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House passes National Recycling Strategy amendment

House passes National Recycling Strategy amendment <![CDATA[ The House of Representatives has unanimously passed an amendment to develop a national recycling strategy. Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan introduced the amendment in H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, ...

June 24th, 2019|Recycling News|
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Is NYC Ready for the Green New Deal?

The plan comprises $ 14 billion in new and committed investments, legislation and concrete action at the city level that aim to reduce emissions and generate more jobs. Waste360 - Waste and recycling information, events, commerce and education

June 24th, 2019|Recycling News|
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Walmart Releases ESG Report Showing 28% of Its Electricity Needs are Supplied by Renewable Energy

Walmart Inc. recently issued its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which details the company’s goals, progress and achievements for fiscal year 2019 toward its commitment to increase economic opportunity for associates and local communities, build sustainability in supply chains and activate climate change initiatives. The post Walmart Releases ESG ...

May 10th, 2019|Recycling News|
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When customer requirements conflict with R2 requirements

Some R2 Certified facilities have recently found themselves with a difficult choice:  follow the R2 Standard requirements and lose a customer or drop R2 Certification to keep a customer contract.  Facilities that are certified to the R2 Standard are responsible for the proper management and disposition of all untested or ...

December 27th, 2018|Recycling News|
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Reaching out to policy makers and new industry sectors

Reverse Logistics Association Conference – SERI presented a 90-minute workshop on “R2 Certification:  A Powerful Partner for the Reverse Logistics Industry.”  The session highlighted legal obligations and compliance issues that are unique to managing returned electronic products – beginning with a product’s first use.  R2 certification requires effective data sanitization, ...

March 11th, 2019|Recycling News|
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Beware of fraudulent R2 Certificates

When doing due diligence on R2 certified recycling partners, it is a good practice to ask for a copy of their R2 certificate and verify it with the SERI database of R2 certified facilities.  In the most recent incident of a fraudulent certificate, Secure Recycling LLC in Norcross, GA, presented ...

June 3rd, 2017|Recycling News|
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Review of Public Comments on R2v3 Begins

Close to 500 comments were submitted to SERI on the proposed changes to the R2 Standard.  The public comment period has now closed and the process of reviewing the comments has begun.  The largest category of comments received was in regard to data security requirements which accounted for 20% of ...

May 30th, 2019|Recycling News|
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