Three e-recycling companies certified by RIOS+R2

March 12 -- Three electronics recycling companies have now been certified under the RIOS+R2 standards developed by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Certified companies are E-structors Inc. of Elkridge, Md., TechTurn of Austin, Texas, and Waste Management of Minnesota.

The protocols address disposition of e-scrap materials, data security and materials management throughout the supply chain.

To apply for certification, electronics recyclers should contact either SGS or Perry Johnson Registrars. For more information visit http://www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/news/2009news/08-r2.htm.

Contact Waste & Recycling News reporter Amanda Smith-Teutsch at 330-865-6166 or asmith-teutsch@crain.com