As of July 1, Vermont will officially have the strictest regulations of e-waste facilities in the USA. In Vermont, R2 compliance is not a "carrot" you need to do to win a contract - it's a mandatory regime which you must certify to in order to do business in Vermont. And Vermont has added some bells and whistles "Vermont rules". But whatever your standard, it's not very meaningful without an annual 3rd Party audit. Ours is today.
What I'd like to do is wax philosophically on what parts of an environmental audit add value to the environment, what parts are a "snapshot" which means nothing a month earlier or a month later, and what parts of an audit are really valuable for sharpening the tools in the drawer. As a result of the environmental audit (scheduled today from 9AM-2PM), we tended to a number of "wilting flowers" at Good Point Recycling: Scheduled an overdue team safety meeting, replaced locks, reviewed our voluntary OSHA audit paperwork (from a year ago), and moved some lamps which were, shall we say, nearing their expiration date (lamps we collect and don't get paid for - stiffed on - we naturally tag for return to the client en principe, but that can put you beyond the 365 day storage limit).
What I'd like to do is wax philosophically on what parts of an environmental audit add value to the environment, what parts are a "snapshot" which means nothing a month earlier or a month later, and what parts of an audit are really valuable for sharpening the tools in the drawer. As a result of the environmental audit (scheduled today from 9AM-2PM), we tended to a number of "wilting flowers" at Good Point Recycling: Scheduled an overdue team safety meeting, replaced locks, reviewed our voluntary OSHA audit paperwork (from a year ago), and moved some lamps which were, shall we say, nearing their expiration date (lamps we collect and don't get paid for - stiffed on - we naturally tag for return to the client en principe, but that can put you beyond the 365 day storage limit).
