With today’s emphasis on recycling, R2 certifications are becoming more important. If you are a reseller of cell phones and mobile devices, to offer the best quality and for your safety, you must purchase your inventory of second-hand and recertified equipment from an R2 certified wholesaler, as we are at Nextouch.

The original R2 certification was developed by the technical advisory committee of Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI).

It set out to establish industry standards for the reuse and recycling of electronics. They evaluated different methods and practices and came up with guidelines that work best for the environment, employees, corporations, and wholesalers.

At nextouch we are proud to sell used and recycled phones with the best practices to collaborate in maintaining a more sustainable world and offering the best products to our customers. We have a wide selection of used and factory refurbished phones for wholesale.

There are several reasons to use an R2 certified mobile reseller. R2 Certified Resellers:

• Prioritize the repair and resale of returned devices. This ultimately helps operators by allowing the reseller to deal with more operators and giving them more wholesale options.
• Ensure your security with R2 data protocols. This certification means that the reseller is guaranteed that all data on a phone is deleted before reselling it.
• Ensure the destruction of data on phones that are going to be recycled to avoid data leaks. This does not allow anyone to obtain data from previously used phones, even if they are being destroyed.
• Use sustainable recycling practices so that every part of a phone or device is reused or recycled.
  Provide tagging functionality. They can’t label something as fully functional unless it actually is.
  They are periodically audited by Sustainable Electronics Recycling International to ensure they continue practices reliably.

R2 certified wholesalers offer less expensive products from leading operators in a safe and sustainable manner.

You have many benefits as a seller when you use an R2 certified wholesaler. Here are some:

• An R2 certified reseller completely tracks the recycling or resale process. This prevents items intended for resale or recycling from being lost or stolen due to the information they contain.
  Wholesalers are responsible for ensuring that R2 suppliers comply with all environmental protection, human health and data security standards.
• Trained employees properly operate devices in a safe and effective work environment.
• An R2 certified reseller does not allow sensitive information to fall into the wrong hands, keeping you legally protected.

Each of these benefits is important when you consider your reputation as a reseller. When you buy from an R2 certified reseller, you can get all of these benefits at no additional cost to you and at a lower price to the end user.

As more resellers become environmentally conscious, the importance of an R2 certification increases. This certification acts as a regulatory device for those who recycle and wholesale mobile phones.

When a company has this certification, its buyers know that the company cares about environmental safety, data security, and ultimately the end user of the device.