RIOS Members

Thank you very much for your RIOS membership.  We appreciate your confidence in RIOS.

The RIOS Program offers members like you a number of benefits, including:

  • Licensed copy of the Recycling Industry Operating Standard® (RIOS)
  • Access to the RIOS Community
  • RIOS Implementation Guide
  • RIOS Internal Auditor Training Materials
  • Basic RIOS assistance
  • Eligibility to send RIOS facility staff to RIOS Train the Trainer Workshops (attendance optional)
  • Eligibility for certification of enrolled RIOS facilities (certification optional)
  • Appointment to the RIOS Committee
  • Eligibility to serve on the Board of Directors of ISRI Services Corporation (i.e., RIOS Board), in accordance with the ISC Bylaws.

RIOS documents other than licensed copies of RIOS may be downloaded from the RIOS Community.  For download instructions, see our FAQ section.

RIOS Train-the-Trainer Workshop

RIOS Train the Trainer Workshops is an intensive multi-day training program for RIOS facility staff with RIOS or R2/RIOS implementation responsibilities.  The Workshops focuses on use of the RIOS Implementation Guide to design and implement RIOS or R2/RIOS management systems and on internal auditing techniques.  The Workshops is priced below costs as a benefit of RIOS membership.  Read more on the latest Workshop Information.

RIOS Certification

RIOS certification is available only to RIOS member facilities.  For RIOS certification, facilities must successfully pass an audit conducted by a RIOS certification body (CB) accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB).  Please click on the following links for  a list of RIOS CBs  and  a list of RIOS-certified facilities.