UK E-Waste Recycler Receives Certification

RDC, a UK-based computer reuse and recycling specialist, reported that it has achieved 100 percent recovery and zero landfill for computer recycling. By reaching the level the company announced that it has earned the BSI’s Integrated Management System certificate. This incorporates separate Quality, Environment, and Health & Safety certificates. The scope of this certification assures customers that their business risks and legal obligations in relation to the reuse and recycling of computers are demonstrably met.

RDC's certification guarantees that all IT recycling is fully compliant with UK and EU legislation, exceeding the new European WEEE Directive targets.

Gerry Hackett, managing director at RDC, said, “RDC is committed to promoting best practice within our industry, and we see certification as being vital in delivering the level of service our customers require. Our customers need assurance that their protected and confidential data has been eradicated, that electrical safety has been tested, that functionality is warranted, that each individual item is accounted for and traceable, and that best prices for remarketed equipment are achieved.”

When the company began the process of being certified in May 2000, it employed 80 people in a 57,000-square-foot facility in the UK. The company has doubled its workforce and now has 200,000 square foot facilities in both the UK and Germany. The company also states that it is the largest dedicated IT reuse and recycling organization in Europe.