Recycle America® Recycle America® eCycling sm Services Municipal Waste Management Association 2002 Fall Summit November 2002

INTRODUCING… RECYCLE AMERICA eCycling sm Services 4 Regional Processing Centers Phoenix, AZ Houston, TX Minneapolis, MN Kernersville, NC 1 Nonferrous Scrap Metal Facility (NJ) 60+ Collection Depots Programs in 20+ States

RECYCLE AMERICA Leading National Infrastructure

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 AMERICA Recycling Infrastructure

RECYCLE AMERICA Overview of Recycling Services Reuse of Electronic Products and Components “End of Life” Processing Destruction of Proprietary Materials Transportation Services In-Plant Services

RECYCLE AMERICA Residential Electronics Collection Programs Ongoing Drop-Off Services (Transfer Station, Landfill, Buyback Center, etc.) Special Collection Events (One or two-day drop-off)

RECYCLE AMERICA Residential 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 AMERICA Residential 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 Electronic Equipment Generators…

Impacts of Laws/Regulations... Consistency in Regulations:Consistency in Regulations: The EPA Draft Rule should take care of this on a state-by-state basis.

Shared Responsibility Framework “Front-End Fees” at Point of Purchase and “End of Life Fees”“Front-End Fees” at Point of Purchase and “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 AMERICA Environmental 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 AMERICA Environmental Stewardship Pledge Promote Reuse and Refurbishment Options for Products and 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 AMERICA Environmental 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 (fax) (cell) Toll free: RECYCLE AMERICA eCycling sm Services