[Sqg-program] E-scrap news - September 29, 2003

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Sorry for any double posting of this newsletter...
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Good stuff on e-scrap trends and NEPSI efforts (Florida is represented =
on
NEPSI). Also,  see E-SCRAP MARKET PROGNOSES TO BE OFFERED as part of a
conference in Orlando on Oct 22-23. There will be several DEP folks from =
our
section at this conference. There is a web site link for registration =
and
hotel info.

Glen Perrigan
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The latest e-scrap news

	Welcome to Resource Recycling's electronic newsletter
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	Welcome to the E-Scrap News electronic newsletter. This issue
contains three stories.
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	In this issue...
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	CALIFORNIA BILL AND NEPSI SHOW WHERE THE E-WASTE DEBATE IS HEADED
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	METAL VALUES REMAIN STRONG
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	E-SCRAP MARKET PROGNOSES TO BE OFFERED
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	California bill and NEPSI negotiations indicate where e-waste debate
is headed
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With the signing of landmark electronic recycling legislation in =
California
and with the completion of another round of negotiations on a national
e-waste program, advocates for increased recovery of old computers and =
other
electronics are beginning to learn the possibilities.
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*	 Governor Gray Davis has signed Senate Bill 20, a law requiring a fee
of $6 to $10 on computers and televisions that will be used to establish =
a
statewide electronics recycling system. This is the first such state law =
in
the U.S.=20
*	At the same time, the nearly 50 participants in the National
Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative held a meeting in Chicago =
focusing
on a plan to charge a similar fee nationwide to establish a national =
recovery
system. In the draft NEPSI proposal, an advanced recycling fee would be
replaced at some point with a cost internalization approach in which =
original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) would absorb the cost of a national =
e-scrap
recovery program.=20
*	The concurrent events indicate several important aspects of the
debate. For one, even though it is supported by environmental groups, =
many
government agencies and some OEMs, producer take-back, in which OEMs =
assume
full responsibility for taking back and recycling obsolete equipment, =
doesn't
have deep political support. This became apparent in Sacramento, where a =
few
OEMs, such as Hewlett-Packard (Palo Alto, California), wanted to be
responsible for handling their branded scrap, but other OEMs, such as TV
manufacturers, IBM (Armonk, New York) and Apple (Cupertino, California),
supported the advanced-recycling-fee approach.=20
*	This division in the OEM ranks is being played out in the NEPSI
debate, but OEMs isn't the only sector that has divided ranks. The =
California
legislative battle has resulted in a nasty split among environmental =
groups.
Some of the pragmatic environmental forces, such as Californians Against
Waste (Sacramento), while desirous of a take-back law, recognized that =
=ECthe
approved bill was the best we could do.=EE Others, such as Basel Action =
Network
(Seattle), absolutely hate the final bill because it does not ban =
completely
the export of electronic scrap. While CAW and others supported the =
bill's
signing, BAN and others wanted to see it vetoed.=20
*	 A current and thorough assessment of NEPSI, along with a complete
review of a sister effort in Canada (Electronics Product Stewardship =
Canada),
will be offered at the E-Scrap 2003 Conference (see below).
=09

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	Metal values remain high
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This isn't a bad time to be selling base and precious metals scrap =
recovered
from obsolete electronics.=20

*	 Although the aluminum market remains stagnant, demand and pricing
for other industrial metals =F1 including steel, nickel and copper =F1 =
are at
attractive levels. Driving the market is continuing strong Chinese =
demand for
recovered metals generated in North America.=20
*	On the precious metals front, most metal prices are at fairly high
levels. For example, gold last week reached a seven-year high in price,
fueled by healthy speculative demand in the yellow metal, and platinum
approached a 22-year high due to rising demand from auto producers and
electronics makers.
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	E-scrap market prognoses to be offered
=09

	Plan now to attend E-Scrap 2003, the North American Electronics
Recycling Conference, on October 22nd and 23rd in Orlando. On the second =
day
of the conference, leading processors and consumers of electronics scrap =
=F1
including representatives from Noranda Recycling (San Jose, California) =
and
Metech (Elverson, Pennsylvania) =F1 will offer their visions of where =
the
markets for recovered parts and materials are headed. As an indication =
of the
strong interest in the conference within the product stewardship and
recycling industry, the conference's exhibit hall is completely booked.

*	The conference's comprehensive and high-quality agenda is posted on
our Web site (www.e-scrapnews.com) <http://www.e-scrapnews.com/> . =
Additional
details are also found on the Web site, including a registration form, =
hotel
arrangements, etc. We look forward to seeing you at this premier event.
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	You are receiving this newsletter from E-Scrap News. If you do not
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align=3Dleft>Good stuff on e-scrap trends =
and NEPSI=20
efforts (Florida is represented on NEPSI). Also,&nbsp; see E-SCRAP MARKET PROGNOSES TO BE OFFERED as part of a=20
conference in Orlando on Oct 22-23. There will be several DEP&nbsp;folks =
from=20
our section at this conference. There is a web site link for =
registration and=20
hotel info.</DIV><SPAN=20
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align=3Dleft>The latest e-scrap=20
news </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">Welcome to Resource Recycling's =
electronic=20
 newsletter </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">Welcome to the =
E-Scrap=20
 News electronic newsletter. This issue contains three =
stories. <FONT=20
 color=3D#0000ff></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">
 <HR SIZE=3D2>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">In this=20
 issue... </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">CALIFORNIA BILL=20
 AND NEPSI SHOW WHERE THE E-WASTE DEBATE IS HEADED <FONT=20
 color=3D#008000 size=3D-1></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">METAL VALUES=20
 REMAIN STRONG </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">E-SCRAP MARKET=20
 PROGNOSES TO BE OFFERED </BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">
 <HR SIZE=3D2>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">California bill and NEPSI negotiations indicate where =
e-waste=20
 debate is headed </BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>With the signing of landmark electronic recycling =
legislation=20
in California and with the completion of another round of negotiations =
on a=20
national e-waste program, advocates for increased recovery of old =
computers and=20
other electronics are beginning to learn the possibilities. <SPAN=20
class=3D545393415-30092003>&nbsp;</DIV>
<UL>
 <LI>&nbsp;Governor Gray=20
 Davis has signed Senate Bill 20, a law requiring a fee of $6 to $10 on =

