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**Fujitsu** will begin collecting **used CDs and DVDs** at the company's recycling centers that will be [recycled as part of new notebook PCs][1]. The IT company is already using this recycled plastic in the front panel of one of its notebook computers and will begin using its other products as well.
**China has raised its export quota for rare earth metals** by 2.7 percent. The [relaxing of export controls][2] follows both an ongoing World Trade Organization complaint against the country's rare earth metal policies, as well as a year-over-year demand slump of 37 percent. Today's Wall-Street Journal reports that manufacturers are using fewer Chinese rare earth metals and production in other countries has increased somewhat.
The **National Association for Information Destruction**'s board of directors has [approved][3] a new **$2.8 million budget** that will include an expanded web, print and video presence, a new marketing campaign and improved member resources and features.
**Singapore** has dramatically [expanded its electronics recycling program][4], **adding 34 e-scrap collection locations** to the five it had previously set up. TES-AMM will process collected material.
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[1]: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2012/20120817-02.html
[2]: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443989204577604324226426682.html
[3]: http://www.naidonline.org/nitl/en/consumer/news/3559.html
[4]: http://www.eco-business.com/press-releases/starhub-unveils-34-more-electronic-waste-recycling-bins-for-consumers/
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