STANDARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
CASCADE’S MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN INDEPENDENTLY ACCREDITED BY AUTHORIZED CERTIFICATION BODIES TO THE HIGHEST INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES, DATA SECURITY AND SANITIZATION, AND QUALITY PROCESSES.
Cascade is among the first companies to receive the title Certified e-Stewards Recycler. This comprehensive audit process samples all of Cascade’s operations, processes and people to ensure compliance with this demanding standard. It works to prevent the export of hazardous e-waste overseas, protect worker health and safety, and ensure customer data is protected. View our current e-Stewards certificates for all of our facilities. For information on how we test major device types visit our Testing Procedures page.
Learn more at www.e-stewards.org
Cascade’s NAID AAA Certification is for Onsite & Plant-based Computer Hard Drive Sanitization Operation, including Onsite & Plant-based Physical Hard Drive destruction, Electronic Media & Non-Paper Media destruction. View our current NAID certificates for all of our processing facilities. For more information on how Cascade leverages NAID AAA certification, visit our Security page.
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Cascade’s environmental management system has been ISO 14001 certified since 2007. This requires the company’s facilities to undergo annual on-site audits to assess conformance to this standard and a demonstration of continuous improvement in environmental performance.
Learn more about ISO 14001View our current ISO 14001 certificates for all of Cascade’s processing facilities.
Cascade is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality standard for all facilities. Cascade initially earned ISO 9001:2008 certification beginning in 2012. In 2017, we upgraded to the 2015 version. This internationally recognized independently audited certification standard evaluates a company’s quality management system and its commitment to continual improvement in customer service. View our current ISO 9001 certificates for all of Cascade’s processing facilities.
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PCI-DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. In September 2006, 5 major credit card brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB) established the payment card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI-SSC). PCI-SSC created and continues to oversee PCI-DSS, which is an information security standard for organizations that accept or process credit cards in any way. Cascade performs an annual Self Assessment to ensure we meet the current standard requirements. See a copy of our current PCI-DSS Validation and Attestation.