Numbers aren’t particularly significant, but the milestones and change they represent can be. A few noteworthy R2 milestones:
2008 - When the R2 Standard was released in 2008, comprehensive, independently-audited best practices for electronics recycling facilities didn’t exist, and used electronics were often managed in unsafe and sometimes illegal ways. The R2:2008 Standard ushered in a decade of positive changes in the industry by requiring better environmental, health and safety practices, and more downstream accountability.