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ELECTRONICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES. International Association of Electronics Recyclers. November 2007. For more information – including ordering, go to the web page at: http://www.iaer.org/communications/indreport.htm.
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ELECTRONICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES International Association of Electronics Recyclers November 2007
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: ~ $US1.5 billion • Annual Volumes processed: • ~2.8 billion pounds (1.4M tons) • including ~65 million units of computer equipment • electronics recycling process yielded ~ 1.3 billion pounds of recyclable materials
ELECTRONICS RECYCLERS in the USA (data from IAER database) Number of Recyclers Not including OEMs & NFPs 2005 2007 2003
Years in the Electronics Recycling Business 0-2 >10 3-5 6-10 Number of years
Number of EmployeesInvolved in Electronics Recycling Operations 51-100 >100 <10 21-50 10-20 Number of employees
Electronics Recycling Revenue Annual US$ (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
INDUSTRY TRENDS • Consolidation • Legislation • Volatile Commodity Prices • Product Proliferation
INDUSTRY CHALLENGES& ISSUES • Export • Certification • Social Issues – e.g., prison labor • Data Security • Recyclable Materials – e.g., plastics, glass
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