Digital Security

MPC Adds to On-Site Services
MPC, an IT asset management company based in Minneapolis, has expanded its services to include on-site options for certified data sanitization and hard drive shredding.

“We have seen an exponential increase in the demand to perform mobile and on-site data destruction services,” MPC Senior Vice President Gregg Bjork says. “These enhanced capabilities help round out our already extensive array of data security solutions,” he adds.

MPC says it provides National Association for Information Destruction- (NAID-) certified data destruction and data sanitization as a standard service for all material entering its facilities. That same level of protection can now be offered at customer locations across the country in compliance with NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) 800-88 and U.S. Department of Defense (DOD 5220.22-M) sanitization guidelines, the company says.

In addition to securely preparing equipment for eventual disposal, on-site sanitization often is used for preparing leased equipment for return or for wiping devices earmarked for redeployment within a customer’s enterprise. On-site options such as these are designed to save customers the time, effort and cost of equipment and software it takes to do this on their own, which, if not done properly, increases the risk of inadvertent data loss, MPC says.

“These offerings give our customers peace of mind,” Bjork says. “They depend on us to mitigate the risks associated with handling sensitive data.”

Founded in 1983, MPC holds R2 (Responsible Recycling Practices), e-Stewards, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and NAID certifications.

Creative Recycling Systems’ NC Plant Achieves E-Stewards Certification
Creative Recycling Systems (CRS), an IT asset management and electronics recycling firm headquartered in Tampa, Fla., has announced that its Raleigh, N.C., electronics recycling plant has been certified to the e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment, which was developed by the Basel Action Network (BAN), Seattle.

Joe Yob, senior vice president of CRS, says, “We know that in order to live in a sustainable world, leaders have to lead by providing the best solutions. With this philosophy in place, it was clear we needed to qualify for the ‘gold standard’ and become e-Stewards certified.”

CRS says it has begun work to certify its processing facilities in Tampa; Baltimore; and Allentown, Pa. E-Stewards requires that all of an electronics recycling company’s processing facilities be certified to the standard, which also requires ISO 14001 certification.

The company has a total of 13 facilities, including its collection facilities. CRS also holds R2/RIOS (Responsible Recycling Practices/Recycling Industry Operating Standard), ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications at its processing facilities.

CExchange Receives R2 Certification
The electronics recycling firm Consumer Electronic Exchange (CExchange), headquartered in Carrolton, Texas, has achieved Responsible Recycling Practices (R2) certification following a third-party audit of the company’s operations.

The R2 Standard sets forth requirements relating to environmental, health, safety and security aspects of electronics recycling. According to CExchange, R2 certification is granted to companies that comply with recycling standards based on a combination of state and national laws, international regulations and industry-accepted best practices. The certification also requires recyclers and their vendors to assure that toxic material streams are managed through to final disposition.

“There is no greater responsibility than protecting our clients’ trade-in and recycling by adhering to the most rigorous environmental criteria for recycling e-waste,” says Hunter Howard, CExchange president and COO. “To CExchange, matters of reuse and recycling are not treated simply as business practices; rather, it’s about a commitment we have to environmental stewardship and social accountability,” Howard says.

Scott Nordhaus, CEO of CExchange, adds, “We are proud that R2 certification and our commitment to managing our partner programs to its comprehensive set of safety and security regulations serves as an example for the electronics trade-in industry. Unlike most other trade-in programs, we take complete control and full responsibility for all used electronic equipment from the moment it leaves the hands of the consumer until it is either reused or recycled.”