This document provides tips for choosing an electronics recycling company and outlines various methods recyclers use to process electronic waste. It notes that recyclers may broker equipment, resell whole units, refurbish equipment, disassemble components, recover materials like plastics and metals, or shred and grind materials. Most reuse and recycling markets are overseas. When choosing a recycler, consider where recovered materials will go and compliance with regulations regarding hazardous materials and exports. Onsite visits can evaluate health and safety practices and downstream processing documentation. Certifications and membership in industry organizations may indicate a recycler's performance standards.
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This document outlines an approach to query formulation for similarity search using term extraction algorithms. It discusses the challenges of similarity search and constructing queries from documents. The solution involves preprocessing documents, extracting candidate terms, building an index, calculating statistical features, executing term extraction algorithms, and postprocessing outputs. Evaluation on a plagiarism detection dataset found TF-IDF and RIDF performed best among algorithms tested. The code is available on GitHub and further improvements could integrate topic modeling.
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This document discusses importing Bitcoin blockchain data into Neo4J graph database. It describes challenges with peer-to-peer currencies like regulating currency amounts, preventing double spending, enforcing anonymity and scaling. It discusses how mining adds transaction records to the blockchain through proof-of-work. The project aims to build tools to import the blockchain into Neo4J to generate statistics and visualizations like total Bitcoins, market cap, transactions over time. A JRuby gem called neobitcoin will be created to connect to a Bitcoin node and import the data efficiently into Neo4J graphs.
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The document discusses the importance of software testing and provides examples of why it is needed. It describes an incident where a radiation therapy machine caused patient deaths due to a lack of software testing. It then lists some of the key benefits of testing such as bug discovery and prevention, improving quality, and gaining confidence in code. The document also provides an overview of different levels of software testing from unit to acceptance testing and describes tools like JUnit that can be used to make testing easier.
The International Coastal Clean Up was established in 1986 in Texas and has since grown to engage over half a million volunteers across 100 countries annually. In 1993, an 8-year-old girl organized Monroe County, New York's involvement after learning about the program. She has continued organizing the local clean up effort each year, seeing participation grow from 7 to over 1,000 volunteers. The clean ups have removed hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash from local beaches and waterways.
This document discusses naturalizing landscapes with native plants, meadows, and rain gardens. It notes that native plants are indigenous to the local area, require less maintenance, and are beneficial to wildlife by providing food and habitat. Meadows are a low-maintenance alternative to turfgrass lawns that provide beauty and habitat for butterflies and birds. Rain gardens are shallow, planted areas that collect runoff, acting as a natural filter while adding plant diversity and beauty to the property. They are easy to design and maintain by digging a shallow area and planting water-tolerant species.
This document summarizes the history and impact of the International Coastal Cleanup, which began in 1986 when a staff person organized a beach cleanup in Texas. It has since grown to engage over half a million volunteers annually across 100 countries. The event was brought to Monroe County, New York in 1993 by an eight-year-old girl who wanted to clean up the local beach. Since then, hundreds of volunteers have participated annually in Monroe County, collecting thousands of pounds of trash. The young founder has continued coordinating the local cleanup efforts into adulthood to protect the local coastline.
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The document discusses query formulation approaches for similarity search. It describes term extraction and topic extraction methods. Term extraction involves using algorithms like TF-IDF and RIDF to automatically extract relevant terms from a given corpus. Topic extraction uses topic models to cluster words that frequently occur together and connect words with similar meanings. MALLET and MAUI are tools mentioned for topic modeling, with MALLET providing efficient topic inference and MAUI identifying significant topics in documents.
This document discusses a methodology for distinguishing between social influence and homophily effects in network data. It proposes using randomization tests that generate permuted data sets under different null hypotheses (no homophily, no influence). The approach calculates correlation gains between attribute and link changes and compares them to the distribution from permuted data. It was shown to work on synthetic and real social network data, identifying varying degrees of influence and homophily between groups. The methodology provides a robust way to test for these effects without distributional assumptions.
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The Indian pharmaceutical market has grown to Rs. 46530 crores in 2011 and is expected to reach Rs. 90,000 crores by 2015, growing at a CAGR of 15-16% over the next five years. This robust growth will be driven by factors like the rise of the Indian middle class and disposable incomes, a shift towards chronic diseases like diabetes, and the expansion of healthcare infrastructure including more hospitals and increased health insurance coverage. However, challenges remain such as potential price controls, integration with other healthcare partners, and ensuring an adequate talent pool to support the industry's growth ambitions.
