ANZRP leads by example, being certified to internationally recognised standards that are verified by annual third-party audits and other compliance activities. Its Quality, Safety and Environment Management System covers the entire e-waste value chain.
ANZRP is certified to 3 International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) standards: Quality (ISO 9001), Environmental (ISO 14001) and Safety (ISO 45001) and is audited annually to maintain these certifications.
ANZRP only works with collection, logistics and recycling partners that meet the highest standards that meet or exceed the NTCRS requirements, and that operate with sound environmental and workplace health and safety practices. This is one of the ways ANZRP works to safeguard members’ reputations.
ANZRP’s Approach to Compliance
ANZRP has processes in place to ensure compliance throughout its e-waste supply chain. These processes involve assessing partners for health, safety and environment (HSE) performance before they start working with ANZRP and regular audits once the partnership is established. ANZRP provides complete end to end solutions for computer and television e-waste.
Collection Partners
ANZRP’s TechCollect program requires all collection sites and collection partners pass rigorous HSE assessments.
Collection partners must provide evidence of HSE compliance to legislation and AS/NZS 5377 (e.g. risk assessment and other documentation) to be approved as a TechCollect site.
Once brought on as a TechCollect site, ANZRP staff conduct regular audits of all collection sites, either desktop or in-person.
Transport and Logistics Partners
Transporters that want to work with ANZRP must undergo an extensive pre-qualification process checking the strength of their safety management system and chain of responsibility policies and practices.
ANZRP conducts a combination of annual in-person and desktop audits of all its logistics providers, reviewing their policies and practices relating to HSE and safe and secure transport.
ANZRP also ensures that these partners all hold valid and current certificates and meet the Heavy Vehicle National Law requirements.
Recycling Partners
ANZRP recycling partners must have a safety management system and be third-party certified to e-waste recycling standard AS/NZS 5377:2013 and to ISO 14001:2015.
Recyclers undergo and pass an independent third-party audit before starting work for ANZRP. This audit focuses on HSE regulatory compliance, risk management and key requirements of the standard AS/NZS 5377:2013.
Once engaged, ANZRP continues to audit recycling partners. A full audit occurs every three years and surveillance visits are conducted in the years between the full audits.
Other monitoring activities include:
- GPS trackers in selected e-waste loads to provide assurance that e-waste collected is transported to approved recyclers and processed as intended
- Regular use of independent weighbridges
- Desktop audits of recyclers’ downstream material flow and recovery reports
- Verification and interrogation of downstream vendor audits.
ANZRP partners with a select few recyclers and goes above and beyond to ensure they are working to the highest possible standard for the protection and benefit of its members.
