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Latest Global news from Sims Recycling Solutions

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A partnership for recycling

Sims Recycling Solutions has entered into a partnership with Immark France to allow both companies to present an extended service offering to their clients.

1/Sep/2010

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Sims announce acquisition of Wincanton's recycling assets

Sims Recycling Solutions, a leading electronics recycling company, has expanded its presence in the UK electronics recycling market with the acquisition of the business assets of Wincanton PLC’s recycling division in a move that extends Sims’ reach into the retailer sector and consolidates its position in the UK market.

4/Aug/2010

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Sims Voted Largest E-Recycler In North America by Recycling Today

Sims Recycling Solutions, the world’s largest electronics recycler has been named as the top electronics recycler in North America for the July 2010 issue of Recycling Today. Out of the 20 other recycling companies Sims Recycling Solutions maintained the highest volumes of electronic scrap recycled in 2009.

17/Jun/2010

News Archive - 2010

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On-site secure data destruction vehicle first in UK in quality standards

Sims Recycling Solutions is pleased to announce that its mobile secure data destruction service has received recommendation to ISO 9001 quality management system, ISO 14001 environmental management system and OHSAS 18001 safety management system.

26/Apr/2010

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Sims Recycling Solutions Becomes Canada's First Electronics Recycler Registered to OHSAS 18001

Sims Recycling Solutions Canada has successfully become the first electronics recycling company in Canada registered to the international standard OHSAS 18001. OHSAS 18001 is an occupational health and safety management system enabling organizations to control and continuously improve their occupational health and safety risks.

3/Mar/2010

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Sims named one of world's 100 most sustainable corporations

Sims Recycling Solutions’ parent company, Sims Metal Management, has been listed as one of the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World for the second year running. The list, compiled by sustainable business publication Corporate Knights, was announced at the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

1/Mar/2010

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UN call for global action on e-waste welcomed

Sims Recycling Solutions has welcomed the call from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Bali this week for greater efforts to fix the international problem of growing mountains of e-waste.

24/Feb/2010

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Recycler of the Decade

Sims Recycling Solutions’ parent company, Sims Metal Management, has been named Best Recycler of the Decade by the UK’s leading recycling magazine, Materials Recycling Week (MRW). The announcement was made in MRW’s ‘review of the noughties’ which identified the UK’s top performing companies in the materials recycling and waste management sector between 2000 and 2009.

12/Feb/2010

News Highlights

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Sims named one of world's 100 most sustainable corporations

Sims Recycling Solutions’ parent company, Sims Metal Management, has been listed as one of the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World for the second year running. The list, compiled by sustainable business publication Corporate Knights, was announced at the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

1/Mar/2010