R2/ RIOS Overview

R2/ RIOS Overview

R2, or Responsible Recycling, is governed by SERI (Sustainable Electronics Recycling International – sustainableelectronics.org ), who also has issued the RIOS standard (Recycling Industry Operating Standard). Environmental Impact of Focus Materials R2 is aimed at...
Handling Contaminated Automotive Refrigerants

Handling Contaminated Automotive Refrigerants

While researching information for a client on a sister topic of recycling automotive electronics, I came across this article from the EPA.  Rather than paraphrase it, since it was well-written and covers all the points that I would have highlighted in this article,...
The 3 Latest Changes to ISO

The 3 Latest Changes to ISO

There have been a few changes to ISO this year, with deadlines for the 2015 standards and 45001 close to being reached in order to bring health and safety up to align with modern standards. In this article, we will look at those changes and what they mean for your...
What is Environmental Management?

What is Environmental Management?

Environmental Management goes back as far as the Industrial Revolution, when factories spewed out waste streams into the water, air, and land. At the time, the belief was that the land, air, and water were self-healing over time… which we now know to be untrue....