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ELECTRONICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY REPORT – 2006 HIGHLIGHTS. International Association of Electronics Recyclers. For more information – including ordering, go to the web page at: http://www.iaer.org/communications/indreport.htm. HIGHLIGHTS from IAER SURVEY (Conducted in 2005).
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ELECTRONICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY REPORT – 2006 HIGHLIGHTS International Association of Electronics Recyclers
For more information – including ordering, go to the web page at: http://www.iaer.org/communications/indreport.htm
HIGHLIGHTS from IAER SURVEY (Conducted in 2005) • Electronics recycling operations in the USA: over 500 • Employees: ~ 19,000 • Annual Revenue: ~ $US1.5 billion • Annual Volumes processed: • ~2.8 billion pounds (1.4M tons) • including ~65 million units of computer equipment • electronics recycling process yielded ~ 1.3 billion pounds of recyclable materials
ELECTRONICS RECYCLERS in the USA (data from IAER database) Number of Recyclers Not including OEMs & NFPs 2005 2003
Years in the Electronics Recycling Business 0-2 >10 3-5 6-10 Number of years
Number of EmployeesInvolved in Electronics Recycling Operations 51-100 >100 <10 21-50 10-20 Number of employees
Electronics Recycling Revenue Annual US$ (millions) >$10M $>5-10M <$1M $1-5M
Total Volume of Electronics Processed Annual Volume in Pounds (millions) >20M 10-20M <1M 5-10M 1-2M 2-5M
Types of Equipment ProcessedAverage Responses Computer % of Total – by weight
Sources of EquipmentAverageResponses % of Total – by weight
Outputs of Recycling OperationsTypical Responses Recyclable Materials % of Total - by weight
Recyclable Materials OutputAverageResponses % of Total – by weight
EXPORT % of Exports (by weight) Equipment- Working Parts
WASTE STREAM DATAConsumer Electronics in Municipal Solid Waste - EPA Millions of Tons - Generated
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS U.S. Sales Trends(Consumer Electronics Association) • Total 2005 sales to increase 11% to $126 Billion • DTV sales increased 78% in 2004 to 7.3M units • Sales of portable MP3 players expected to exceed 10 M units in 2005 • 2005 sales of digital cameras expected to be more than 20 M units • Cell phone sales expected to reach 90 M units in 2005 and Global shipments of flat-screen monitors exceeded CRTs in 2004
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS Average # of CEProducts Per Household (CEA)
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONIC WASTEEstimated Replacements over 20 Years Consumers Union Number of Units
U.S. SALES of DIGITAL TVs (data from eBrain & CEA) Units - Thousands
CELL PHONE TRENDS U.S. Subscribers - millions CTIA Industry Survey
FLORIDA BRANDS STUDYProduct Types Collected Others Printers TVs Computers CRT Monitors % by weight
FLORIDA BRANDS STUDYProduct Types by Vintage Age in Years Oldest Avg.
FLORIDA BRANDS STUDYTop Brands Collected All Products by Units Sony HP Dell OTHER Panasonic Apple Compaq IBM Packard Bell
EPA PLUG-IN PILOT PROGRAMSGood-Guys Materials Recycled Plastics Glass
COMPOSITION of RECYCLED ELECTRONICSUMICORE % Composition – by weight TV Boards PC Boards Cell Phones
GROSS METAL VALUEof Recycled ElectronicsUMICORE US $ per Ton
CHALLENGESfacing YOUR electronics recycling operations • Cost of operations • Sources of equipment • Markets for outputs • Capacity • Prices for materials & parts • Other
CHALLENGESfacing the electronics recycling INDUSTRY • Legislation/regulations • Logistics/transportation • Consumer/residential electronics • Product take-back programs • Plastics recycling • Recycling technology • Other
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES Most Respondents Felt That: • Regulations have helped the industry • R&D is important to electronics recycling • There needs to be more communications • It is important to achieve some type of certification
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