COUNTERFEIT GOODS TRAFFICKING PUTS RENEWED EMPHASIS ON INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS

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COUNTERFEIT GOODS TRAFFICKING PUTS RENEWED
EMPHASIS ON INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
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• Scandal continues to disrupt the electronics
  recycling industry again the result of
  unscrupulous activity from trusted industry
  players.
• And when such a scandal hits, its usually
  accompanied by a laundry list of federal charges
  like trafficking in counterfeit goods and
  falsifying records. Many organizations and
  government entities rely on electronics recyclers
  for the destruction of various types of
  electronic equipment but several companies who
  are not e-Stewards certified have been found to
  resell equipment that was to have been destroyed.

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• For instance, the governments Customs and Border
  Protection Agency seizes huge amounts of knockoff
  electronics and sends them to an electronics
  recycler for destruction. Some vendors, however,
  have brought the merchandise back into the
  marketplace to be resold, instead of destroying
  it as obligated.
• Unfortunately, this practice is not all that
  uncommon because of fierce competition and the
  fact that manufacturers have placed a lot of
  pressure on firms to lower the rates they pay for
  destruction.

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• Proper disposal of such equipment whether for
  government or private entities is necessary for
  a variety of reasons. In the example of the
  Border Patrol, seized counterfeit goods are to be
  destroyed at the governments request. However,
  corporations big and small have similar needs
  to prohibit defective or returned goods from
  reaching market to retire older models when new
  ones are introduced or to prevent used goods
  possibly collected through a trade-in program
  from reaching market again.
• This excess of reverse logistics and product
  destruction needs has paved the way for
  bargain-priced providers to boast claims they
  often cannot deliver on. One means of
  compensating for their low prices illicitly
  selling the very items they were charged with
  responsibly destroying.

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• Proving that something no longer exists can be
  tricky. In fact, some go to extreme measures like
  doctoring paperwork to declare the merchandise is
  destroyed.
• Heres where our industry faces the test of
  integrity. As they say, true character means
  acting your best, even when you know no one is
  watching.

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One such standard is the e-Stewards
Certification program. Developed and maintained
by the Basel Action Network, the standard sets
forth ethical requirements including an
assurance that no hazardous electronic waste is
exported to developing countries, and that no
toxic materials end up in municipal landfills.
Annual audits hold the programs members to
ongoing scrutiny, assuring continued compliance.
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It is a stringent set of guidelines to which not
every vendor can adhere. However, for customers
those seeking the highest assurance that their
unwanted assets are being destroyed in a way that
values both privacy and environmental integrity
it offers invaluable peace of mind. Since All
Green E-Waste Recycling was established based on
the concept of taking the industry to a new level
and transforming the way electronics recycling is
done, it only made sense for All Green to become
e-Stewards Certified. All Green formally received
certification in 2010.
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• If these certifications did not exist, wed still
  mind our conscience in fact, we declare exactly
  that on Our Valuespage. However, it is important
  to the health of the industry as a whole to
  participate in the positive trend of voluntary
  accountability programs. All Green is not just
  certified to the e-Stewards standard we are
  also certified to R2 2013 Responsible Recycling
  Practices Standard, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and
  members of the National Association for
  Information Destruction (NAID). We showcase these
  commitments proudly they sit at the top of
  every page of our website, right next to our
  logo. It is our reminder that ultimately, we are
  serving the general public, and we do so with
  honor.
• While theres still instances of poor practices
  occurring, the industry is steadily improving. A
  great deal of due diligence is required when
  selecting a vendor for legitimate services around
  the handling of end-of-life equipment, electronic
  or otherwise. Widely-accepted certifications like
  e-Stewards help to simplify that process,
  keeping standards high across the board, and
  benefiting the market as a whole.

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