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Recycle America®Recycle America®eCyclingsm Services
Municipal Waste Management Association
2002 Fall SummitNovember 2002
INTRODUCING…RECYCLE AMERICA
eCyclingsm Services•4 Regional Processing Centers
Phoenix, AZHouston, TXMinneapolis, MNKernersville, NC
•1 Nonferrous Scrap Metal Facility (NJ)•60+ Collection Depots •Programs in 20+ States
• Nation’s Most Comprehensive Recycling Infrastructure & Logistics
-Leverage use of WM facilities (landfills, transfer stations & MRFs) to collect and consolidate electronics
-Electronics shipped to Recycle America and certified vendors
RECYCLE AMERICARecycling Infrastructure
RECYCLE AMERICAOverview of Recycling Services•Reuse of Electronic Products and Components
•“End of Life” Processing
•Destruction of Proprietary Materials
•Transportation Services
•In-Plant Services
RECYCLE AMERICAResidential Electronics Collection Programs•Ongoing Drop-Off Services (Transfer Station, Landfill, Buyback Center, etc.)
•Special Collection Events (One or two-day drop-off)
RECYCLE AMERICAResidential Electronics Collection Programs
•Curbside Collection-Programs underway in California, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and …
•Retailer and Product Stewardship Partnerships-Best Buy collection events-”Sony Only” in MN
• Curbside Recycling- County of Sonoma, CA and Empire WM
Residents can place small, non-CRT e-scrap in their single stream recycling carts. Items recovered at presort area of MRF sort line.
Minimal participation so far, but no major outreach conducted yet.
• Bulky Goods Collection- Plaistow, New Hampshire and WM of New Hampshire
1x per month collection of TVs and Computer Monitors. Residents need to make appointment. For free residents can put out one home computer set (CPU and peripherals) with a CRT. Program started 9/14/02.
RECYCLE AMERICAResidential Electronics Collection Programs
RECYCLE AMERICA Commercial Electronics Streams
Computer equipment Circuit boards Consumer electronics Cables, wires,controls,
switches, connectors Ferrous and non-ferrous
metals Specialty products
Impacts of Laws/Regulations...
• Consistency in Consistency in Regulations:Regulations:
The EPA Draft Ruleshould take care of this on a state-by-state basis.
Shared Responsibility Framework
• ““Front-End Fees” at Front-End Fees” at Point of Purchase Point of Purchase andand “End of Life Fees”“End of Life Fees”-Primarily on computer systems & TVs.-Preferably done at Federal level for front end fees.
Shared Responsibility Framework...
-State action may be required to pilot or model an ultimate national solution.-End of Life fees to supplement revenue for tailoring of local programs.
Shared Responsibility Framework...
-OEMs focus on making good products to meet the needs of the marketplace.-Local govts., solid waste companies, NGOs, and recyclers focus on managing programs.
Shared Responsibility Framework...
-OEMs internalize costs for certain product streams only if least cost option.
RECYCLE AMERICAEnvironmental Stewardship Pledge•First U.S. Electronics Recycler to Announce a Pledge
-All electronics from residential and municipally sponsored sources are processed (demanufactured and/or shredded for recycling) domestically
RECYCLE AMERICAEnvironmental Stewardship Pledge
•Promote Reuse and Refurbishment Options for Productsand Materials, Including Local Reuse Opportunities
•Use of Export Markets Limited to Select Materials Streams from Commercial Sources and Processed Materials (Metals and Plastics). All Export Markets Subject to an EH&S Audit.
•All CRTs to Domestic End Markets (“glass to glass” and “glass to lead”)
RECYCLE AMERICAEnvironmental Stewardship Pledge
•Use Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in all of Recycle America’s Electronics Processing Centers
•Commitment to Product Stewardship Efforts
Kevin McCarthy, Director
Recycle America Asset Recovery Group
2615 Davis Street
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-563-4214
510-563-4210 (fax)
510-501-7070 (cell)
Toll free: 866-588-0572
www.wm.com/recycling
RECYCLE AMERICAeCyclingsm Services