Where electronics can actually be recycled.

Most discarded electronics never reach documented treatment. This directory lists recyclers, refurbishers, and collection points that hold R2, e-Stewards, WEEELABEX, or ISO 14001 certification — searchable by place, material, and standard, with every entry drawn from public certification registries.

Why certification is the filter that matters

The instruments that measure this are public and dated. Certification is the audit trail that separates documented recycling from undocumented export.

eWaste generated annuallyUNITAR Global E-waste Monitor 2024
62M tonnes in 2022, on course for 82 million tonnes by 2030.
Formally collected and recycledUNITAR Global E-waste Monitor 2024
22.3% — the remaining 77.7% is undocumented: landfilled, informally processed, or exported.
Raw material valueUNITAR Global E-waste Monitor 2024
US$62B of gold, copper, and rare earth elements embedded in a single year’s discards.
Facilities in this directory
32 — each holding at least one of R2, e-Stewards, WEEELABEX, or ISO 14001.

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What the certifications mean

Three standards do most of the work in this directory. Each is administered by a named body and audited by third parties; the differences are in what they prohibit and where they apply.

R2

Responsible Recycling, administered by SERI (Sustainable Electronics Recycling International). The most widely adopted electronics recycling standard in North America. Certified facilities must track materials through the entire downstream chain, verify data destruction, and pass annual third-party audits covering environmental health and safety.

SERIDownstream trackingData sanitizationAnnual audits

e-Stewards

Administered by the Basel Action Network. The most stringent standard globally: it prohibits export of hazardous eWaste to developing countries under the Basel Convention, bans landfill and incineration entirely, requires GPS tracking of downstream shipments, and takes ISO 14001 as a prerequisite rather than an option.

Basel Action NetworkBasel ConventionZero landfillISO 14001 prerequisite

WEEELABEX

The European standard for WEEE treatment operators, developed by the WEEE Forum. It sets auditable requirements across collection, logistics, preparation for reuse, treatment, and recycling, is harmonized with EN 50625, and is mandatory for treatment operators in several EU member states under the WEEE Directive.

WEEE ForumEN 50625WEEE DirectiveMandatory in several member states

Where the data comes from

Every entry is drawn from publicly available certification registries and national scheme databases, checked against the facility’s own published information.

SERIsustainableelectronics.org
R2 Certified Electronics Recyclers directory, checked per facility.
Basel Action Networke-stewards.org
e-Stewards Certified Recycler list.
WEEE Forumweeelabex.org
WEEELABEX certified operator registry.
ISO 14001
Environmental management certifications, verified through national accreditation bodies.
National EPR registries
Producer responsibility scheme databases in EU member states, Japan, and South Korea.
UNITARGlobal E-waste Monitor 2024
Generation, collection, and material-value figures quoted on this page.

Part of the MobiCycle Tech toolset

The directory covers end-of-life. The rest of the toolset covers the chain that leads there.

ATAPI

API architecture, debugging, documentation, and integration — the data exchange layer under the rest of the tooling.

atapi.io

SBTi Tools

Science-based target tracking and analysis for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions across electricals and electronics.

sbti.tools

MobiBins

Collection containers, including designs that protect electronics from damage so reuse stays possible.

bins.mobi

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