the licensing requirements that you face in the EU will soon be the norm here in the states. we already have certification requirements in some states. others are voluntary at the moment. recycling credits are being required of the computer manufacturers. the computer manufacturers are already starting recycling programs. the crt market should get interesting after doe run shuts down in 2013. simply a matter of time.
the EU recycling procedures and ewaste refiners are far ahead of anything we have in the states. surprisingly, many of the boards collected in north america wind up at EU refiners.
most of the folks on this board will not believe it, but in a few years all of the ewaste recycling will be done by licensed large recyclers. you need to get licensed now before it become too difficult and too expensive. and then figure out how you are going to manage the bonds, equipment, warehouse space and the cash to run the business.
5 years from now this business will look entirely different. 20 years from now, none of us will even recognize it.
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