In efforts to promote the proper recycling and redistribution of used electronic equipment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formerly recognized the BAN e-Stewards Standard for the Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment. Prior to supporting e-Stewards, the EPA convened with a group of stakeholders (i.e., states, electronics manufacturers, electronics recyclers, trade associations and public interest groups) to develop R2 (Responsible Recycling). The EPA sent a memo to its partners in the Federal Electronics Challenge that states: “Use of either an R2 certified or e-Stewards certified electronics recycler meets your federal requirements to employ environmentally sound practices with respect to disposition of electronic products. Use of these certified recyclers requires no further due diligence.” (EPA Recognizes E-Stewards Certification. http://www.recyclingtoday.com/. 22 July 2010.)
Some may remember E-Structors achieving their Responsible Recycling (R2) and ISO 14001:2004 certifications in March. Earning these certifications placed E-Structors among the first electronics recyclers in the country – and the first in the Mid-Atlantic region – to be recognized for maintaining the highest environmental standards for processing and recycling electronic waste. With the constant changing electronic recycling industry, the EPA is making every effort to make sure that standards are set in place to assure that the right thing is being done. E-Structors, Inc. believes in a similar paradigm, in that we must adapt to the constant changing industry. As one of the top 20 largest electronic recyclers in North America, it only makes sense that E-Structors, Inc. is working on completing the BAN e-Stewards Standard Pledge.
To read more about the EPA recognizing e-Stewards click here.