The document provides an overview of the Spark framework for lightning fast cluster computing. It discusses how Spark addresses limitations of MapReduce-based systems like Hadoop by enabling interactive queries and iterative jobs through caching data in-memory across clusters. Spark allows loading datasets into memory and querying them repeatedly for interactive analysis. The document covers Spark's architecture, use of resilient distributed datasets (RDDs), and how it provides a unified programming model for batch, streaming, and interactive workloads.
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The document discusses responsible recycling (R2) practices for electronic waste. It provides background on the growth of electronics usage and challenges of managing end-of-life electronics. It describes the development of the R2 practices through a multi-stakeholder process to establish standards for certified recyclers. The R2 practices aim to promote the safe reuse and recycling of electronics while ensuring environmental and worker protection.
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1. EPA recommends specifications, standards, and ecolabels for green products in over 20 categories. Using these recommendations can save the government and businesses time and money while increasing sales of greener products.
2. Product registries and calculators help measure the impacts of the recommendations by tracking product availability, and quantifying cost savings and environmental benefits from purchasing certified products.
3. Improving data sharing between product registries could further increase the benefits by making it easier to find certified products and integrate registry data into procurement tools.
The document summarizes life cycle assessment (LCA), including its history, key concepts, and applications. LCA evaluates the environmental impacts of a product or system throughout its life cycle by analyzing inputs/outputs of material/energy at each stage. It has been used to support policy, product design, and corporate decision making in both the US and Europe. While LCA provides a comprehensive framework, its use in the US has been limited due to lack of funding and standardized practices.
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The document discusses the need for environmentally sound management of e-waste in India through separate e-waste legislation. It provides background on e-waste sources and hazards from improper recycling. It outlines key components of proposed e-waste rules, including producer responsibility, authorization of recycling facilities, and setting up a Designated Authority to regulate and enforce compliance. The rules aim to formalize e-waste collection and processing while reducing environmental and health impacts of current informal recycling practices.
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1. How to choose an
Electronics Recycling
Company
Tips for local governments and small businesses
2. Brokering (matching buyers
and sellers)
Electronic Resale of whole units (selling of
whole units)
Recyclers
Remanufacturing (refurbishing
equipment)
use a wide
De-manufacturing
variety of (disassembling into parts and
subassemblies)
methods to Material recovery (physical
process separation to capture plastics,
metals, glass, etc.)
electronic Material processing (shredding
and grinding)
waste.
Donation (school systems, non-
profit organizations, etc.)
3. Most reuse markets are
export
Large for-profit and non-
Ask potential profit markets are in
developing countries
Electronic
Many recycling markets are
Recyclers, export
“where will Strong foreign demand for
raw materials, much
the recovered manufacturing is outside the
U.S.
material go?” The U.S. has few
copper/precious metal
smelters for this material
Most CRT glass furnaces are
located off shore
Plastic recycling markets are
almost all overseas
4. Regulations for Electronic
Waste
Generally, most e-scrap in the US is
Non-hazardous (especially if responsibly recycled)
Non-waste if recycled
Some electronics can be classified as hazardous waste
Color cathode ray tubes (CRTs) consistently fail toxicity
testing (TCLP) for lead
Other materials of concern include mercury lamps and
switches.
