October 14, 2020 marked the third International E-Waste Day, designed to promote compliant and sustainable disposal of e-waste throughout the world. This year, amid the global pandemic, a particular focus given to education and activities predominantly took place online. Virtual Conference: “A circular economy in E-waste for an Atmanirbhar Bharat” Sims Lifecycle Services’ (SLS) Global…
Speed. Strength. Reliability. As technology manufacturers race to innovate and maintain momentum, the world of 5G is opening new levels of speed and acceleration. The worldwide 5G network infrastructure market revenue will almost double in 2020 to reach $8.1 billion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc., and enterprises are spending almost $200bn a…
How to manage hardware security when decommissioning a hyperscale data center Physical IT security is important in ensuring the prevention of data from being compromised in a physical way. In a recent report, 63 percent of organizations reported security breaches over the last year due to hardware vulnerabilities, and only 59 percent of those companies…
Written By: Patricia Whiting, Sr. International Policy Analyst for Sims Lifecycle Services U.S. Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Relations, and Special Projects holds Hearing to review U.S. Efforts to Address Ocean Plastic Pollution Background Plastic ocean pollution is an emerging issue, widely covered by the media and increasingly the focus of public policy initiatives aimed…
Insight into the Process at Sims Lifecycle Services Project planning Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) has completed many edge decommissioning projects and is well prepared to manage the variable nature of edge work. We pre-plan on-site work, resourcefully problem solve, and adapt to unique site conditions. Site preparation We show up on site, ready to tackle…
The coronavirus has continued to impact telecommunications and technology industries in many ways. Recently, the tech industry has shown a 14 percent decrease in global device shipments. IT spending, purchasing and manufacturing is down, but cloud infrastructure is currently coping with increased traffic. These behaviors have led to a sustainable trend of resourceful IT asset…
Written By: Patricia Whiting, Sr. International Policy Analyst for Sims Lifecycle Services Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secretariat of the Basel Convention* recently announced that the Bureau of the Basel Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) determined it not feasible to organize the upcoming face-to-face meeting June 22-25, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. Rather, the Bureau has…
As experts in resource management and materials recovery, Sims Lifecycle Services put together a list of basic best practices for designing products for sustainability.
If somebody told me three months ago, the global economy would crash, millions would lose their jobs, and schools would be closed all in response to a global pandemic, just like the rest of us, I would not have believed them. Yet, here we are today. At the moment in most parts of the globe…
Patricia Whiting, senior international policy analyst for Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) recently attended two meetings concerning plastic waste from the perspective of the circular economy and transboundary movement. One symposium was hosted on Feb. 12, 2020 in Washington by the law firm of Beveridge and Diamond; and the other was held in Seychelles, Africa on…