Selecting a Recycler for Recycling Electronic Devices
The following due diligence steps should be performed as a minimum prior to selecting an electronic device recycler:
- Visit the facility where the processing is to be done. Inspect the general housekeeping to ensure that there is an orderly system for processing and accounting for your materials. If you require proprietary information to be removed from your equipment, ensure that this is plainly stated in any contracts you enter into. Confirm with your management information systems person that this will meet your requirements or plan to have this done in-house.
- Obtain a copy of all applicable permits, registrations, and licenses from the recycler. If permits are not required for the recycler’s operation, ensure that you receive documentation from the recycler that states that no permits are required.
- Ensure that the recycler and its vendors have an environmentally sound method for handling printed circuit boards, CRTs, mercury-containing devices, and ni-cad batteries.
- Ask for a list of all vendors used by the recycler to outlet processed materials; this should include contact numbers and names. Contact these vendors in writing to ensure that they are in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and...
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