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R2 3rd-Party Certification

Your e-recycling partnermust be 3rd-party certified

to protect yourbusiness


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The NEW Electronics Recycling Standard

Presented by John Lingelbach

July 14th

2010

R2 is Responsible Recycling


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R2 is aNEW STANDARDE-Recyclers Should Be 3rd-Party Certified to It

R2 assures an e-recyclers customers

of the environmental integrity of the

e-recycler: data security, oversight of

downstream vendors, tracking all

materials throughout the recycling

chain, no illegal exports

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In ThisPRESENTATION

1. Customer Beware / Unregulated / Sham Recycling

2. Customer be Informed / Responsible Recycling / Third-Party Certification / R2

3. R2 Development / Content / Certification Process / Governance

4. R2 Good for the Industry / Good for your Business

5. Use R2 to your Benefit

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WildWEST

Parts of the e-recycling world are akin to the wildwest this is a largely unregulated industry

customers beware

Your equipment could end up burning in Ghana,

or in a lake in Minnesota

Potential liability no matter what the contract

says indemnification clauses wont go very far

You need to be careful selecting an e-recycler this used to be difficult but now

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Along Comes

R2

EPA convenes multi-stakeholder process to develop

the Responsible Recycling practices for Use in

Accredited Certifications Programs(R2)

A market-based mechanism: provides essential

information/assurances to prospective customers

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Development

Open transparent balanced consensus-based process

This is the way to develop a voluntary industry standard

Arduous three years

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Development

USEPA

States

E-recyclers & Refurbishers

OEMs

Non-Governmental Organizations*

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who


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Table of

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION........................................................................................... 1

THE R2 PRACTICES ...................................................................................... 21. Environmental, Health, and Safety Management System ...................... 22. Reuse, Recover, ... Hierarchy of Responsible Management Strategies.. 33. Legal Requirements................................................................................. 3

4. On-Site Environment, Health, and Safety ............................................... 45. R2 Focus Materials .................................................................................. 66. Reusable Equipment and Components.................................................... 87. Tracking Throughput................................................................................ 98. Data Destruction ..................................................................................... 99. Storage .................................................................................................... 910. Facility Security ...................................................................................... 1011. Insurance, Closure Plan, and Financial Responsibility............................ 10

12. Transport................................................................................................ 1013. Recordkeeping........................................................................................ 11

DEFINITIONS.................................................................................................. 12


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Content

R2 requires e-recycling be done the way a

responsible customer would want it done

EMS

Reuse, Recycle, hierarchy

Comply with Laws, Regulations

Worker Health & Safety

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Content

Management plan for higher-risk focus

materials (thru to final disposition)

Management plan for on-site hazards, etc

Site closure plan

Tracking of material (thru to final disposition)

Due diligence on transportation firms

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continued


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Content

FMs = CRT and CRT glass, circuit boards

unless, batteries, mercury, PCBs

Special attention & special processing

Heightened requirements

E.G. mercury only to permitted

processors

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focus materials


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Content

Data Destruction per NIST Special

Publication 800-88

Facility security commensuratewith content of equipment

received

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security


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Content

Downstream due diligence must select

downstream vendors for FMs that

conform to key R2 requirements: EMS;

permits; due diligence; limits on export,tracking throughput

No exporting of FMs to non-OECD

countries that have laws against import

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due diligence & export


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Content

Sale for reuse highest on hierarchy, but

conditions apply to assure refurbishment

is done responsibly

No export to non-OECD countries unless

first tested for functionality and working

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reuse, refurbish


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Certification

Two accredited independent

R2 Certification bodies (CBs)

3rd Party Auditors

Rigorous two phase process

Annual revisit

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PROCESS


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Governing

R2 will evolve with changes in

technology & customer expectations

Balanced governing council

Open transparent governing process

Administration by new non-profit

organization

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PROCESS


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R2Raising the Bar for E-Recyclers

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Customers can instantly identify the best:

Those e-recyclers that are responsible intheir approach to EHS

Those e-recyclers less likely to pose

financial liability risk


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USE R2

Require it in your RFPs

Write it into your contracts

Demand the Best from your E-Recylers.


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THANKYOUPresented By

John [email protected]

808 885 5353

R2 is responsible recycling
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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