MPC Receives R2 Certification

Materials Processing Corp. (MPC), based in Mendota Heights, Minn., announces that it is now Responsible Recyclers (R2) certified. To achieve the certification, a company must demonstrate that it achieves standards in regards to the proper handling and recycling of electronic scrap. It is a voluntary process through which external auditing assures that best management practices are undertaken to assure both environment and health and safety standard and operations are met.

The audit is conducted by The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and the National Accreditation Board.

“If there’s an environmental certification or standard to meet in our industry, it’s important to MPC to meet and exceed that standard,” says Todd Schachtman, president Global Business Development, MPC. “As a national leader in a very fragmented industry, we are obligated to lead by example. Commitment to nationally and internationally agreed-upon standards provides the framework to provide our clients and business partners with total transparency, the most rigorous possible asset disposition and eCycling processes and, of course, complete peace of mind.”

The company also notes that it was one of the first electronics recyclers to receive both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.

“R2 certification, for MPC, is really a validation of the management system and processes that we stand by in order to mitigate data security risks for our clients, prevent the pollution of our environment, and protect the health and safety of our employees.” says Theresa Bauer, director of Compliance, EHSS, MPC.