R2 certified facilities, as well as the downstream vendors in their recycling chain, must comply with all legal requirements regarding environmental protection, worker health and safety, and export of reusable electronic equipment.

The R2 Standard requires protection of confidential and personally identifiable information on electronic devices, and adherence to the top industry standards for data sanitization. Protect people and the planet, AND reduce your client’s risk of data breaches, environmental liability, and damage to company brand.

Because reuse is the most environmentally beneficial option, the R2 Standard allows tested equipment that is in good working condition to be exported for reuse when legally permissible. This includes working devices with minor defects, such as laptops that may have a shortened battery life.

Protection for your bottom line. Using an R2 certified company can reduce your risk of environmental liability, data breaches, and damage to your brand resulting from improper management of your used and surplus equipment. With R2 certified facilities operating in 21 countries ( with more in process), R2 is positively changing how the world recycles electronics.