Ecovery Attains Certification

The electronics recycling facility operated by Ecovery LLC in Loxley, Ala., has been certified to the R2 (Responsible Recycling) standard in addition to the RIOS (Recycling Industry Operating Standard), earning it the designation of a Certified Electronics Recycler.

Ecovery Director of Commodities Brock Norris says the company’s managers and consultants worked to design and implement systems that included an emphasis on environmental, health and safety management system (EHSMS). These emphases lead to the hiring of David Windsor as the company’s new manager of environmental, health and safety.

“We set our goal to achieve Certified Electronics Recycler by the end of 2011, and we are thrilled to have met this goal,” Norris says. “Ecovery recognizes that the responsibility for environmental safety is important, and we want our employees and customers to know we are a responsible e-scrap employer and partner.”

According to the R2 standard, Ecovery must implement strict data destruction procedures as well as establish a re-use and recovery hierarchy of responsible materials management. The certification also calls for refurbishing and properly testing re-usable equipment and components.

The RIOS certification calls for an integrated management system that focuses on continual improvement of quality, environmental, health and safety performance.   

Ecovery specializes in mechanical de-manufacturing and separation of electronic and nonferrous scrap.  

In addition to processing, Ecovery is the exclusive licensed representative for equipment from Guidetti, Lyndex, SCS and KM.

Ecovery LLC operates out of a 72,500-square-foot facility, processing 2.5 million pounds per month of electronic and nonferrous scrap.