VISTA, Calif. – (Business Wire) E-World Recyclers, a California based processor of electronic scrap, recently became one of the first companies in the nation to be certified under the RIOS/R2 guidelines. The company will be recognized for its achievements in the areas of environmental responsibility, quality, health and safety during the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Convention and Expo taking place in San Diego this week. Continue Reading →

In March of 2010, ISRI’s Board of Directors unanimously adopted a forward-looking policy and set of guidelines for the export of electronic scrap. This policy bans the export of electronic equipment and components for land-filling or incinerations for disposal and closely tracks the Responsible Recycling Practices (R2) developed by and supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a broad-based stakeholder group that included states, manufacturers, remanufacturers and recyclers, trade groups and NGOs Continue Reading →

AUSTIN, TX January, 6th 2010.

It took a three-year multi-stakeholder process, facilitated by the U.S. EPA, to develop the first-of-its-kind accredited electronics recycling standard called the Responsible Recycling Practices, or “R2” for short. This new standard fully supported by the U.S. EPA, major computer OEM’s such as Lenovo and Dell, the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), state and local governments, and the Electronic Recyclers’ Industry Association (ISRI) is a stringent set of requirements for electronics recyclers’ environmental, worker health and safety, and security practices. R2 includes general principles and specific practices for recyclers disassembling or reclaiming used electronics equipment. The R2 standard can be found at the US EPA’s web site: http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/materials/ecycling/r2practices.htm. Continue Reading →