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International Electronics Recycling Congress
Preliminary Congress Program
Wednesday, 20th January 2010
Session 1: Keynote speakers from industry and authorities
Session Chairman: Dr Viktor Haefeli, Chairman of the Steering Committee
09.30 - 11.00 "Welcome and Introduction"
Dr Viktor Haefeli, Chairman of the Steering Committee

"Opening Speech"
Dr Leopold ZAHRER
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria


Keynote Speakers:

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur of the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Germany

Prof. Dr Dr hc Thomas STOCKER, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Co-Chair WGI Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Switzerland
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00

PANEL DISCUSSION:
"How to stay green in tough times"


Moderator:
Mike Biddle, MBA Polymers, Inc.


Participants:
Karl-Heinz Florenz, European Parliament
Prof. Dr Dr hc Thomas Stocker, University of Bern, IPCC
Thorsten Brunzema, European Commission
Klaus Hieronymi, Hewlett-Packard Europe, Middle East and Africa
Prof. Theo Lehner, Boliden
Jan-Willem Scheijgrond, Philips
Norbert Zonneveld, EERA

PRESENTING OF THE COWBELL AWARD 2010

13.00 - 14.30 Lunch

Session 2: WEEE Recast
Session Chairman: Victor Duart
IBM Europe/M East/Africa, Spain
Parallel Session: Eco-label and Auditing
Session Chairman: Prof. Hsiao-Kang Ma
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
14.30 - 15.00 "Producer responsibility and the WEEE recast"
Jonathan Perry
Dell Corporation Ltd., United Kingdom
"Implications of EPEAT for electronic recyclers in the EU"
Wayne Rifer
Green Electronics Council, USA
15.00 - 15.30

"Building incentives for collection"
Dr Thomas Marinelli
Philips Lighting B.V., Netherlands

"Enforcement and compliance monitoring of e-scrap recovery and reuse"
Randy Mott
CHWMEG Inc., Poland

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
Session 3: Innovation
Session Chairman: Roger Burri,
Air Mercury AG, Switzerland
16.00 - 16.30 "Challenges and conditions in the collection, transport and treatment chain of LCD displays"
Nico Krukenberg, REMONDIS Electrorecycling - Chairman of the EERA Working Group on LCD Displays, Germany
16.30 - 17.00 "Commercial recycling of LCD and its challenges: A UK perspective"
Timothy McDonnell and Karl Williams, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
17.00 - 18.30 "Bierfass" reception in the exhibition hall sponsored by
19.30 Networking dinner

Thursday, 21st January 2010
Session 4: Harmonization of recycling standards
Session Chairman: Norbert Zonneveld,
EERA, Netherlands
09.00 - 09.30 "WEEE label of excellence (WEEELABEX): Status report and next steps"
Pascal Leroy, WEEE Forum, Belgium
09.30 - 10.00 "The importance of one standard in the WEEE recycling chain"
Jan Visser, Coolrec bv, Netherlands
10.00 - 10.30 "E-stewards certification program"
Jim Puckett, Basel Action Network (BAN), USA
10.30 - 11.00 "Responsible recycling (“R2”) practices for use in accredited certification programs"
John Lingelbach, Decisions & Agreements, LLC, USA
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break

Session 5: Environmental benefits of recycling
Session Chairman: Manfred Beck
Recycling International, Netherlands
Parallel Session: Country reports I
Session Chairman: Klaus Hieronymi
Hewlett-Packard Europe, Middle East and Africa
11.30 - 12.00 "The impact of E&E scrap recycling on carbon dioxide emissions"
Patrick Lampert
RUAG Schweiz AG, Switzerland
"Development of North-American e-scrap regulations compared with European experience"
Hans-Jochen Lückefett
1WEEE Services GmbH, Germany
12.00 - 12.30

"Incineration vs. recycling of WEEE plastics - results of a life cycle assessment case study"
Heinz Werner Böni, Empa, Switzerland

