Metech international opens recycling facility in Malaysia.Metech International, a Worcester, Mass.-based electronics recycler and asset recovery firm, has announced the opening of a new recycling facility in Penang, Malaysia. The 25,000-square-foot facility is designed for the secure de-manufacturing and certified See certification. destruction of electronics. "Our customers are international, and it is Metech's goal to provide them with the best and most secure recycling services wherever they are," Sam Advani, president of Metech, says. "We are doing this through establishing facilities and strategic partnerships worldwide to provide our customers with a local, one-stop recycling solution using the same accountable processes that Metech is known for in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . This provides our global customers with a single supplier to handle their e-scrap for complete, documented disposal." Metech Malaysia further extends the reach of Metech's Accountable Resource Management (ARM) program. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Metech, its ARM program, "assures customers complete product stewardship Product stewardship is a concept whereby environmental protection centers around the product itself, and everyone involved in the lifespan of the product is called upon to take up responsibility to reduce its environmental impact. through step-by-step tracking and accountability for all material handling." Metech serves customers in the automotive, electrical and electronic, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. and metal processing industries and offers computer and cell phone recycling programs for disposal of consumer electronics. Its facilities in Worcester, in Gilroy, Calif., and in Penang are all ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certified. The company has also announced it has renewed its International Association of Electronics Recyclers (IAER IAER International Association of Electronics Recyclers IAER International Advances in Economic Research IAER Illinois Association of Energy Raters ) certification for the Worcester and Gilroy plants. "Continued IAER certification confirms our commitment to the responsible handling of electronic materials," Advani says. "The IAER Certified Electronics Recycler program complements Metech's existing ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications by adding additional elements including industry specific business practices, finance, security and employee training, health and safety." |
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