Once certified, continual oversight by the independent accredited certifying body holds the recycler to the particular standard. Are based on strong environmental standards that maximize reuse and recycling, minimize exposure to human health or the environment, ensure safe management of materials by downstream handlers, and require destruction of all data on used electronicsĬertified electronics recyclers have demonstrated through audits and other means that they continually meet specific high environmental standards and safely manage used electronics.Offer a way to assess the environmental, worker health, and security practices of entities managing used electronics.Both programs provide the following benefits: Currently two accredited certification standards exist: the Responsible Recycling ("R2") Standard for Electronics Recyclers and the e-Stewards ®Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment ©("e-Stewards ®"). What Are Certified Electronics Recyclers?ĮPA encourages all electronics recyclers to become certified by demonstrating to an accredited, independent third-party auditor that they meet specific standards to safely recycle and manage electronics. Implementation Study of the R2 & e-Stewards ® Recycling Standards.Benefits of becoming a certified recycler.What are certified electronics recyclers?.Please view the labeling guide and contact us with questions. The details on the STANDARD 100 label (test number and test institution) must correspond to those on the certificate and the product must be included in the certificate scope.
Buyers should always require the supplier to submit a valid OEKO-TEX® certificate. These details must also correspond to the company’s own certificate.įor B2B purchasers, a STANDARD 100 label applied to a product is not sufficient proof of successful testing. Forgery and misuse of the trademark can be prosecuted under criminal and civil law.Ī STANDARD 100 label is only valid if the test number and the responsible testing institute are shown. Since the STANDARD 100 label is a protected trademark, all companies using the label must comply with the labeling rules. Finished goods must have their own certification, even if all the individual components have already been certified. Low and enforced limits in products via STANDARD 100 are an important systems approach to limiting the negative impacts of chemicals on consumers, while influencing responsible chemical management throughout the supply chainĪn OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certificate and label are awarded only when all the component parts meet the test criteria.ECO PASSPORT then influences chemicals going into OEKO-TEX® STeP certified factories (process control).STANDARD 100 limit values (output control) are directly tied to OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT chemical certification (input control) - incentivizing the use of certified chemistries, which means better chemistries are being used from the beginning.Many of these restricted substances also impact the planet The STANDARD 100 restricted substance list has continued to expand from 100 substances (in 1992) to over 1,000, including chemicals like formaldehyde, APEOs, PFCs and heavy metals that negatively impact humans.However, limiting or restricting a chemical at the component level influences input chemistries and factories. OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is a product safety standard.
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