Expert ISO Assistance
for the Scrap Industry
Since 1995, Kantner & Company, Inc. has helped dozens of scrap metal, paper, and plastic recyclers, processors, and brokers all over North America meet the ISO challenge. Whether you're certified or not -- interested in ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and/or OHSAS 18001 (health/safety management), or all three -- and RIOS, too -- we're here to help you.
R2 Standard:
Frequently Asked Questions
The R2 Standard for managing and recycling end of life electronics equipment is relatively new and significantly different from the other management standards affecting the scrap recycling industry. Here are 17 frequently asked questions about the Standard - along with the answers.
- What is R2?
- Where did R2 come from?
- Is R2 a standard the way ISO 9001, ISO 14001, etc. are standards?
- What are the differences between R2 and, for example, ISO 14001?
- So if I'm ISO 14001 registered, how R2 compliant am I?
- Does R2 view some types of e-scrap as more critical than others?
- If there are laws/regulations covering the e-scrap I handle, what does R2 require me to do?
- What does R2 require me to do with the e-scrap I handle?
- If I implement the top-level strategy and sell used electronic equipment for re-use, what does R2 require me to do?
- What does R2 require for "Focus Materials"?
- What does R2 have to say about the firms I sell e-scrap to?
- What if my customer for FM items is R2 certified?
- Besides Focus Materials, what other types of e-scrap require special attention?
- What other types of requirements does R2 contain?
- And by chance does R2 have some pretty serious record keeping requirements?
- Can we get certified to R2?
- Can Kantner & Company help us implement R2?
Focus of the Week
Certification? Registration? What's it all about?
Most scrap recyclers get into ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and/or OHSAS 18001 with the aim of becoming "certified" to one or more of those standards.
Usually they do that because they are under some sort of pressure - either from a consumer or competitors.
Myths abound about certification (or registration, as it's often called). To get the straight scoop, check out our certification page now.
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