Memos Published on R2 Website

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We're Sustainable Electronics Recycling International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing safe and sustainable reuse and recycling of used electronics through consensus-driven standards.
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The R2 Standard is the leading certification for electronics repair and reuse. As the housing body for R2, SERI maintains the R2 Standard, related documentation, guidance, and facilitates its ongoing development.
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SERI offers a variety of educational and training opportunities for recyclers, as well as opportunities for auditors and consultants. These trainings focus on implementing the R2 Standard, realizing a return on the investment in certification, discussing relevant issues or challenges related to recycling practices, and other topics.

SERI has been using “Memos” to publish updates or clarifications to the R2 Code of Practices (the document that governs the R2 Certification program). These memos are mainly targeted to the Certification Bodies (CB) and are distributed to each CB and published in the R2 Document Library below the R2 Code of Practices on the SERI website. Some of the issues addressed in Memos to the R2 Code of Practices:

Only business entities located in industrial or commercial zones may become R2 Certified. Individuals and home-based businesses are not eligible for certification.
Campus facilities must be within a 2-hour drive of the main site.
The FM Processor allowance has been extended to cover print cartridges.
Elimination of the Co-Location allowance
Auditors who fail the R2 Lead Auditor course may not lead R2 audits until a re-exam is passed.

The content in these memos will be codified in the next revision of the R2 Code of Practices. To review all memos in their entirety, please visit the R2 Document Library section of the SERI website.

About SERISubpages
We're Sustainable Electronics Recycling International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing safe and sustainable reuse and recycling of used electronics through consensus-driven standards.
R2 StandardSubpages
The R2 Standard is the leading certification for electronics repair and reuse. As the housing body for R2, SERI maintains the R2 Standard, related documentation, guidance, and facilitates its ongoing development.
ProgramsSubpages
SERI works with partners throughout the lifecycle of electronic products to ensure that they are managed responsibly. SERI's programs focus on education, outreach, safety, and international development.
- R2 Leaders
Education & TrainingSubpages
SERI offers a variety of educational and training opportunities for recyclers, as well as opportunities for auditors and consultants. These trainings focus on implementing the R2 Standard, realizing a return on the investment in certification, discussing relevant issues or challenges related to recycling practices, and other topics.