“ISO 9001 is a certification that certain formal processes are being used within a company for their management of Quality Control. This includes monitoring processes, maintaining complete and accurate records, checking for defective output, taking action to correct defects, and continual internal reviews for effectiveness.”
Please see our certifications page for a listing of everything CEAR has achieved.
Many of them have come up with some innovative solutions to try and sustain.
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On October 13th the IPCC released its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C , known as SR15, prepared in response to an invitation from the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The results are disconcerting to say the least. At CEAR, we work every day to reduce our carbon footprint here in North America and more is going to have to be accomplished in the immediate future. CEAR is implementing new machinery to further clean downstream materials making even more of the end products completely refinery ready, this small change also positively affects the carbon outputs in Europe and Asia where our partner refineries are located.
Read the press release here
Considering the uncertainty of the looming e-plastics issues, a recent article in e-scrap news showcases the discussion around what has happened since China has almost completely stopped accepting e-plastics from the United States. Plastics used to be part of the electronics downstream that had value, now recyclers are paying large fees to recycle it.
Read the article here
On Tuesday May 29th-
Congressman Ami Bera made a visit to the CEAR facility to talk with our employees about the issues he’s working on and his plans to make our city even better by bringing more jobs. This is his 3rd visit to the CEAR Facility. Environmental policy is important to him and he sees the positive impact CEAR has made on the environment and green job creation. He visited for over an hour and answered many questions from the staff, including what he has done to help implement clean energy usage in his district and of course, what he sees for the future of healthcare.
The national forecasters are predicting that Dr. Bera is a solid win for the 7th district.
Thank you for your visit Congressman Bera
CEAR achieved certification as a Sacramento Area Sustainable Business. The categories include; Energy Conservation, Water Conservation, Pollution Prevention, Solid Waste Reduction, Green Building and Transportation and Air Quality.
‘We are proud to be recognized as a business that is going far beyond compliance in environmental sustainability. The core of our business is to sustain the environment through electronics reuse (ITAD) and recycling, so it is nice to be recognized for our internal practices as well.’ — Paul Gao, president and CEO
To read more about the certification click here
The National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) is a network of committed proponents comprised of governments, non-government organizations, businesses, and consumers who advocate that producers fairly share responsibility in a circular economy.
NSAC supports Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to conserve resources, reduce costs to local governments, create jobs in remanufacturing, and provide a circular economy. NSAC’s goal is to align public and private sectors through information and partnerships to implement and ensure sustainable recovery systems where producers have an appropriate level of sharing in the responsibility for those systems.
To learn more about the NSAC Board click here.
CEAR is the winner of the 2018 Bow and Arrow award winner for creative partnerships and demonstrating the inter-dependence among stakeholders.
The CEAR team is pleased to continue our collaboration with local governments and work tirelessly to pave the way for more recycling opportunities. Our focus on reuse in the electronics recycling sector is helping to create a circular economy and to allow for more sustainability in the ‘e-waste’ industry.
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