"Determination of ROHS substances in battery, IT products and cell phones"
Dr João Tito Borges
Lutheran University of Brazil, Brazil

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

Session 6: Investing in tough times
Session Chairman: Manfred Fahrner ALBA R-plus GmbH, Germany
Parallel Session: Country reports II
Session Chairman: Klaus Hieronymi
Hewlett-Packard Europe, Middle East and Africa
14.00 - 14.30 "Crisis: An opportunity for recycling"
René-Bernard Gallard
VEOLIA Environmental Services, France
"E-waste recycling in India - Bridging the formal-informal divide"
Dr Lakshmi Raghupathy (MAIT-GTZ) and Dr Ashish Chaturvedi (GTZ-ASEM), India
14.30 - 15.00

"WEEE recycling after the financial crisis"
Phär Oscar
Stena Technoworld AB, Sweden

"WEEE-Recycling in Denmark - the visibility of a scheme's management"
Helmut Minor
RENE AG - Recycling Network Europe, Germany

15.00 - 15.30

"Let's restore the environment through technology & solutions"
Mohamed Gani Ansari
Cimelia Resource Recovery Pte. Ltd., Singapore

"Recycling of PVC cables increasing dramatically"
Dr Helmuth Leitner, PlasticsEurope - ECVM, Belgium
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
Session 7: Challenges in metal recycling
Session Chairman: Stephane Burban, Xstrata Copper Canada, Switzerland
16.00 - 16.30 "The race is on - increasing competition between electronics and other emerging applications for technology metals"
Dr Christian Hagelüken, Umicore AG & Co. KG, Germany
16.30 - 17.00 "Smelting - your route to accountability"
Claes Göran Nordlund, Boliden Commercial AB, Sweden
from 17.00 Cocktail reception in the exhibition hall sponsored by
Friday, 22nd January 2010
Plant tours leaving in front of the Salzburg Congress:

Plant tour to UFH RE-cycling GmbH, Kematen
08.00 Departure by bus to UFH RE-cycling GmbH
10.00 Arrival at UFH RE-cycling GmbH
10.00 – 12.30

Visit of the fridge recycling plant

15.00 * Arrival at Salzburg Airport
15.30

Arrival at the Salzburg Congress Center

Plant tour to MONTANWERKE BRIXLEGG AG, Brixlegg
09.00 Departure by bus to Montanwerke Brixlegg AG
11.00 Arrival at Montanwerke Brixlegg AG
11.00 – 13.00 Visit of the copper smelter
15.00 * Arrival at Salzburg Airport
15.30

Arrival at the Salzburg Congress Center

Plant tour to Gebr. Gratz GmbH, Edt/Lambach and LAVU AG, Wels
08.00 Departure by bus to Gebr. Gratz GmbH
10.00 Arrival at Gebr. Gratz GmbH
10.00 – 11.00

Visit of the shredder plant of Gebr. Gratz GmbH

11.00 Departure to LAVU AG
11.30 Arrival at LAVU AG
11.30 – 15.00 Visit of the waste logistic centre of LAVU AG
17.00 * Arrival at Salzburg Airport
17.30

Arrival at the Salzburg Congress Center

Plant tour to Müller-Guttenbrunn Group, Amstetten/Kematen

  • Metall Recycling Mü-Gu GmbH, Amstetten
  • Metran Rohstoff-Aufbereitungs GmbH, Kematen
  • MBA Polymers Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH, Kematen
08.00 Departure by bus to Müller-Guttenbrunn Group
10.00 Arrival at above mentioned 3 companies
10.00 – 14.00
  • Visit of the shredder plant of Metall Recycling Mü-Gu GmbH
  • Visit of the metal separation plant of Metran Rohstoff-Aufbereitungs GmbH
  • Visit of the plastic recycling plant of MBA Polymers Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH
16.30 * Arrival at Salzburg Airport
17.00

Arrival at the Salzburg Congress Center

* No guarantee on arrival time due to traffic conditions
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