Several hazardous waste exemptions and exclusions
apply to encourage reuse and recycling
The Cathode Ray Tube Rule
Exemption for whole and shredded circuit boards
5. Regulations for Electronic
Waste
Cathode Ray Tubes
Exemption from federal hazardous waste
management standards when tubes are destined for
recycling or reuse and the rule is followed
Notification and consent requirements for CRT
exports
Notification for reuse
Notification and consent of receiving country for
recycling
Notifications posted on the EPA rule website
If going to disposal, regular regulations apply
Includes storage and management requirements
6. Regulations
for Electronic
Waste
More info about the
regulations for Electronic
waste can be found on the
EPA website at
http://www.epa.gov/osw/i
nforesources/pubs/orientat/
CRT Rule Website
http://www.epa.gov/osw/h
azard/recycling/electron/ind
ex.htm
7. NY State Regulations for
Electronic Scrap Recyclers
Requirements include:
C7 notification
Written notification for collection events
Operation & safety plan for collection events
Best Management Practices
Comprehensive environmental management plans
Storm water pollution plan
Closure Plan
8. Electronic Data Security
Data security may fall into many areas
Medical Records, Financial Records, Confidential Business Information
Understand the information and the risks
Data security can be managed in many ways
Drive wiping
Degaussing
Physical Destruction
Things to remember
The paper in the printers
Handheld Devices, Cell Phones, PDAs, CDs left in drives
The memory in photocopiers and fax machines
Many of these are easy enough and possible to handle in-house
9. Electronic
Data Security
National Institute for
Standards and
Technology Special
Publication 800-88,
Guidelines for Media
Sanitization:
http://csrc.nist.gov/publicati
ons/PubsSPs.html
10. Recycler Responsible Recycler
Program (R2)
Performance Developed by groups of
OEMs, recyclers,
Standards governments and
environmental groups
More information Specific to the electronics
about the R2 recycling industry
Has several focus materials
Program can be that are important
found at the EPA Lead, Mercury, Batteries,
PCBs
website at Includes worker health
and safety, site
http://www.epa.gov/waste/ management and closure
conserve/materials/ecycling
/r2practices.htm Domestic and foreign
downstream due diligence
Third party audited
11. Recycler ISO 14000 is a series of standards,
and guideline reference
documents, which cover the
Performance following:
Standards Environmental Management
Systems
More
Environmental Auditing
information
about the ISO Eco Labeling
14001 at the ISO
Life Cycle Assessment
website
Environmental Aspects in
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_ Product Standards
14000_essentials
Environmental Performance
Evaluation
12. Recycler E-Stewards
Incorporates the ISO
Performance 14001 for environment,
Standards the ISO 18001 for heath
and safety, and the SA
More information 8000 for social
about the accountability
E-Stewards Has specific electronics
industry performance
program can be requirements
found at their Developed by the Basil
website Action Network
http://www.e-stewards.org
13. Recycler Performance
Standards
Certification to standards can be expensive, some
recyclers may follow a standard but not have the
certification
Currently, there is no, one industry standard to
follow
Recyclers can provide services without having any
certifications
14. Approved Electronic
Recyclers
U.S. EPA Approved
The U.S. EPA does not approve recyclers for their practices
An EPA ID number is not an approval of a recyclers
practices
State Approval
NY State does not issue approval
C7 is a regulation, not a certification
Certificates of Recycling
This is not a formal document
Does not absolve the client or recycler of environmental
liabilities in the event of mismanagement
15. Data Security
Identifying Where does the material
your needs end up
Requirements on reuse or
and resale
prioritizing Logistics and support
those needs, Packing
are crucial to Shipping
choosing an Budget
electronics
recycler.
16. Learn what recyclers can
provide
Are reuse, refurbishment, and recycling techniques
used to the fullest extent possible?
Are incineration and land disposal minimized?
Are legal requirements pertaining to transport,
processing, and management complied with?
If exporting, are all US and importing countries
requirements complied with?
Is attention paid to materials of concern?
17. Learn what recyclers can
provide
For materials that will be reused or refurbished:
Are materials screened for legitimate reuse?
For materials that will be recycled:
Do business records demonstrate downstream processing?
Are facilities permitted and have an environmental
management system?
For the facility and others they use
Is there a facility plan for occupational and environmental
health and safety?
Is there an emergency release plan?
Do they track key parameters, such as input/out put and
releases?
Is there an adequate plan for closure?
18. Learn what
recyclers can
provide
EPA’s Plug-in to eCycling
Guidelines
Membership in EPA’s Waste
Wise Program
Collaboration with EPeat
Membership in ISRI or other
industry organizations.
19. Onsite Visit
Things to look for:
How are materials being handled?
To what degree are materials being processed on site?
What are the general working conditions?
What is the appearance of the warehouse?
Things to ask for
Down stream vendor records.
Notifications / Citations from OSHA, NY DEC, EPA and
the Local Fire Marshall.
Awards / Letters of support.
A conversation with a few warehouse employees .
20. Selecting Your Recycler
Select the recycler
Compare recycler reviews
Compare service provided
Price, remember free is not always the best value
Evaluate their environmental impact (it will reflect yours)
Other factors
Setup your contract
Specify Services
Ask about any cost offsets from reuse
Monitor for performance