SGS announced that it is the first registrar that has been accredited to The Recycling Industry Operating Standard and The Responsible Recycling Standard by ANSIASQ National Accreditation Board.
“By being the first registrar to achieve either RIOS and R2 certification, SGS has again demonstrated our leadership and commitment to sustainable and responsible business practices,” said Steve Chippas, Senior VP of SGS Systems and Services Certification.
RIOS, developed by ISRI, is the scrap recycling industry’s standard for integrated quality, environmental, and health and safety management systems. The program provides a framework for managing and controlling recycling operations and achieving measurable continual improvement in QEHS performance.
ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board offers third-party certification to the RIOS standard.
R2 is a set of voluntary operational practices specific to electronic recyclers and their management of environmental, worker health and safety, and security issues.
Electronics recyclers who certify to R2 Practices in addition to RIOS will highlight their performance in the handling of used equipment and end-of-life materials, and information security.
For electronics, SGS currently verifies electronic scrap programs internationally including the Canadian Electronic Stewardship Program, the EU Member States’ WEEE Directive, and Germany’s ElektroG certification.