Safe Recycling: How do you know?
•Due Diligence: Questions to ask your selected reuser, refurbisher, or recycler
•Certification
–International Association of Electronics Recyclers has developed a standard www.iaer.org
•Other groups developing Best Practices
–Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Basel Action Network
–ISO standards, using Environmental Mgmt. Systems
Questions:
What services are offered?,
Can they provide facility size and capabilities?,
How many years in business?,
How many number of employees?,
Do they provide their staff environmental health and safety training?
Can they provide you with documentation of activity?
What are their downstream markets?
Do they have a regularly implemented tracking and record keeping program?
Do they have an Environmental Management System? Or a set of risk management objectives?
Do they have a plan for reporting and responding to exceptional pollutant releases?
Do they have liability insurance?
Do they have a closure plan that addresses clean-up and after-care?
 Can they provide evidence of applicable licenses and permits?

Applicable licenses and permits will vary depending on location.

IAER 3rd-party Certification addresses the key elements of basic management systems, including: Environment, Health, Safety and Quality.