Ecovery Receives RIOS Certification

Ecovery LLC, based in Loxley, Ala., has received the Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) certification for its Loxley electronics recycling facility. Ecovery specializes in mechanical de-manufacturing and separation of electronic and non-ferrous scrap.  

In addition to processing electronic scrap, Ecovery says it is the exclusive licensed representative for Guidetti, Lyndex, SCS, and KM -- four European recycling equipment companies. Ecovery, which operates a 70,000+ square foot facility, processes around 2.5 million pounds per month of electronics and non-ferrous scrap.

Brock Norris, Ecovery’s director of Commodities, says the company’s managers and consultants worked to design and implement a RIOS management system that involved training and other aspects to meet RIOS standards.

“We are excited to join the 21 facilities who are RIOS certified worldwide. Ecovery recognizes that the responsibility for quality, environment, health and safety are shared, requiring cooperation not only between employees and supervisors, but among and between all those who assume the various roles within the company. Ecovery continues to improve upon quality, environmental, and health and safety issues to provide an injury-free workplace, protect our environment and provide quality service and products to our customers,” says Norris.

RIOS is a system designed and overseen by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) to help recycling companies manage the quality, environmental, and health & safety issues of their operations. R2 certification is expected to be completed before year end.