N.Y.’s Maven Technologies is now RIOS+R2 certified

Posted on July 1, 2011 by admin

Maven Technologies, of Rochester, N.Y., has achieved R2/RIOS certification. The company said it is the first electronics recycler in New York to earn both R2 and RIOS certification, the company said. Maven Technologies is the 11^th recycling facility in the United States to complete R2/RIOS certification.

The company said its facilities were visited more than 12 times over an 8 month period for onsite process audits and other visits to gain certification.

“Maven Technologies is helping lead the way in the electronics recycling industry and has invested significantly to ensure that recycling is done the right way – responsibly and safely,” said Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) President Robin Wiener.

“Being a Certified Electronics Recycler shows our commitment,” said Todd Wheaton, Vice President of Maven Technologies. “Even though the audit process was long and arduous, we already had many of the procedures and processes in place making the certification a natural progression for our business.”

Maven Technologies provides recycling services to several corporations, non-profits and municipalities throughout New York State. Additionally, they hold free recycling events for residential consumers. Most recently, the company collected 178,000 pounds of electronics at an event held at R.I.T. on June 11. The company has provided a full range of life cycle management services for computers and electronics since 1998. For more information visit www.MavenTech.com.

Indiana Electronic Recyclers Must Register With State By January 1st 2010.

Posted on December 3, 2009 by admin

Time is running out for Indiana’s electronic waste collectors and recyclers to enroll in a new program intended to reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in the state’s landfills.

Collectors and recyclers of obsolete electronics have until January 1st to enroll with the state’s E-Waste Program created by a law passed by the General Assembly this year.

The new law specifies that only collectors and recyclers enrolled in the program can work with electronics manufacturers who will soon be responsible for collecting and recycling the devices they sell in the state of Indiana.

Makers of computer monitors, laptops, and televisions must register with the state by April 1, 2010. If they fail to do so they won’t be allowed to sell their products in Indiana. This is a similar scenario with the controversial scenario in the state of New York, which is currently in litigation between the state and several electronic manufacturer trade groups.

California Integrated Waste Management Board Honors 250 Businesses That Reduce Waste Sent To Landfills

Posted on December 1, 2009 by admin

The California Integrated Waste Management Board on Monday honored more than 250 businesses and nonprofit organizations for efforts to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.

Winners in the state’s Waste Reduction Awards Program ranged from tech giants Hewlett-Packard Co, Intel Corp and NEC Electronics America Inc. Hewlett-Packard’s Roseville campus now diverts 91 percent of its waste material, from recycling cardboard and paper products to reusing bubble wrap. NEC’s manufacturing plant, also in Roseville, last year diverted 82 percent of its solid waste, raising $430,625 in recycling revenue for the company.

Driven by aggressive state mandates, recycling has become a major industry in California. The sector employs 85,000 and produces $10 billion in goods and services annually, according to the waste board.

To make the list of recycling honorees, a company must demonstrate an annual improvement in its waste-reduction practices, according to Beatriz Sandoval, a spokeswoman for the Integrated Waste Management Board.

The agency has been publishing the list since 1993. Because of the breadth of industries represented, there are no set standards for qualifying, Sandoval said. Nearly every company submitting documentation to the agency wins an award.

E-Waste Legislation Varies Among Asian Nations

Posted on November 23, 2009 by admin

Step by step, e-waste legislation is introduced at different paces in countries like China, Malaysia and Thailand. Calls are heard for increased global harmonisation of laws to tackle the problem.

Developing nations are expected to triple their output of e-waste by 2010. The effect of booming economies and increased IT consumption all over the world makes electronic waste pile up in landfills or in private homes. Increasingly loud voices call for global harmonisation of e-waste legislation. The state of e-waste policies in Malaysia, Thailand and China reveal how different the same, global problem is tackled by different legislators.

Malaysia – no proper recycling
Malaysia is part of the Basel Convention treaty which restricts the export of hazardous waste from developed countries to developing countries. The Malaysian Association of Standards Users criticises that there is no proper recycling mechanism in place at the moment to encourage consumers to recycle or discard e-waste. Malaysian consumers recycle about five per cent of their e-waste. In Malaysia e-waste is categorised as scheduled wastes under the code SW 110, First Schedule, Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005. But this act does not deal with household waste. The Malaysian Government has not, despite a grand campaign, changed public behaviour in or attitudes to waste recycling.

Thai RoHS – voluntary marking
The new Thai standard on RoHS-conformity marking took effect in February 2009. The standard is voluntary and more of resemblance to a label than to legislation, which may help in marketing. The standard goes under the name ‘Electrical and electronic equipment that may contain hazardous substances: restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances.’ It covers equipment that falls within the scope of EU RoHS. Consumers recycle about half their discarded electronic goods.

China – introducing RoHS and WEEE but slow progress
China, the world’s largest user community for products like mobile phones, computers and TV sets, has introduced RoHS which is finally on its way to its second step with compulsory and specific product requirements. The country, which previously did not define waste comprehensively in the law, will introduce e-waste legislation from 2011. Electronic products must then contain information on toxic and harmful contents and recycling processing. This will also include recycling and processing requirements.

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Posted on November 21, 2009 by admin

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Networking & Broadband OEM (D-Link) Requires Vendors To Earn ISO 14001 Certification

Posted on November 20, 2009 by admin

In what is expected to be a fast developing business trend within the electronics industry, D-Link, the end-to-end computer networking solutions provider for consumer and business, has issued a Green logistics policy for vendor compliance to support its continuing commitment to energy conservation.

The first manufacturer to introduce Green design and manufacturing processes, D-Link announced it will favor companies that support Green practices and has issued energy-saving regulations to its suppliers based on government guidelines, including the following:

--  Environment Management - D-Link prefers suppliers that comply with
    ISO14001 regulations and get ISO14001 certification within a certain period
    of time, and reviews their performance regularly.

--  Hazardous Substance Management - D-Link started with those substances
    restricted by EU legislation in electrical and electric equipment, then
    added restricted hazardous substances from other regions. Suppliers have
    been requested to help monitor compliance.

--  For Waste Control and Recycling - D-Link also included the EU WEEE
    Directive 2002/96/EC (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive)
    into its product management.

“Around the world, interest in protecting the environment and in purchasing Green products is becoming more and more popular,” said Tony Tsao, CEO and president, D-Link Corporation. “In 2005 D-Link recognized the importance of manufacturing energy-saving products using Green practices, and now is extending this initiative to its suppliers.”

D-Link is also committed to seeking greener designs and to convert its current supply chain to favor companies that support Green practices. D-Link Green™ combines these goals to include the following:

--  Hazardous Chemical Substance Management - D-Link requires vendors to
    maintain strict standards and separates the environmental management
    materials as Level A and Level B, to minimize or eliminate the use of
    hazardous substances in its products.

--  Energy Efficiency - D-Link Green products include a number of
    innovations to reduce energy consumption and implement special power-saving
    features. D-Link is also an ENERGY STAR® partner for end-use products
    incorporating single voltage external power supplies.

--  Recycling - D-Link implements the 3R concept in product development --
    Recycle, Reuse and Recovery -- into package design to reduce excess
    packaging.

For more information about D-Link’s Green Supply Chain Management Policy please visit:http://dlinkgreen.com/greensupplychainmanagement.asp.