R2 Certification: The Responsible Recycling (R2) practices for use in accredited certification programs (PDF) is a set of guidelines for accredited certification programs to assess electronics recyclers environmental, worker health and safety, and security practices. Since January 2006, EPA has facilitated a multi-stakeholder group to develop this document.

The voluntary R2 practices include general principles and specific practices for recyclers disassembling or reclaiming used electronics equipment including those electronics that are exported for refurbishment and recycling.

ISO 14001:2004 Certification: The ISO 14000 is a standard for environmental management systems that is applicable to any business, regardless of size, location or income. The aim of the standard is to reduce the environmental footprint of a business and to decrease the pollution and waste a business produces. The most recent version of ISO 14001 was released in 2004 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) which has representation from committees all over the world. The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment. In order for an organization to be awarded an ISO 14001 certificate they must be externally audited by an audit body that has been accredited by an accreditation body.

OHSAS 18001:2007 Certification: The OHSAS 18001 Occupational health and safety was created via the concerted effort from a number of the worlds leading national standards bodies, certification bodies, and specialist consultancies. A main driver for this was to try to remove confusion in the workplace from the proliferation of certifiable OH&S specifications. It promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows our organization to consistently identify and control its health and safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents, aid legislative compliance and improve overall performance.  The standard has been updated to OHSAS 18001:2007 to parallel ISO 14001 and ISO 9000 for more consistency and to enable easier integration of environment, quality and health and safety management systems into one.

EPA Recycler Certification: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. EPA has worked with manufacturers, recyclers, states and others to develop stringent and robust practices for safe recycling of discarded electronics both here and abroad. Released in the fall of 2008, the Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices establishes voluntary principles and practices for recyclers disassembling or reclaiming used electronics equipment to follow.