e-Stewards Certification

e-Stewards Certification is a global program designed to enable individuals and organizations who dispose of their old electronic equipment to easily identify recyclers that adhere to the highest standard of environmental responsibility and worker protection.

e-Stewards Certification is open to electronics recyclers, refurbishers and processors in all developed countries. Certified e-Stewards recyclers adhere to the e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment®; written by the environmental community with leaders in the industry to protect human health and the global environment.

Learn more: e-Stewards Certification website

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with e-Stewards Certification's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party) following ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB)

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Basel Action Network

Member of

Unknown

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

None.

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Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

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Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

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Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?