Latest news from Sims Recycling Solutions http://simsrecycling.com2010-03-03T00:00:00umbraco The latest news stories from Sims Metal Management enhttp://uk.simsmm.com/css-sims/common-images/logo-MetalManagement.gifThe latest news stories from Sims Metal ManagementSims Recycling Solutions Becomes Canada's First Electronics Recycler Registered to OHSAS 18001http://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/03-march-2010-sims-canada-certification-firstWed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/03-march-2010-sims-canada-certification-firstSims 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. Sims named one of world's 100 most sustainable corporationshttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/01-march-2010-top-100-sustainable-corpMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/01-march-2010-top-100-sustainable-corpSims 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. UN call for global action on e-waste welcomedhttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/24-february-2010-un-e-waste-reportWed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/24-february-2010-un-e-waste-reportSims 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.Recycler of the Decadehttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/12-feb-2010-recycler-of-the-decadeFri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/12-feb-2010-recycler-of-the-decadeSims 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.New UK website meets demand for tackling fastest growing waste streamhttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/16-dec-09-new-uk-websiteWed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/16-dec-09-new-uk-websiteThe world’s largest electronics and metals recycling company, Sims Recycling Solutions, has launched a new website specifically designed to respond to the electrical and electronics recycling needs of UK businesses and public sector organisations. Demand for recycling of redundant electrical and electronic equipment in the UK has been rising steadily since the introduction of the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive in 2007. New Swedish language website launcheshttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/swedish-websiteThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/swedish-websiteSims Recycling Solutions in Katrineholm has launched a new website specifically designed to deliver the latest news and details about its products and services directly to Swedish and Nordic markets.Sims Recycling Solutions Canada captures gold award for electronics recyclinghttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/canada-awardFri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/canada-awardA gold distinction was awarded to Sims Recycling Solutions, Canada at the Recycling Council of Ontario's 2009 Waste Minimization Awards. The award is in recognition of Sims Recycling Solutions' leadership in the fields of environmentally sound electronics recycling.Sims Recycling Solutions launches a new German language websitehttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/german-website-launchTue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/german-website-launchSims Recycling Solutions has launched a new website specifically designed to deliver the latest news and details about its products and services directly to German markets. Sims Recycling Solutions acquires German IT asset recovery companyhttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/technorecycle-acquisitionTue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/technorecycle-acquisitionSims Recycling Solutions has further expanded its worldwide provision of IT asset management services with the acquisition of Technorecycle Buromaschinen Verwertung GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany.New European Sims Recycling Solutions website launchedhttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/new-eu-websiteWed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/new-eu-websiteA new website has been launched at http://eu.simsrecycling.com to introduce the range of pan-European electronics recycling services available to organisations operating in more than one European country. With materials recovery services available in 19 countries across Europe and a growing number of IT asset recovery services, Sims Recycling Solutions can offer businesses a true pan-European recycling service.The Asia Pacific (APAC) division announces the launch of a new regional websitehttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/apac-website-launchesTue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/apac-website-launchesSims Recycling Solutions has launched a new website to profile e-recycling services to Australasian and Asian countries - http://apac.simsrecycling.com. The APAC division has operations in Australia, India, New Zealand and Singapore but is able to offer recycling services to an increasing number of Asian countries.Global one stop shop for electronics recyclinghttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/global-one-stop-shopThu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/global-one-stop-shopOn the 17th June, at the Reverse Logistics Conference and Expo in Amsterdam, Sims Recycling Solutions and Multis Group will launch their 'one stop shop' integrated service. It will provide global reverse logistics services to OEMs, maximising value, enhancing control and minimising the environmental impact of processing OEM returned equipment.Discarded data threat to securityhttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/data-security-threatThu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/data-security-threatAn international study sponsored by Sims Recycling Solutions has revealed that 34% of discarded hard drives still contain confidential data. The nature of the data might even have threatened national security if found by the wrong hands.Brampton, Canada wins government contracthttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/canada-contract-winTue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/canada-contract-winSims Recycling Solutions, Canada is proud to announce that it has been successfully named as the primary recycler for the Ontrario Electronic Stewardship (OES) Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) programEuropean sites accreditation firstshttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/european-accreditationsFri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/european-accreditationsThe Sims Recycling Solutions site at Bergkamen in Germany is the first site in Europe outside of the UK to achieve the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health, Safety and Assessment System standard certification. The recently opened £12m WEEE plant in Newport, Wales, has been recommended for Certification to the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Standard and BS OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health Safety and Assessment Management Standard in record time.