Jabil’s Memphis, Tennessee, plant achieves R2/RIOS certification

Petersburg, Florida-based Jabil Inc. has announced that its Environmental Technologies business unit achieved the Responsible Recycling (R2) and Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) certifications for its electronics recycling and recovery facility in Memphis, Tennessee.

Jabil’s Memphis location also recently achieved AAA certification from the National Association of Information Destruction, Phoenix, for plant-based physical destruction of computer media.

Jabil provides electronics design, production and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. Offering complete product supply chain management from facilities in 29 countries, Jabil provides solutions to customers in a broad range of industries. Jabil currently has more than 100 locations on five continents.

“We’ve seen strong demand from our customers to add an electronics recycling capability that is both transparent and environmentally friendly,” says Andy Priestley, Jabil global business units senior vice president. “We hope to have additional facilities around the globe certified in 2018.”