yet to contract with a Certifying Body. Two pledging companies could not achieve certification, BAN said, and a third declined due to the program’s expense.

Currently, more than 140 companies are certified or are in the process of obtaining certification.

For more information, visit www.e-Stewards.org.

PRODUCTS: ShredSupply, UNTHA offer mobile shredding

Posted on September 1, 2011 by admin

ShredSupply has teamed up with UNTHA shredding technology America Inc. to offer the “Data Annihilator, ” a mobile high performance hard drive & media destruction system. Combining ShredSupply’s extensive mobile shredding equipment experience with UNTHA’s virtually indestructible RS30 four shaft shredder, the “Data Annihilator” has been introduced to the on-site data and media destruction market.

UNTHA shredding technology, one of the largest shredder manufacturers in Europe, has over 8,000 shredders in daily operation worldwide. The UNTHA RS30 four shaft shredder has is a class leader for destroying hard drives, CDs, DVDs and tapes. It is also ideal for destroying light electronics including cell phones, PDAs and laptop computers. The built-in versatile screen allows the operator to vary the particle size to meet the highest security requirements.

ShredSupply offers single source solutions for refurbished mobile shredding equipment, re-manufactured OE parts, shred truck rentals, chassis & shredder service and has two customer service locations in Spokane, Wash. and Fort Worth, Texas.

“UNTHA was the natural choice for our mobile media shredding truck because the RS30 is the most powerful shredder available for this application. It has proven to be the most efficient, reliable hard drive/media shredder on the market today”said ShredSupply President Rocky Rajewski.

“We have seen a significant growth in demand for a shred truck capable of serious hard drive shredding, and we are very happy to be able to team up with an industry leader like ShredSupply. They are extremely innovative and customer focused. We believe that UNTHA and ShredSupply make a great team,” said Bernhard Mueggler, CEO of UNTHA America.

For additional information, please contact:

ShredSupply, Inc. – info@shredsupply.com

UNTHA shredding technology America Inc. — info@untha-america.com