An R2 Certified Electronics Recycling Company Presented by: Greg Cooksey greg@midwrc.net (314) 602-0079 Slide 1
What does MRC Recycle? Anything With a Cord or Battery! All Televisions Refrigerators, A/C Units, Dehumidifiers (Contains Freon) Batteries: Everything from Remote Control Batteries to Car Batteries VHS Tapes, Cassette Tapes, & Vinyl Records, CDs & DVDs Computers, Laptops, & Tablets Radios, Stereos, Record Players, & Speakers Cell Phones and Landline/Office Phones Printers, Copiers, Scanners, Fax Machines, Ink & Toner Cartridges Appliances: Everything from the Kitchen to the Laundry Room Medical and Lab: Ultrasound, Incubators, Microscopes, Gas Chromatographs, Blood Analyzers, Autopsy Tables, etc. Restaurant and Kitchen Equipment: Mixers, Commercial Stoves and Ovens, etc. Light Bulbs: Fluorescent, CFL, HID, LED, etc. Exercise Equipment And MUCH MUCH MORE! Slide 2
What is ewaste?? -Electronic products that are at/near their end of life According to the Global Waste Recycling Market Outlook, 2018: Close to 48.2 million tons (96.4 Billion lbs.) of ewaste was generated in 2017, of which only 20 to 25 percent was documented to be collected and recycled. The remaining waste was either landfilled, disposed of unsafely, or illegally in lesser developed countries. https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/4536348/global-waste-recycling-market-outlook-2018 Slide 3
What happens to ewaste when MRC collects for recycling? MRC may test electronics for R2 Ready for Reuse/Resale, or send to MRC s de-manufacturing facility where components (plastics, metals, glass) are separated and sent to be recycled/reused. Material is not sent to a landfill. 100% recycled/reused Slide 4
What is R2 Certification & Why is it Important? -R2 is the Leading Standard for Electronics Repair and Recycling The R2 Standard provides a common set of processes, safety measures, and documentations requirements for businesses that repair and recycle used electronics. R2 is rigorously and independently audited, emphasizing quality, safety, and transparency. 600 facilities are currently R2 certified in 21 countries, with more added every day. https://sustainableelectronics.org/ Slide 5
R2:2013 Practices 13 Sections 1. Environmental, Health and Safety Management System 2. Reuse, Recover Hierarchy of Responsible Management Strategies 3. Legal Requirements 4. On-Site Environment, Health and Safety 5. Focus Materials 6. Reusable Equipment and Components 7. Tracking Throughput 8. Data Destruction 9. Storage 10. Security 11. Insurance, Closure Plan and Financial Responsibility 12. Transport 13. Documentation and Recordkeeping Slide 6
Downstream Due Diligence Downstream Due Diligence is the process of evaluating a prospective downstream vendor by getting information about their company and procedures. Who? What? How? When? Where? Slide 7
Downstream Vendor Package If a company wants to receive material from MRC they must satisfy the due diligence requirements for materials sent to downstream vendors: (Vetting required to end of life) Vetting Package Slide 8
DiD you KnOw?!? CRT Televisions(Cathode Ray Tube) [a.k.a Bubble or Tube TVs] Can contain between 4 to 22 lbs. of LEAD? *But why do they contain LEAD?! > To protect the user from X-Rays which may be produced from the electrons, accelerated by high voltage, traveling in the vacuum/funnel of the TV. Slide 9
What Do You Have That. Contains & Stores Data? What might your KIDS have?.. Slide 10
MRC Data Destruction Processes -Your data is secure with MRC Degauss: The process of totally erasing data by reducing or eliminating an unwanted magnetic field (data) stored on tape and disk media such as computer and laptop hard drives, disks, reels, cassettes and tapes. Shred: A mechanical device that physically destroys hard drives in such a way that the data they contain cannot be recovered. Wipe: This process renders all data on a hard drive or other media unreadable, or removes or eliminates data entirely. *MRC does this according to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization), utilizing a three (3) pass DOD compliant wipe. (Active Kill Disk) Slide 11
Active Kill Disk example: Slide 12
Total material diverted from the landfill by MRC: 2018 YTD: 6,712,613 lbs. QUESTIONS? Slide 13
Thank You Greg Cooksey and Kellie Reynolds Midwest Recycling Center (314) 602-0079 Greg (314) 809-7268 - Kellie greg@midwrc.net kellie@midwrc.net Slide 14