Electronics Recycling:Geographic Responsibility
and Economic Development Opportunity

October 23, 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology
Manufacturing Research Center
Auditorium Room 101

Symposium Program

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Opening Remarks
Introduction to SISFUR
Nancey Green Leigh: Opening Remarks
Steve French: Computer Inventory Estimates
Joyce Cooper: Life Cycle Assessment of Monitor Recycling
Randall Jackson: Economic Impact Analysis of E-waste Recycling

Keynote Talks
National Overview of Electronics Recycling
Jason Linnell, National Center for Electronics Recycling (NECR)
Recent National Legislation Initiatives & RFID for E-Waste Tracking
Valerie Thomas, Georgia Tech

Geographic-Specific E-Waste Legislation Programs
California: Lessons from Early Adopter of Electronics Recycling Legislation
Provided by the California Integrated Waste Management Board
New Development of Electronics Recycling Legislation
Miles Kuntz, Washington Department of Ecology

Private Sector View: Barriers and Opportunities for Increasing Electronics Recycling
Brian Diesselhorst, Creative Recycling Systems
Kenny Gravitt, Global Environmental Services
Nader N. Nejad, Molam International Inc.

Atlanta and Georgia – Role of Public & Nonprofit Sectors
Chuck Boelkins, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Kim Clifton, EPA Region 4
Joe Dunlop, Georgia Department of Community Affairs