Meeting examines using technology to address issues with e-scrap recycling

By Paul Ploumis (ScrapMonster Author)

January 06, 2016 07:14:59 AM

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The same technologies that help us locate missing cellphones and pets, unlock our car doors, pay tolls and do countless other things may be able to help us better understand what happens to electronics at the end of their lives, according to Transparent Planet.

Seattle-based TransparentPlanet, founded by Lauren Roman, helps businesses and organizations achieve sustainability goals using advanced technology solutions.

Jan. 12, 2016, the U.S. federal government and other stakeholders will discuss how to leverage technology to meet federal goals for tracking flows of electronics and to advance e-recycling in the U.S.

Participants in this virtual meeting will learn how to engage in U.S. policy decisions on tracking flows of e-scrap and how to benefit from advanced material tracking technologies.

Speakers include representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Association (EPA), the Association for Identification and Mobility, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (currently implementing a tracking system for information technology assets), original equipment manufacturers and e-scrap supply chain auditors.

TransparentPlanet will host the meeting in cooperation with the EPA and with the support of AIM and the RAIN RFID Alliance, leading global organizations representing the automatic identification and data capture industries.

Registration fees apply with the exception of government and NGO participants, whose registration is complimentary. Members of AIM, RAIN and e-Stewards (e-recycler certification) are eligible for discounts. The full agenda and registration is available at www.TransparentPlanetLLC.com.

Under the National Strategy for Electronic Stewardship (NSES), the U.S. federal government has committed to improve tracking of federal electronics throughout their life cycles and to establish an approach to gather, track and provide public access to information on quantities and movement of electronics within the U.S.

Courtesy: www.recyclingtoday.com