Certifications

Our certifications are the proof behind our promises — verified standards our facilities meet for responsible recycling and secure data destruction.

Our Standards

Certifications & Compliance

What each standard means, and where our facilities currently stand.

Blaine, MN Certified
Responsible Recycling Standard (R2v3)
Responsible Recycling standard covering downstream vendor management, data sanitization, and materials recovery.
Certified
National Association for Information Destruction (NAID AAA)
The data destruction industry’s highest certification for secure, DOD-compliant destruction of sensitive data.
Certified
Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS)
ReMA’s (formerly ISRI) Recycling Industry Operating Standard, combining quality, environmental, and health & safety management systems in one certification.
In Compliance
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act governs how hazardous waste — including certain electronics and batteries — must be handled and disposed of.
Practices Aligned
IEEE Standard for Sanitizing Storage (IEEE 2883)
The IEEE standard for sanitizing storage devices, defining verified methods for clearing, purging, and destroying data-bearing media.
In Compliance
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires proper disposal of consumer report information — directly relevant to our shredding and hard drive destruction services.
In Compliance
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires healthcare organizations to safeguard patients’ health information, including when the records and devices holding it are disposed of.
In Compliance
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
The FACTA Disposal Rule requires businesses to take reasonable measures when disposing of consumer report information.
In Compliance
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
NIST Special Publication 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization, is the federal reference for clearing, purging, and destroying data on storage media.
In Compliance
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires safeguarding and secure disposal of consumers’ financial information handled by covered institutions.

Accountability

How We Keep Materials Accountable

Certifications set the standard. These are the practices that back them up, from intake to final disposition.

Chain of Custody

Items are logged at intake, so it’s clear at what stage in the process each item is.
A Certificate of Recycling or Shredding is issued once processing is complete, giving you documented proof for your compliance records.
We guarantee that no waste is sent to a landfill.

Downstream Vendor Transparency

R2v3 requires documented tracking of where materials go after they leave our facility; we follow that standard at our certified locations.
We work with vetted downstream partners for materials recovery.
Records are available as part of your recycling documentation, upon request.