Awards and certification

Certifications & Accolades

Independent standards help our customers build more accountable technology recovery and resale programs.

RIOS and R2v3 certification marks

Certified operations

Standards behind the work

Certification provides a common operating language for quality, environmental performance, worker health and safety, data security, and responsible reuse.

CTNY’s Dallas–Fort Worth operation is built around traceability and clear downstream outcomes—from serialized receiving and data sanitization to testing, grading, and global distribution.

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Quality · Environment · Health & Safety

RIOS™ Certification

RIOS is the recycling industry’s integrated management system. It combines quality, environmental, and health-and-safety practices into one practical framework for responsible operations.

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Reuse · Data Security · Responsible Recycling

R2v3 Certification

R2 certification is based on the Sustainable Electronics Recycling International standard and addresses quality, environmental, health, safety, and data-security practices across the electronics lifecycle.

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What this means for customers

A clearer chain of custody

  • Documented receiving and serialized asset tracking
  • Defined data sanitization and destruction practices
  • Consistent testing, grading, and reporting
  • Responsible reuse, resale, and downstream processing