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Recycling Vendor Qualification Program

In June 2009, EPSC revised the Electronics Recycling Standard. View the new EPSC Electronics Recycing Standard by clicking here: NEW! 2009 Revised Electronics Recycling Standard Please note that the supporting documents will be revised shortly. The 2006 standard is still in use until the individual jurisdictions adopt the new standard. It is available below.

Recycling Vendor Qualification Standard: The Electronics Recycling Standard defines the minimum requirements for managing end-of-life electronics. This Standard is intended to assist in determining if these products are managed in an environmentally sound manner that safeguards worker health and safety and the environment from the point of primary processing to final disposition.

Recycling Vendor Qualification Guidance Document: Developed to serve as an educational document on the environmental, legal, health and safety hazards associated with end of life electronics. Allows recyclers to develop environmentally sound recycling processes. And provides environmental auditors with a knowledge base for conducting assessments of electronics recyclers.

Recycling Vendor Qualification Process: This document outlines the process EPSC-accredited auditors will use to determine the downstream tracking and auditing of sub-vendors, including how to determine whether an on-site audit is required

Media Coverage
 

Canada raises the bar for responsible electronics recycling - EPSC's RVQP gains kudos from leading on-line green electronics journal

November 2006

EPSC Annual Review 2005 - EPSC's RVQP: Demonstrating industry leadership

May 2005

Recycling Product News - EPSC's Recycling Vendor Qulification Program profiled

March 2005

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