A new recycling venture aims to eliminate virgin plastic

The company acts as a broker for recycling companies that receive discarded plastic bottles from individuals in underprivileged communities, encouraging recycling and creating jobs A recent list of 100 of the world’s most compassionate business leaders was topped by the usual suspects: Paul Polman, Richard Branson, Muhammad Yunus and Elon ...

October 18th, 2015|Recycling News|

R2 Update Newsletter – September 2015

September's R2 Update Newsletter featured more information on SERI's recent ANSI accreditation as a standards development organization, as well as an article advocating the importance of internal audits. In this issue: SERI's standard development process earns ANSI accreditation Additional R2 Implementation Guide modules available on SERI website Why executives should embrace ...

October 17th, 2015|Recycling News|

Recycling in America: In the bin

TO PLACATE shareholders and shoppers, American companies are promising to use more recycled materials in their products. It’s a nice idea, but surprisingly hard to achieve. Coca-Cola committed to using at least 25% recycled plastic in its containers by 2015, but revised this downwards owing to scarce supply and high ...

October 16th, 2015|Recycling News|

SERI accredited by American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Boulder, Colorado - SERI (Sustainable Electronics Recycling International) is pleased to announce that as of September 1, 2015 its R2 standards development process has been accredited by ANSI, the American National Standards Institute. The accreditation is an affirmation that SERI's process is consistent with ANSI's Essential Requirements for Due Process, ...

October 17th, 2015|Recycling News|
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