The R2v3 certification has become the leading global standard for electronics reuse and recycling. By partnering with a R2v3-certified company, your business benefits from environmentally-friendly, safe, and secure data destruction.
What is the R2v3 recycling certification?
The R2 recycling certification, a predecessor of R2v3, was first created in 2008 with guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and designed with the goal of protecting people, the environment, and resources. As the electronics industry quickly evolved, the Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) board recognized a need to tweak sustainability practices to reflect “changes in the electronics landscape, customer demands, and the regulatory environment.” They used feedback submitted by customers, industry insiders and the public to craft an even more relevant electronics recycling certification solution.
This latest, new-and-improved certification update highlights some important key changes, including:
- An increased emphasis on data protection
- More robust process requirements
- Clearly defined intended outcomes
The rigorous, multi-step R2v3 recycling certification includes an extensive audit and can take months—or longer—to complete depending on the amount of changes that need to be made.
How does this certification benefit my business?
Partnering with a R2v3-accredited electronics recycling facility provides a few valuable key benefits for businesses. In addition to the built-in environmental, health and safety benefits of the original R2 certification, the R2v3 certification offers key benefits such as:
- Using a secure method to recover and/or reuse electronics
- Minimizing legal risk and liability with secure data destruction
- Increased confidence of a third-party verified electronics review
- Peace-of-mind of managing your electronics in an environmentally responsible manner
How does R2v3 promote secure data destruction?
The newer R2v3 standards promote safe and effective recovery and reuse of IT assets by maintaining greater control over the downstream recycling chain, compliance with domestic and international laws, and reliance on internal versus external data sanitization requirements. Facilities who use these recycling requirements follow stringent requirements for destroying residual data and increased controls to verify and validate data sanitization.
R2v3-accredited electronics recycling companies are trained and licensed to use these industry standards and protect your company’s personal information. Contact us today to learn more ways your company could benefit from our expertise in secure data destruction.
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