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3 weeks ago

R3v3 Elevated to elite ranks of Approved National Standards!

SERI is proud to announce that with newly-released R2v3, the R2 Standard has taken another significant step forward by earning recognition by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is now the only approved American National Standard for responsible electronics reuse and recycling.

Why is this important? Because if you believe in the process, you can trust the result. There are hundreds of thousands of standards in the world -- some are strong, valid standards, but some are nothing more than pay-to-play schemes. How do you know the difference?

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May 29th, 2020

SERI Welcomes Mike Watson to Board of Directors

SERI is pleased to welcome Mike Watson to its Board of Directors. His experience spans virtually all aspects of the electronics refurbishment and recycling industry. Mike is a respected industry advisor with key focus on Producer Responsibility, technology, and global operations. Over the past 20 years, roles included industry advisor for producer responsibility strategies, CEO for an electronics recycler start-up, and Director of Strategic Business Development for the largest US electronics recycler.

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SERI Board

May 26th, 2020

R2v3 Adopted by the SERI Board!

SERI is pleased to announce that R2v3, the next evolution of the R2 Standard, has been adopted by the SERI Board of Directors by a unanimous vote. The R2v3 draft was unanimously approved earlier this month by the R2 Consensus Body. The planned release date is July 1, 2020 when the R2v3 Standard will be available for download on the SERI website.

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R2v3

Apr 28th, 2020

R2v3 Update

The R2 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is nearing the end of its review of the public comments on the second draft of the R2v3 Standard. The 167 comments received addressed 70 different issues or aspects of the proposed Standard. The TAC has worked through the bulk of the comments and has determined that most of the comments can be addressed with clarification in Guidance, or with a few non-substantive changes made for better clarity.

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R2v3

Apr 28th, 2020

More about the R2 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

The R2 TAC has been diligently working since August 2015 to strengthen, clarify and improve the R2 Standard. Their proposed changes reflect an evolving industry, the broadening array of industry sectors that rely on R2 certified facilities and services, and lessons learned since the R2 Standard was first introduced in 2008.

Some interesting TAC facts…

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TAC

Apr 28th, 2020

R2v3 Transition Timeline

The final timeline for transitioning to R2v3 will be published in conjunction with the final release of the R2v3 Standard. This is the tentative timeline currently under consideration:

NEW CERTIFICATIONS – first time certifications to the current R2:2013 Standard will only be permitted for six months after the R2v3 release date. After the first 6 months, first time certifications must be to the new R2v3 Standard.

RECERTIFICATIONS –

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R2v3 R2v3 Transition

Apr 28th, 2020

Alternative Auditing & Certification Procedures in response to Coronavirus Outbreak

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented actions by governments around the world to reduce the spread of this potentially deadly virus. Businesses are being forced to close and travel has been restricted. In the certification world, certifications depend upon auditors traveling to facilities to perform onsite audits while facilities are in operation. This has created a difficult situation for both R2 auditors and R2 facilities trying to maintain R2 Certification under the normal rules for annual audits.

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Coronavirus

Apr 28th, 2020

Attention Recyclers: Do you have respirators in your recycling streams?

With the shortage of ventilators and other crucial medical equipment in the world right now, we remind recyclers to look for ventilators, CPAP / BiPAP machines, pulse oximeters, thermometers, etc. in your recycling streams that could be repaired and put back into service? What may have been recycled in the past, may be needed in this pandemic. Preparing medical equipment for reuse requires special knowledge, test equipment and safety certifications.

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Coronavirus

Apr 28th, 2020

GPS Tracker Grants Still Available

There are still grants available for R2 Certified facilities interested in signing up for the Green Tracking Service, an independent provider of GPS trackers. SERI is offering 250 grants to help R2 Certified facilities evaluate how GPS tracking might be used as an additional quality check when verifying their own downstream recycling chain information. SERI has no business nor financial relationship with Green Tracking Service and SERI will have no access to this information. SERI hopes this will alleviate any

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GPS Tracker

Feb 24th, 2020

Rick Goss is new Chair of SERI Board

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