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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 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.

2 weeks ago

R2v3: The next steps

SERI is an ANSI accredited standards developer, and as such, the R2 revision process is defined and undertaken in accordance with the SERI Manual of Policies and Procedures for R2 Standard Development.

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R2v3 Revision to the R2 Standard

2 weeks ago

Final Auditor Training Class until after release of R2v3

The final auditor training course for the current R2:2013 Standard is scheduled for March 25-27 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Future auditor training courses will not be scheduled until after the release of the new R2v3 Standard in late in 2019. To register, visit the auditor training page of the SERI website: https://sustainableelectronics.org/auditor-training.

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Auditor Training

2 weeks ago

Reaching out to policy makers and new industry sectors

Reverse Logistics Association Conference – SERI presented a 90-minute workshop on “R2 Certification: A Powerful Partner for the Reverse Logistics Industry.” The session highlighted legal obligations and compliance issues that are unique to managing returned electronic products – beginning with a product’s first use. R2 certification requires effective data sanitization, proper testing and documentation, and tracking throughout the reverse logistics supply chain. This reduces the risks associated with warrantee returns, trade-ins, and other returned products, ma

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SERI Outreach

2 weeks ago

Balanced group of stakeholders proposed the changes in R2v3

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R2v3

4 weeks ago

Will the new R2v3 Standard be more detailed and prescriptive?

One of the goals of the new R2v3 Standard is to clarify requirements and intended outcomes. In areas where more explanation is needed the intent is to incorporate additional detail into the standard to reduce reliance on separate reference documents. Data destruction is one such area where R2v3 will incorporate requirements rather than rely on another source. In areas where customer demand and/or a changing regulatory environment are driving change (such as data security), requirements will be more specific about the expected outcomes.

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R2v3

Feb 12th, 2019

Understanding the R2 Revision Process

We have been hearing from many different stakeholders who are eager to view the proposed changes to the R2 Standard and have requested an early copy of the R2v3 draft. While the R2 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is close to completing the draft changes, there are still a few remaining items under review that need to be finalized.

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R2v3 Revision to the R2 Standard

Dec 27th, 2018

Q&A: Data Sanitization & Validation

Q. We use a data sanitization software to sanitize handsets. For data validation, another department reviews the report that is generated for each handset. The reports indicate that the data wipe has been completed and the phone has passed testing. Does this meet the requirement for validation of the data sanitization process?

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Dec 27th, 2018

New Code of Practices Advisory: SERI Package Review Actions

Over the past year, SERI has been reviewing a sampling of audit reports from each auditor and certification body (CB) to verify the effectiveness of auditors and CBs in the certification process. The expectation is that auditors will be thorough, accurate, and consistent in their documentation and evaluation of evidence, and that CBs will effectively monitor auditor performance and control quality by ensuring objective evidence backs the certificates they issue.

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COP New Advisories

Dec 27th, 2018

ChainPoint: Using technology to streamline the R2 Certification process

SERI has been evaluating the benefits of implementing ChainPoint to coincide with the rollout of the next version of the R2 Standard. ChainPoint is an information management software used by other sustainability standards to manage the certification workflow. With the rapid and extensive growth of R2 Certification worldwide (827 facilities in 31 countries), a more robust system for managing the R2 Certification Program would help SERI to maintain low operating costs, and at the same time, help recycle

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Chainpoint

Dec 27th, 2018

When customer requirements conflict with R2 requirements

Some R2 Certified facilities have recently found themselves with a difficult choice: follow the R2 Standard requirements and lose a customer or drop R2 Certification to keep a customer contract. Facilities that are certified to the R2 Standard are responsible for the proper management and disposition of all untested or non-working electronics that pass through their control -- throughout the entire reuse-recycling chain. The R2 Standard requires that all vendors in the downstream chain must be verified prior to receiving untested or non-working electronics from an R2 certified f

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Due Diligence When Customer Requirements Conflict with R2 Requirements

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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.