Circularity, Waste and Materials Management

Closed-loop and circular economy models provide frameworks for businesses to increase efficiency and reduce waste through better materials management.

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e-Waste Recycling Certification

Demonstrate your organization's commitment to safer recycling and disposal of electronic waste through R2, RIOS™ and e-Stewards certification.

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Reduce the amount of waste your company generates and save money on resources.

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If you’re looking for a solution to confidently manage complex and critical data - including supplier compliance, regulatory requirements, and environmental reporting - take a look at NSF’s TraQtion cloud-based software.

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Are You Preparing for the Responsible Recycling Version 3 (R2v3) Transition?

Don’t be caught unprepared for R2v3, especially if you have downstream vendors.

Responsible Materials Management

Landfill-Free Verification

The NSF guideline establishes uniform criteria to evaluate and verify an organization’s waste management processes, and grants recognition to companies demonstrating that they send less than 1% of waste to landfill.

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News and Events

NSF to Develop Recycled Material Standard (RMS) for Environmental Nonprofit GreenBlue

October 7, 2019

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - With its 75-year history in standards development and certification, global public health organization NSF has begun facilitating the development of the Recycled Material Standard (RMS) on behalf of the environmental nonprofit GreenBlue. The RMS stakeholder committee will convene during the Sustainable Packaging Coalition Advance event held in Denver, Colo. to review an initial draft of the requirements. Over the next several months, discussions will continue with the stakeholder committee as the standard is developed with a projected publication date in early 2021.

NSF and E-Reuse Services Collaborate to Make Electronics Reuse Conference Waste-Free for Second Year

September 19, 2019

Every year, tradeshows and conferences generate thousands of tons of waste in the form of flyers, hand-outs, packaging, coffee cups and more. A closer look reveals an estimated 60 million people attend tradeshows each year—with each attendee generating up to 20 pounds of waste. Not surprisingly, this has a significant impact on the environment.

NSF Works With E-Reuse Services to Make Nashville Conference Waste-Free

September 28, 2018

NSF, leveraging its expertise in materials management and waste reduction, will help make the 2018 Electronics Reuse Conference (ERC) in Nashville a waste-free event.

New Webinar Details the e-Waste Recycling Certification Process

January 12, 2018

The need for responsible sources of e-waste disposal continues to rise. A recent report shows that global e-scrap generation increased 8 percent by weight in the last two years, and of the electronic scrap generated in 2016, only 20 percent is documented as having been collected and recycled.

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