Certifications/Compliance
Blue Star Recyclers Stewardship Policy:
At Blue Star Recyclers, we believe we have a responsibility to employ individuals with Autism and other disabilities and operate our business in a way that honors and respects the planet, conserves our natural resources, and protects the health and safety of our employees and community. In support of this philosophy, we have made key environmental and occupational health and safety issues a top priority and continue to include them as an integral part of our business. The commitment to environmental, health and safety stewardship starts at the top, with our CEO and Board of Directors, and permeates throughout our organization.
We are committed to the following:
a) Protecting the environment, human health and safety, data security, and social responsibility
b) Protecting workers' rights to a workplace free from harassment and discrimination
c) Protecting workers' rights to a workplace free from harmful pollutants and hazardous conditions
d) Preventing Transboundary Movement of Materials of Concern in violation of relevant laws, treaties, agreements, and the e-Stewards standard
e) Prohibiting the use of forced and child labor
f) Restricting the use of Prison Operations in accordance with the e-Stewards standard
g) Restricting the disposal of Movement of Materials of Concern in accordance with the e-Stewards standard
h) Prohibiting recruitment fees for employment
i) Prohibiting corruption, extortion, bribery, and embezzlement.
o We will comply with all applicable international, federal, state, and local regulations and will implement programs and procedures to ensure both conformance and compliance. We will strive to move beyond compliance by voluntarily adopting more rigorous industry standards for the responsible recycling of electronic waste. No hazardous or toxic material collected by Blue Star Recyclers will be sent to the landfill, incinerated, or exported to non-OECD countries for dispossession. Blue Star Recyclers is committed to providing safe, ethical, secure, and responsible electronic waste recycling services.
o We are committed to transparency throughout our operations. We believe we owe our staff, customers, advocates, and the general community honesty and accountability throughout all facets of our business, especially as it pertains to our environmental aspects and impacts.
o Through our Environmental Health and Safety Management System, we have instituted a systematic approach to plan, control, measure, and improve our own environmental and occupational health and safety performance. We have undertaken this exercise to understand the environmental and occupational health and safety risks associated with our operations and we proactively seek to mitigate against those hazards. As a part of this process, we will continually seek to improve both our environmental and our occupational health and safety performance and will regularly report our progress to all stakeholders.
o We are committed to prevent pollution and minimize our environmental impact as much as possible.
o We are committed to maintaining a safe work environment for our employees, volunteers, and visitors and seek to avoid accidents and injuries. We provide training to all of our employees concerning occupational hazards, specifically concerning material management, ergonomics, and emergency protocols. When applicable, we provide routine internal auditing related to incidents and accidents, air quality, exposure to substances, thermal stress, noise exposure, and other occupational risks.
o We will safeguard any material that potentially contains customer data.
o We believe that social accountability is tied to environmental stewardship. Therefore, we will only utilize downstream vendors that share our commitment to environmental responsibility and worker safety. We will not utilize any vendor that utilizes prison, slave, or child labor.
Blue Star Recyclers is committed to ensuring that the principles outlined in this policy are fully integrated into our daily business operations. We will communicate and reinforce this policy to all employees and business partners. We will devote the resources necessary to carry out our Environmental Health and Safety Management System regardless of changes to our management, budget, staffing, or operational process.
Blue Star Recyclers embraces community education as a core value. We are committed to furthering sustainability and environmental stewardship by facilitating educational programs and holding community recycling events.
