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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Anita Cummings [mailto:Cummings.Anita@epa.gov] <br><b>Subject:</b> [smm_webinars] Potential Issues with Managing and Recycling Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#365F91'>Potential Issues with Managing and Recycling Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red'>‘Listening Session Webinar’</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b>Thursday, May 30, 2013</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b>1:00 to 4:00 PM EST<br><br><br><br></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Thursday, May 30, 2013 the EPA will hold a listening session webinar on potential issues with managing and recycling CRTs. This webinar is an opportunity for stakeholders to identify concerns about CRT management, including whether stockpiling is occurring, and to identify potential solutions to any problems identified.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><u>Agenda</u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in'><b>I.</b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b>EPA will provide an overview of the CRT Rule and responses to some of the frequently asked questions on the rule.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.5in'><b>II.</b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></b>Attendees will have an opportunity to share information with EPA, including whether attendees:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Are experiencing issues with CRT recycling?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Have thoughts on addressing CRT stockpiling?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Can share information on new options, uses, technologies, or markets for recycling CRT glass?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Can identify potential barriers to addressing CRT recycling or stockpiling?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u>Registration</u>: </b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/472375770">https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/472375770</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>(For additional information or questions concerning this invitation, please contact Shayla Powell at 703-308-0319 or by email at </span><a href="mailto:powell.shayla@epa.gov"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>powell.shayla@epa.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u>Background:</u> </b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>With new technologies, such as Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Light Emitting Diode (LED) and plasma screens, the demand for new CRTs has dropped dramatically. EPA has heard that this has resulted in a glut of used CRTs and CRT glass accumulation. For example, a report by TransparentPlanet estimates that about 660 million pounds are being stockpiled nationally.<a style='mso-footnote-id:ftn1' href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>[1]</span></span></span></a><span class=MsoFootnoteReference>[1]</span></span><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>[1]</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> CRT stockpiles are not an immediate environmental concern as long as they are being managed according to the RCRA regulations. However, there is a risk that a collapse of viable CRT recycling options may lead to mismanagement of CRTs and CRT glass. CRT glass contains lead and, if mismanaged through inappropriate storage, recycling or disposal, can cause significant environmental harm. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>(For more information on how EPA currently regulates recycling of used CRTs and CRT glass under the RCRA regulations, including EPA’s response to Frequently Asked Questions, go to<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/recycling/electron/"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/recycling/electron/</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>)</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Presenters:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Amanda Kohler:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> has been a rule writer in EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery for over six years. She has worked on several rulemakings with a focus on hazardous waste recycling and is currently leading development of the Revision to the Export Provisions of the Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Rule. Additionally, she has led efforts to assist states and EPA regions with implementation of RCRA rules and is also involved in efforts to use hazardous waste data to find opportunities to increase hazardous waste recycling. She holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Environmental Science from the State University of New York at Albany.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Karen Pollard</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>: is EPA's Electronics Recycling Expert in the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. She was a key participant in the Presidential Interagency Task Force to develop the National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship. Prior to the National Strategy, she led a multi-stakeholder process to develop a voluntary consensus standard that includes sound environmental and human health</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> best practices for electronics recyclers. She also helped to implement a third-party certification program for the standard. Prior to coming to electronics, Karen led the national site-specific risk assessment program for hazardous waste combustors and prior to that she regulated new chemicals before they came on the market. Before she came to EPA she was a horticulturist and the United States Botanic Gardens in Washington DC. Karen holds a B.S. from Virginia Tech. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal><hr size=1 width="33%" align=left></div></div></div><div style='mso-element:footnote-list'><br clear=all><hr align=left size=1 width="33%"><div style='mso-element:footnote' id=ftn1><p class=MsoFootnoteText><a style='mso-footnote-id:ftn1' href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>[1]</span></span></span></a><span class=MsoFootnoteReference>[1]</span><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>[1]</span></span> TransparentPlanet is a consulting firm established in 2008 to service the electronics recycling industry by improving businesses and driving positive industry change.</p></div></div></body></html>