computers and televisions that will be used to establish a statewide=20
 electronics recycling system. This is the first such state law in the=20
 U.S.&nbsp;</LI>
 <LI>At the same time, the nearly 50 participants in the =
National=20
 Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative held a meeting in Chicago =
focusing=20
 on a plan to charge a similar fee nationwide to establish a national =
recovery=20
 system. In the draft NEPSI proposal, an advanced recycling fee would =
be=20
 replaced at some point with a cost internalization approach in which =
original=20
 equipment manufacturers (OEMs) would absorb the cost of a national =
e-scrap=20
 recovery program.&nbsp;</LI>
 <LI>The concurrent events indicate several important =
aspects of=20
 the debate. For one, even though it is supported by environmental =
groups, many=20
 government agencies and some OEMs, producer take-back, in which OEMs =
assume=20
 full responsibility for taking back and recycling obsolete equipment, =
doesn't=20
 have deep political support. This became apparent in Sacramento, where =
a few=20
 OEMs, such as Hewlett-Packard (Palo Alto, California), wanted to be=20
 responsible for handling their branded scrap, but other OEMs, such as =
TV=20
 manufacturers, IBM (Armonk, New York) and Apple (Cupertino, =
California),=20
 supported the advanced-recycling-fee approach.<SPAN=20
 class=3D545393415-30092003>&nbsp;</LI>
 <LI>This division in the OEM ranks is being played out =
in the=20
 NEPSI debate, but OEMs isn't the only sector that has divided ranks. =
The=20
 California legislative battle has resulted in a nasty split among=20
 environmental groups. Some of the pragmatic environmental forces, such =
as=20
 Californians Against Waste (Sacramento), while desirous of a take-back =
law,=20
 recognized that =ECthe approved bill was the best we could do.=EE =
Others, such as=20
 Basel Action Network (Seattle), absolutely hate the final bill because =
it does=20
 not ban completely the export of electronic scrap. While CAW and =
others=20
 supported the bill's signing, BAN and others wanted to see it =
vetoed.<SPAN=20
 class=3D545393415-30092003>&nbsp;</LI>
 <LI>&nbsp;A current and thorough assessment of NEPSI, =
along with=20
 a complete review of a sister effort in Canada (Electronics Product=20
 Stewardship Canada), will be offered at the E-Scrap 2003 Conference =
(see=20
 below). </LI></UL>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">
 <HR SIZE=3D2>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">Metal values remain high </BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV type=3D"cite">This isn't a bad time to be selling =
base and=20
precious metals scrap recovered from obsolete electronics.<SPAN=20
class=3D545393415-30092003>&nbsp;</DIV>
<UL>
 <LI>&nbsp;Although the aluminum market remains =
stagnant, demand=20
 and pricing for other industrial metals =F1 including steel, nickel =
and copper =F1=20
 are at attractive levels. Driving the market is continuing strong =
Chinese=20
 demand for recovered metals generated in North America.<SPAN=20
 class=3D545393415-30092003>&nbsp;</LI>
 <LI>On the precious metals front, most metal prices are =
at fairly=20
 high levels. For example, gold last week reached a seven-year high in =
price,=20
 fueled by healthy speculative demand in the yellow metal, and platinum =

  approached a 22-year high due to rising demand from auto producers and =

  electronics makers.</FONT><BR></LI></UL><FONT size=3D-1></FONT>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
color=3D#808080=20
  size=3D-1><B>E-scrap market prognoses to be =
offered</B></FONT><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT size=3D-1>Plan now to attend =
E-Scrap 2003,=20
  the North American Electronics Recycling Conference, on October 22nd =
and 23rd=20
  in Orlando. On the second day of the conference, leading processors =
and=20
  consumers of electronics scrap =F1 including representatives from =
Noranda=20
  Recycling (San Jose, California) and Metech (Elverson, Pennsylvania) =
=F1 will=20
  offer their visions of where the markets for recovered parts and =
materials are=20
  headed. As an indication of the strong interest in the conference =
within the=20
  product stewardship and recycling industry, the conference's exhibit =
hall is=20
  completely booked.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<UL type=3D"cite">
  <LI><FONT size=3D-1>The conference's comprehensive and high-quality =
agenda is=20
  posted on our Web site</FONT> <A =
href=3D"http://www.e-scrapnews.com/"><FONT=20
  size=3D-1>(www.e-scrapnews.com)</FONT></A><FONT size=3D-1>. Additional =
details are=20
  also found on the Web site, including a registration form, hotel =
arrangements,=20
  etc. We look forward to seeing you at this premier =
event.</FONT><BR></LI><FONT=20
  size=3D-1></FONT></UL>
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