R2 Responsible Recycling Certification Program

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In order to maintain safety standards in managing the recycling of electronic goods certain norms had been framed by two accredited certification bodies namely Responsible Recycling Practices (R2) and e-Stewards Standards. We are discussing the R2 Responsible Recycling practices in this piece of writing.

Benefits of R2 Responsible Recycling of electronic goods

• Reduces the impact of improper recycling on environmental and human health

• Increases the opportunities of receiving the quality refurbished and reusable equipments to those who need them

• Reduces the impact of energy used and other linked with environment in exploring virgin materials and saving the limited resources available.

The R2 Responsible Recycling practices are based on the common factors of recycling of used electronics goods and provide suggestions to save the health and safety of environment and employees while continuing the process of recycling.

The basic fundamentals of this certification program are to:

• Exploit the reuse and recycling of used electronics,

• ...
... Reduce the risk to the environmental and human health and safety

• Make sure to manage the handling of materials safely by the handlers

• Destroy all data on the used electronic goods

The organization involved in the business of recycling electronic goods has a moral responsibility to get it registered with the R2 certification bodies in order to maintain the safety measures from the impacts on the health and environmental disordering due to recycling the used electronics. Once an organization gets registered and certified from the certification body, the recycler is held responsible for any oversight of the rules of the accredited body of certification. The certified recycler of electronics can display his continuance with the norms of standards framed by the certification body for environmental and health safety through its audit and other such reports.

A board of accreditation of certifying bodies accredits the local as well as overseas bodies of certification for recyclers of electronic goods with a consideration that they are competent to manage the safety measures for the safety of human and environmental health of the employees and audit to provide certificate. The certifying bodies in US are accredited through the accreditation board of national level named as ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). A list of accredited certifying bodies alongwith their standards are issued by the board of accreditation for the information of the organizations seeking the certification. R2 Responsible Recycling practices is one of the most famous certification body that has been accredited by the board of accreditation which can be joined by the organizations involved in recycling of electronics.

For more information about R2 Responsible Recycling, please visit www.myisocertification.net