A SERI R2v3 certified electronics recycler.
SunTech Recycle holds an active SERI R2v3 certification — the most widely recognized standard for responsible, secure and sustainable electronics recycling and IT asset disposition. For your organization, it means the partner handling your retired hardware is independently audited against rigorous requirements for data security, environmental responsibility and downstream accountability.
What R2v3 certification means
Administered by SERI (Sustainable Electronics Recycling International), R2v3 is the leading global standard for the electronics recycling and ITAD industry.
- R2 (Responsible Recycling) is the leading certification for the electronics recycling and ITAD industry, administered by SERI. R2v3 is its current, most rigorous version.
- Certification is granted only after independent, accredited third-party audits — and is maintained through ongoing surveillance audits, not a one-time check.
- It sets requirements across the full lifecycle: reuse and repair first, secure data sanitization, environmentally sound recycling, worker health and safety, and verified downstream vendor due diligence.
What an R2v3 partner protects
Choosing a certified recycler isn’t a formality — it’s how you transfer real risk off your organization.
Data security you can prove
R2v3 mandates documented data sanitization aligned with recognized standards (such as NIST 800-88) and a verifiable record for every device — directly reducing your exposure to data-breach risk and liability.
Compliance & audit readiness
Working with an R2v3-certified recycler gives your auditors, regulators and clients independent evidence that retired assets were handled to a recognized standard — supporting Law 25, PIPEDA and your own frameworks.
Environmental responsibility
The standard enforces a reuse-first hierarchy, responsible recycling of materials and strict controls on focus materials — keeping electronics out of landfill and feeding recovered materials back into the supply chain.
Verified downstream accountability
R2v3 requires due diligence on every downstream vendor, so materials are tracked and managed responsibly all the way through the chain — not handed off and forgotten.
Tracked, documented, accountable
- Every asset is tracked from collection through processing under a documented chain of custody.
- Data-bearing devices are sanitized or destroyed to standard, each tied to a serialized record.
- Material streams and downstream vendors are documented and verified.
- You receive certificates and diversion / recovery reporting at close-out.
What the standard enforces
- Reuse, repair and refurbishment hierarchy
- Secure data sanitization & destruction
- Environmental, health & safety management system
- Focus-material handling controls
- Downstream vendor due diligence
- Full chain-of-custody documentation
Work with a certified recycler
Put your retired hardware in the hands of a SERI R2v3 certified partner. Request a collection, an assessment or a secure destruction quote.
