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Recycler Qualification Program:

The Recycle Qualification Program is the service provider compliance program within the EPRA organization. EPRA-contracted service providers operating on behalf of EPRA programs are held to the highest level of operations standards and are regularly verified to validate conformance to the R2 and ERS requirements. These requirements establish a verified, secure, and sustainable framework for managing end-of-life electronics while focusing on environmental, health, safety and data security standards.

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To express interest in becoming a service provider to EPRA, please contact your EPRA provincial Program Director through recycleMYelectronics.ca

EPRA Service Providers: Ethics, Risk Management, Compliance + Efficiency

EPRA service providers operating on behalf of EPRA programs are held to the highest level of operations standards and are regularly verified to validate conformance to the R2 and ERS requirements. 

  • Commitment to ethical business practice and environmental stewardship: Achieving R2 + ERS verification demonstrates a commitment to high standards of environmental stewardship and ethical business practices.

  • Support Risk Management and Liability Reduction: R2 + ERS ensures that downstream vendors are audited, reducing the risk of hazardous materials being improperly disposed of or illegally exported. It provides assurance that all data on devices is securely destroyed, protecting the organization from data breaches.

  • Regulatory Compliance:  R2 + ERS standards helps organizations adhere to local, national, and international laws regarding e-waste management, reducing the risk of fines and legal issues.

  • Operational Efficiency: R2 + ERS standards encourage a structured approach to ITAD, promoting the reuse and repair of electronics to maximize value, which can improve profitability.

EPRA Programs: Diversion, Safe, Security, Reuse + Recycling

EPRA only contracts with recyclers who have been verified under the national EPRA Electronics Recycling Standard (ERS), which was created to ensure electronics are recycled in a safe, secure, and environmentally-sound manner to:

  • Divert e-waste from Canadian landfills. EPRA service providers recover and recycle resources that can be put back into the manufacturing supply chain, conserving natural resources.

  • Prevent e-waste from being illegally exported or handled by irresponsible recyclers. EPRA service providers are prohibited from exporting electronics or substances of concern to non-OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) nations.

  • Protect health and safety of workers and handlers. EPRA service providers remain committed to recycling end-of-life electronic products in a responsible manner that protects the environment as well as worker's health and safety.

  • Support security standards for reuse and refurbishment. EPRA supports the reuse industry in safe, secure reuse of electronic devices.  EPRA provincial programs address reuse individually supporting reuse efforts.

  • Ensure security standards that set the safe and secure destruction of personal data. EPRA service providers collect and recycle highest standard of recycling once products have exhausted their reuse potential.

For additional information on the standard or the application process please contact info@rqp.ca.