E-Cycle Achieves e-Stewards Certification

E-Cycle, a mobile phone buyback and recycling company based in Columbus, Ohio, says it is the first such company to be certified to e-Stewards standards.

E-Stewards, created by the Basel Action Network, Seattle, is a certification program that prohibits the export of hazardous waste to developing countries, requires a certified ISO 14001 environmental management system, includes industry-specific worker health and safety requirements, bans the use of prison labor in handling of sensitive data and can be used internationally.

“E-Cycle has undergone a rigorous independent audit process to ensure they are upholding the highest standards for wireless recycling and worker safety. Businesses and organizations throughout the world can be confident that e-Cycle will recycle and reuse their used mobile devices responsibly,” says Jim Puckett, BAN executive director.

“E-Cycle was founded on three guiding principles—a love for the environment, technology and charitable giving,” says Christopher Irion, e-Cycle founder and CEO. “Achieving our e-Stewards and R2 (Responsible Recycling Practices) certifications not only improves e-Cycle’s processes and differentiates us from other mobile recycling companies, it reinforces the essence of e-Cycle’s core brand image among the most ethical and trustworthy wireless recycling companies in the world. Through the guidance of the e-Stewards Standard, we will continually improve our business model and processes.”

Video of e-Cycle's process can be viewed by clicking here.