Environmental Controls

ISO14001 & ISO9001 CERTIFICATIONS

MPC facilities are certified to both ISO14001 and ISO9001 standards.

ISO14001 is a voluntary international standard for environmental management. It outlines the framework for the creation and implementation of an environmental management system (EMS). ISO 14001 requires that companies go "beyond compliance" and identify specific proactive ways that the environment can be protected.

ISO9001 is a voluntary international standard for quality management. It outlines the framework for the creation and implementation of a quality management system (QMS) that focuses on meeting customer requirements, providing quality products and services and continuous improvement.

"Our commitment to certification confirms that environmental and quality excellence is a top priority for MPC," said David Kutoff, President/CEO, MPC. “We are proud of our reputation in the Electronics Recycling industry for high standards of environmental excellence and quality products and services. We believe certification further demonstrates our commitment to the environment and our customers."

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) www.iso.org is an independent worldwide federation that promotes the development and implementation of voluntary international standards. ISO consists of representatives from 146 countries, with the United States represented by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) www.ansi.org.

BAN E-STEWARD CERTIFICATION

MPC has signed the Electronics Recycler’s Pledge of True Stewardship. MPC meets the world’s most responsible environmental and social justice criteria for electronics recyclers including no toxic e-waste dumped in landfills or incinerators, exported to developing countries, or sent to prison labor operations and no release of private data.

BAN (www.ban.org) is the world's only organization focused on confronting the global environmental injustice and economic inefficiency of toxic trade (toxic wastes, products and technologies) and its devastating impacts.

ENVIRONMENTAL, QUALITY, HEALTH and SAFETY POLICY

Customer Focused
MPC is committed to our customers. This commitment is reflected in providing quality service, maximization of return on assets and the minimization of recycling costs.

MPC is committed to earning our Customer’s loyalty through doing things right the first time, every time.

The direct measure of how well we are delivering on our quality commitment is the degree to which we meet our Customers' requirements and exceed their expectations.

Performance Driven
Performance is achieved by teamwork and a process and culture of continual improvement achieved through monitoring and rigorous evaluation.

MPC strives to continually improve our processes, products and services to deliver solutions of the highest value.

Environmentally Based
MPC is committed to providing the highest quality recycling, remarketing, and recovery of our customer's electronic equipment through environmentally proper methods.

MPC is committed to leading our industry in environmentally sound methods for processing material.

MPC is committed to managing used and end of life electronic equipment based on a reuse, recover, energy recovery hierarchy including onsite and downstream materials management throughout the recycling chain.

MPC is committed to manage Focus Materials outlined in the Responsible Recycling (“R2”) Practices Standards with due diligence to protect our environment.

MPC is committed to the prevention of pollution through a commitment to maintaining our strict “No Landfill" policy, which states that MPC will not landfill any material which it processes, generates or utilizes within its operation.

MPC is committed to comply with all legal and other requirements.

MPC is committed to communicate and reinforce this policy throughout the company, to our customers, our suppliers and to the public.

Health and Safety Centered
MPC is committed to strive for the highest safety standards for its employees. Safety does not occur by chance. It is the result of careful attention to our work by all those involved.

MPC is committed to the prevention of injury and ill health by providing a safe place to work, the proper protective equipment, and a work environment conducive to safe work practices and policies.

POLLUTION PREVENTION

It is the policy of MPC to prevent any pollution of our environment. This has and will continue to be implemented by the CEO of the corporation. Typical examples of how this is being accomplished are as follows:

1. An ongoing, aggressive installation program of state-of-the-art equipment for any fume or dust generation process.
2. Formal employee education and training programs.
3. Evaluation of all processes for environmental impact alternatives.

Included in MPC’s recovery technology are baghouse dust collection systems for the shredder as well as any operations where dust is generated. Dust collection hoods have been modified for increased containment. Baghouse dust collection systems have vacuum gauges installed to alert operators if a tear or hole develops in a bag. To further enhance dust minimization, MPC routinely cleans the production area floor with a water scrubber floor vacuum. The water from the scrubber is collected and evaporated to recover the dirt and dust particles, which are then dried and recycled. A separate dedicated water washing and collection system is used periodically to wash down the walls and equipment within the shred room. The recovered wash water is also evaporated, dried and recycled.