AERCCR, Inc., a joint venture of AER Worldwide and CCR Logistics Systems AG, will manage the new Manufacturers' Group Plan which was recently approved by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for the 2011 program year.

Fremont, California November 9th, 2010 -- AERCCR, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved the Manufacturers' Group Plan - Powered by AERCCR for the upcoming program year. The Manufacturers' Group Plan is the first new group plan approved by the State of Oregon since the first year of the program in 2009. The State of Oregon's Electronics Recycling Law (ORS 459A.300-.365) requires that obligated manufacturers either setup their own take-back program to meet the pounds collected goals published by the DEQ or join a group manufacturer plan. Group manufacturer plans are required to collect the total combined pounds set by the DEQ for their member companies.

The Oregon electronic recycling law is one of the strongest in the nation as it has strict convenience requirements to be followed by the obligated manufacturers while the pounds collected goals are based on one of the highest numbers in the United States at 6 pounds of collected covered devices per capita per the 2011 program year. The high per capita goal requires that manufacturer's and group plans setup a convenient network for citizens to return their used covered electronic devices. The Manufacturers' Group Plan will primarily utilize the Goodwill Reconnect network of drop off locations at Oregon Goodwill sites.

With electronic waste being the fastest growing component of the waste stream and the environmental issues concerning toxicity in electronic waste and the loss of valuable global resources as electronics are not recycled correctly, electronics producers are increasingly coming under pressure to ensure that their products are managed correctly at end of life. Countries around the globe are following the lead of the European Union in the passing of legislation that is based on the concept of extended producer responsibility and require producers of electronics products to take back and ensure that their products are either reused or recycled in an environmental and ethical manner at their end of life. Unfortunately there is little coordination amongst governmental jurisdictions regarding how this legislation should be written and ultimately what the producer must do to ensure they are in compliance with the obligations. In this environment AERCCR intends to simply end-of-life management for electronics producers through the provision of common take-back solutions to multiple producers across the Americas.

About AERCCR:
AERCCR is a joint venture of AER Worldwide and CCR Logistics Systems AG created to remove the complexity of take-back regulatory compliance for electronics producers over multiple governmental jurisdictions within the Americas through the provision of cost-efficient, environmentally sound solutions that meet all legislative obligations and customer requirements. AERCCR's mission is to provide a simple solution for electronics manufacturers to meet or even exceed their regulatory obligations across multiple governmental jurisdictions within the Americas in the area of take-back and environmentally sound recycling of their products.

Contact:
AERCCR, Inc.
Anton Greiersen
42840 Christy Street, Suite 205
Fremont, CA 94538
anton.greiersen@aerccr.com

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