trueCycle receives ISO certification.Pasadena, Calif.-based electronics recycler trueCycle Inc. has received 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 14001:2004 certifications, 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. company founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Todd Hill. ISO 9001:2000 certification means that the company has established and adheres to quality management standards in its business and customer relations, while ISO 14001:2004 certification means that the company has established environmental management systems. The company says that the combined standards "address important business and societal issues such as social responsibility, sustainability, conformity assessment Conformity assessment is any activity to determine, directly or indirectly, that a process, product, or service meets relevant standards and fulfills relevant requirements. , services standards and customer satisfaction." Hill says, "Electronics waste must be recognized as a special category, not simply because of the environmental impact of improper disposal, but also because e-waste posses greater opportunity for unauthorized access to personal or corporate information that may remain on hard drives and other electronics storage media, exposing corporations to risks associated with identity theft." He adds, "The adoption of rigorous ISO standards This is a list of ISO standards that are discussed in Wikipedia articles. For a list of all the more than 16,000 ISO standards (as of 2007), see the ISO Catalogue. About 300 of the standards produced by ISO and IEC's Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1) have been made freely/publicly allows trueCycle to better protect the environment and our customers." TrueCycle operates facilities in Placerville and Victorville, Calif., that provide asset management services, electronic scrap materials reclamation Reclamation A claim for the right to return or the right to demand the return of a security that has been previously accepted as a result of bad delivery or other irregularities in the delivery and settlement process. , recycling, volume reduction processing, environmental certification and equipment tracking services. More information on trueCycle and its services is available at www.true cycle.com |
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