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By JoEllen Barton, SecurShred

SecurShred, in its efforts to promote responsible and green recycling, only uses R2 certified recyclers to handle your electronic waste. R2 stands for Responsible Recycling, a set of requirements and practices which verifies that a company is properly handling, recycling and disposing electronic scrap, along with ensuring worker health and safety and proper data security practices.

The R2 standard is supported by major electronic OEM’s, The United States EPA, state and local governments, and other influential environmental interests groups. In July of 2011, the National Government implemented the National Strategy for Electronic Stewardship, which was presented by the Interagency Task Force on Electronics Stewardship and co-chaired by the White House Council on Environment Quality, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the General Services Administration. From computers and cell phones, to portable communication devices and music devices; the U.S. is, and will continue to be, a global leader in designing and developing new and improved electronics. With these technologies, however, comes the increasing challenge of protecting human health and disposal of these products.  The strategy was created to help better manage electronics.

Our downstream electronics recycler is R2 Certified as well as ISO 14001 Certified by SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance). SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. They are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity.

You can be assured your electronic  waste is properly destroyed and recycled. Our recycler recycles 100% of the recyclable materials from all computer equipment we deliver to them at their facility in the U.S. What cannot be recycled is incinerated and used to produce energy. Landfilling computer equipment is not safe for many reasons, nor is it legal in many states including Vermont.

We have taken great strides in keeping a clean carbon footprint. Our trucks use bio diesel and bio oil in their hydraulic systems, and our employees are encouraged to do their part by participating in our recycling program. They are given reusable drinking containers and recycling bins have been placed throughout the work place. Our mission to be a green company is accomplished by providing environmentally responsible, best practices recycling services and green job opportunities and worker training.

For more information or if you have any questions, please visit our website at www.securshred.com or email us at [email protected].