Noranda Recycling Receives ISO Certification

"We are extremely pleased to have achieved compliance with ISO 14001(2004) in Brampton," said Steve Skurnac, president, Noranda Recycling Inc. "This is truly a testament to the hard work of all employees to ensure that we have the right environmental policies and procedures in place and that we are able to meet the ever-growing demand for the highest level of environmental performance."

Certification of ISO environmental standards requires independent third-party verification that a company has met the six key elements of an internationally accepted environmental management system (EMS). Those elements are:

- An environmental policy, in which the organization states its intentions and commitment to environmental performance;

- Planning, in which the organization analyses the environmental impact of its operations;

- The development and putting into practice of processes that will bring about environmental goals and objectives;

- Monitoring and measurement to ensure environmental indicators are being met;

- Review of the EMS by the organization's top management to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness; and

- Continual improvement.