I've included information on our annual conference on electronics =
recycling. We'll be covering a lot of material that may be useful to you =
and your community. I hope you'll consider attending. Happy New Year!
Dawn Amore
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The National Safety Council's Environmental Health Center will be hosting =
its third Electronic Product Recovery and Recycling (EPR2) Conference on =
March 23 and 24, 1999, in Arlington, Virginia. The conference will cover =
a wide array of topics, including the following:
- Plastics Tutorial on Collection, Processing, and Reuse
- Computer Leasing: Meeting the Goals of EPR2
- State EPR2 Initiatives: Regulatory and Voluntary Approaches
- Planning and Implementing Local Collection Programs
- Asset Management: Considerations for Large-Scale Users
- Workshop for Reuse Organizations
- International Legislative Developments
- Workshop for State and Local Goverments
- Highlights from the EPR2 Baseline Report
- Federal EPR2 Initiatives
- Measuring the Results of Design for Environment Initiatives
The registration fee for the two-day conference is $295, which includes =
two lunches and a reception. The EPR2 Conference will also have an =
exhibit area. Recyclers, reuse organizations, and other interested =
parties are encouraged to exhibit. For more information on the conference =
and exhibit space, or to be added to the mailing list, call Dawn Amore at =
(202) 293-2270, extension 483, e-mail epr2@nsc.org, or visit http://www.nsc=
.org/ehc/epr2.htm on the Web. =20