Pressure Mounting on Electronics Manufacturers to Develop Sustainable Strategies for Disposal and Recycling of e-Waste

IQPC’s e-Waste Management Summit brings together key industry players to pioneer way forward for environmental compliance, reverse supply chain logistics and sustainability

LAS VEGAS, Nev.--()--Energy IQ, a division of IQPC, announces the e-Waste Management Summit, on November 14 to 16, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. There is a pressing need nationally and internationally to manage the masses of electronic equipment being discarded or recycled, and to minimize environmentally hazardous disposal processes. The Summit provides a platform in which industry stakeholders convene to discuss the challenges of product stewardship, extended producer responsibility and electronic recycling.

Industry analysts forecast that the worldwide market for e-waste recovery will grow from $5.7 billion in 2009 to nearly $14.7 billion by the end of 2014, representing a CAGR of 20.8% over the forecast period.* In order to keep these quantities under control and minimize environmental impact of potentially toxic components, e-waste needs to be responsibly managed, recycled, and/or disposed of in a non-hazardous fashion.

The Summit will explore next generation e-waste techniques including:

  • Sustainable design as a smart business proposition
  • Value proposition of a manufacturer-led national program
  • Trends towards the national harmonization of e-Cycling
  • International electronic trade and the UN multi-stakeholder process PACE
  • Methodology and logistics of multi-jurisdictional compliance

And will feature speakers from:

  • Hewlett Packard
  • Electronic Manufacturer’s Recycling Management Company
  • Vizio
  • Dell
  • Seagate
  • Nokia
  • Planar Systems, Inc.
  • Xerox Corporation

The attendees include executives who are pioneering the way forward for environmental compliance, reverse supply chain logistics, and sustainability, along with OEMs, retailers, and resellers working in the consumer electronics industry. This summit is sponsored by Universal Recycling Technologies, and is strategically partnered with the National Center for Electronics Recycling, Nevada Recycles.Gov, and R2 Solutions and is aligned with Power Source Online as a media partner.

Designed in collaboration with Original Equipment Manufacturers, the e-Waste Management Industry Awards will be held during the summit to recognize manufacturers and retailers who have exhibited excellence in product stewardship and extended producer responsibility.

Categories include: Electronics Excellence, Green Stewardship Award, & Responsible Retailer Award. For more information on the e-Waste Management Summit & Industry Awards, please visit www.ewastemgmtsummit.com

*ABI Research, e-Waste Recovery and Recycling, 1Q 2010

About IQPC

IQPC (www.iqpc.com) provides business executives with tailored practical conferences, large-scale events, topical seminars and in-house training programs. Producing over 1,500 events annually around the world, IQPC continues to grow and has offices in cities across six continents including: Berlin, Dubai, London, New York, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, and Toronto.

Contacts

IQPC
Chantell Harris, +1 212-885-2674
Marketing Manager
chantell.harris@iqpc.com
F: +1 888-231-7864
www.iqpc.com

Release Summary

IQPC announces the 1st Annual e-Waste Management Summit taking place in Las Vegas, NV and will also feature an e-Waste Industry Awards Ceremony. Speakers from Dell, HP, Vizio, Nokia, Xerox and more.

Contacts

IQPC
Chantell Harris, +1 212-885-2674
Marketing Manager
chantell.harris@iqpc.com
F: +1 888-231-7864
www.iqpc.com