January 17 - January 20, 2017

The 16^th International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC 2017 will take place from January 17 – 20, 2017 in Salzburg, Austria.

IERC 2017 is the recycling industry’s most important event, bringing together over 500 international experts: producers, recyclers, equipment manufacturers, recycling associations, standards bodies, refurbishers, NGOs, regulators and many more.

Topics

• Challenges of the Circular Economy
• Worldwide take-back schemes, quotas and challenges faced by OEMs
• Reuse & refurbishment
• Best available recycling technologies
• Recycling of precious and strategic metals
• Staying profitable as products and markets change
• Supply chain transparency
• How do countries and electronics manufacturing companies close the recycling loop?
• Which standards, compliance regulations and controls support or fail the industry?
• Business opportunities and models in emerging markets
• Recycling of hazardous components such as batteries, lamps, LCDs, mercury, etc.
• Safety standards for transportation