Green Key Global is pleased to announce Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) as an official vendor in the Green Key Global Vendor Program. This prestigious recognition underscores EPRA’s commitment to sustainability.
Green Key Global is a leading certification body empowering hospitality businesses in North America to achieve excellence in sustainability. The Green Key Global Vendor Program connects vetted vendors with certified establishments, promoting responsible products and services across the hospitality industry.
EPRA is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization that operates regulated recycling programs across Canada, ensuring that end-of-life electronics are handled in a safe, secure and environmentally-sound manner. As a Preferred Vendor, EPRA will provide electronics recycling services that Green Key Global members can use to benefit their operations. This partnership reflects EPRA’s dedication to reducing environmental impact and promoting sustainable practices within the industry. EPRA operates the Recycle My Electronics program right across Canada.
“EPRA is excited to work with the Green Key Global Vendor Program, to offer safe, secure electronics recycling. This partnership helps Canada’s hotel and hospitality sustainability leaders ensure responsible recycling” said Cliff Hacking, President & CEO of EPRA.
“Welcoming EPRA to the Green Key Global Vendor Program aligns perfectly with our mission to support hotels in their sustainability initiatives,” stated Anick Levesque, Managing Director of Green Key Global. “Together, we are empowering hospitality leaders to create a positive environmental impact.”
About EPRA
As an award-winning, industry-led, not-for-profit organization, EPRA has been setting the standard for safe, secure electronics recycling in Canada. EPRA is chartered with improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Canada’s regulated electronics stewardship. EPRA’s Recycle My Electronics programs have recycled over 1.3 million tonnes of electronics, diverting e- waste from landfill and illegal export.
Resource Recovery and Reintegration: Recycling with EPRA/Recycle My Electronics ensures devices are diverted from landfills and recycled responsibly for sustainable material recovery, including plastic, glass, gold, silver and copper, all of which can be recovered and reused without losing their properties and reintegrated back into the manufacturing supply chain.
When you recycle electronics with EPRA/Recycle My Electronics programs you’re helping to:
- Ensure the safe and secure destruction of personal data stored on hardware.
- Protect health and safety of workers and handlers.
- Divert e-waste from Canadian landfills.
- Prevent e-waste from being illegally exported or handled by irresponsible recyclers, decreasing environmental issues for the planet.
- Recover and recycle resources that can be put back into the manufacturing supply chain, conserving natural resources.
Whether it’s giving residents convenient locations to drop off their electronics or providing customized electronics recycling solutions for accommodation providers, EPRA/Recycle My Electronics helps Canadians make a positive impact on the environment.
To learn more, visit: recycleMYelectronics.ca
About Green Key Global
Green Key Global, owned by the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) and the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), is a leading certification body empowering hospitality businesses in North America to achieve excellence in sustainability. Our globally recognized Best-in-Class solutions ensure that our members meet high international standards, leveraging corporate social responsibility and environmental social governance, gaining a competitive edge in the eco-conscious market. By aligning with all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Green Key Global sets a comprehensive standard for sustainability practices. Join us as we lead the way towards a more sustainable future for the hospitality industry: http://www.greenkeyglobal.com/home