Webinars

Fresh from the Basel COP15 meeting in Geneva, Jim Puckett, Executive Director of Basel Action Network, will explain the implications of the recently adopted Swiss-Ghana Decision and other developments impacting the trade in electronic waste in an informational webinar. All recyclers, media, and stakeholders are welcome to attend.

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Uploaded: June 22, 2022

To enable e-Stewards and other certified e-Cyclers to become NAID AAA Certified, we would like to provide for you an e-Stewards / NAID AAA Certification webinar, “NAID AAA Integration for e-Stewards and Other e-Cyclers,” presented in April 2022. Bob Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of i-SIGMA®, addresses questions about NAID AAA Certification, the practical aspects of advanced preparation, and the application procedure. In addition to detailing this step-by-step process, he will discuss how NAID AAA Certification can be used to grow your business, including information on what his organization does to support you. If you have any additional questions, please reach out to [email protected].

e-Stewards is proud to announce that the ADVANCE+ program will be expanding its scope to the entire certified e-cycle industry. This inclusivity program addresses challenges for employers in the attraction and retention of entry-level workers while opening doors for meaningful employment opportunities to those in the autism community. If you are interested in exploring new avenues to attract and retain workers, please view our webinar to learn more about this outstanding program, its recent successes, and how you can get involved.

=== PANELISTS === Bill Morris, Chair of Social Impact Committee at e-Stewards and Founder of Blue Star Recyclers Kevin Webb, Senior Director at Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Greg Cox, Corporate Disability Consultant at James Emmett & Company Bob Adams, Vice President of Finance & Operations at Sipi Asset Recovery

Uploaded: March 22, 2022

Uploaded: October 17, 2019

The political winds are at our back, and President Biden has endorsed the repair economy. Tune in to learn from leaders at iFixit what we can do to win back our right to repair!

SPEAKERS • Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit and Leader of the Right to Repair Campaign and a tireless advocate for ownership rights • Kerry Sheehan, intellectual property expert and the US Policy Director and Right to Repair advocate at iFixit • Dr. Elizabeth Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability for iFixit 

TOPICS COVERED • What should I know about Right to Repair? • What is reparability? • Why is a right to repair necessary? • Why are there arguments against the right to repair? • What are the regulators doing in the US and across the globe? • Will the culture of repair return? • What you can do to ensure it does?

Uploaded: September 21, 2021

The Secure e-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA) will prevent the most egregious trade in electronic scrap that kills jobs, hurts our national security, harms our environment, and a responsible circular economy. The bill is expected to be reintroduced this Congressional session. Two CEOs of e-Stewards Recyclers who are leaders of the Coalition for American Electronics Recyclers (CAER) will discuss what the bill does and how we can all support its passage.

Uploaded: May 18, 2021

As you know, the new Basel requirements on plastics, which also apply to e-Stewards, are coming into force on January 1, 2021. This webinar will give you useful information on how these requirements will have to be implemented by you. We will be joined by experts in plastics sorting and recycling to give you the latest information on plastics.

Uploaded: January 12, 2021

Uploaded: December 16, 2020

The Basel Action Network’s founder and director Jim Puckett will speak on the recent developments at the Basel Convention. Jim is one of the world’s foremost experts on the Basel Convention. First he will discuss the long awaited entry into force of the Basel Ban Amendment prohibiting the export of all manner of hazardous waste exports from developed to developing countries. Second, Jim will discuss the new amendments that list some forms of plastic waste as wastes to be controlled under the Convention. The webinar will focus on how these changes to the Basel Convention impact e-waste recyclers and refurbishers globally and in particular in the United States. Finally, Jim will be available to field any questions on these and other topics related to the Basel Convention.

Uploaded: December 11, 2019

o help the organizations which have not yet become certified, Bob Johnson, NAID’s CEO, will be holding an e-Stewards specific webinar on May 12 at 10am PST on how to get started with the NAID certification. It will cover what e-Stewards Organizations specifically should be careful with, how NAID audits work and how to get ready for an audit. It will also provide some help on how to market NAID to the customers of e-Stewards Certified Organization and provide links to useful materials and important contact persons. The webinar will be followed by a Q&A.

Uploaded: May 13, 2020

Basel Action Network discusses in detail their EarthEye™ Tracking Service, how it works and why it is a game changer for downstream due diligence.

Uploaded: June 10, 2020