The 3rd annual meeting of the IEMN (formerly the GEM Network) took place in the United States in July 2013. The meeting was organized by USEPA and the Environmental Protection Agency - Taiwan (EPAT), and hosted by CalEPA in Sacramento and USEPA Region 9 in San Francisco. Participants joined from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Colombia, Argentina, El Salvador, and Brazil.  

IEMN participants engaged in direct dialogue with state officials about how state e-waste programs were developed, where they have been successful, and what challenges lie ahead. Network members also heard from companies and organizations that work on e-waste management in the United States. Non-governmental organizations, certifying bodies and auditors for third-party recycler certification programs, third-party certified recyclers, ansd manufacturers were represented. The IEMN also visited third-party-certified e-waste recyclers in California.

Private sector presentations may be downloaded here.

• Role of Third Party Certification Bodies in Certifying Organizations to Recycling Standards (PDF)(12 pp, 1 MB)
• Electronics Recycling Certifications (PDF)(31 pp, 840 K)
• Nokia Cellphone Takeback (PDF)(11 pp, 2 MB)
• Sony Product Stewardship (PDF)(16 pp, 990 K)