## NewsBits
The **U.S. Postal Service has expanded its electronics take-back program** to 3,100 retail locations. USPS has [partnered](https://www.usps.com/ship/recycle-through-usps.htm) with Environmental Reclamation Services subsidiary MaxBack to provide consumers with quotes for the estimated trade-in value of their items and the shipping of used electronics to recycling facilities.
The **R2 Technical Advisory Committee will hold its next public meeting October 9-10** in Chicago to discuss the upcoming R2:2013 revisions to the standard. Those interested in attending are encouraged to [contact](mailto:jodyse352@gmail.com?subject=attending%20R2%20TAC%20meeting) Jody Erikson of The Keystone Center.
The **Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality** has [announced](http://www.nebraska.tv/story/19637997/nedq-announces) nearly $1.7 million in grants for waste reduction and recycling projects, including over **$22,000 for continued e-scrap collection events**.
**Solvay has opened a pair of rare earth recycling lines in France**. The project, which has been in development for over four years, will [recover](http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/27/idUS85604+27-Sep-2012+HUG20120927) materials from light bulbs batteries, and magnets from automotive and WEEE scrap.
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