Noranda recycling receives ISO certification.Noranda Recycling Inc. has announced that its Brampton, Ontario Brampton (IPA: ˈbræmptən, ˈbræmtən) is a city in the GTA of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806. , Canada, electronics recycling facility has been 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. 14001 certified, joining four of the company's other ISO 14001-certified North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. facilities. "We are extremely pleased to have achieved compliance with ISO 14001-2004 in Brampton," says Steve Skurnac, president of Noranda Recycling. "This is truly a testament to the hard work of all employees to ensure that we have the right environmental policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental in place and that we are able to meet the ever-growing demand for the highest level of environmental performance." Certification of ISO environmental standards requires independent third-party verification. ISO 14001-2004 certification necessitates that a company has an environmental policy in place that states its intentions and commitment to environmental performance as well as a plan for analyzing the environmental impact of its operation with the goal of continual improvement. Noranda Recycling operates three end-of-life electronics recycling plants in Roseville, Calif.; LaVergne, Tenn.; and Brampton and two precious metals Precious Metals Valuable metals such as gold, iridium, palladium, platinum, and silver. Notes: Investing in precious metals can be done either by purchasing the physical asset, or by purchasing futures contracts for the particular metal. sampling facilities in San Jose, Calif., and East Providence, R.I. |
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