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September 11, 2012

Sims Recycling Solutions Acquires E-Structors Inc.

by SLS Media

Sims Recycling Solutions has expanded its North American operations by acquiring E-Structors Inc., an Elkridge, Md.-based electronics recycler. The purchase was completed on September 4. E-Structors, one of the largest electronics recyclers in Maryland, Washington D.C, and Virginia, provides electronics recycling and document destruction services to companies across the United States. E-Structors’ clients include educational…

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Posted in: Sims Announcements
September 3, 2012

Patricia Whiting Joins Sims Recycling Solutions as Company’s First International Policy Analyst

by SLS Media

Sims Recycling Solutions has hired Patricia Whiting to join the company’s Original Equipment Manufacturer Compliance Group as its first international policy analyst. Prior to accepting this position, Whiting spent 21 years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an environmental protection specialist in the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (formerly the Office of Solid…

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Posted in: Sims Announcements
June 22, 2012

Sweet Harmony: Software Deployment Allows Sims Recycling Solutions to Standardize Operations, Streamline Business Practices

by SLS Media

Sims Recycling Solutions’ customers rely on the company to responsibly recycle their end-of-life electronics, resell their reusable equipment and refine their precious metals. The ability to consistently provide service that meets customer expectations requires good communication every step of the way—from receipt of material to processing it to shipping it. But after a growth spurt…

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Posted in: Sims Announcements
June 16, 2012

Working Together To Improve Device Recyclability

by SLS Media

For years, consumers and corporations alike have sought ways to incorporate green practices into the way they live and do business. They use their individual and corporate purchasing power to identify and reward those manufacturers whose responsible and sustainable methods conserve natural resources, protect the environment and safeguard human health. So it should come as…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, OEM Compliance, Waste Disposal Issues
June 8, 2012

Football Player Assembled from E-waste Scores an Environmental, Public Relations Touchdown with Cowboys Fans

by SLS Media

He may not have been a first-round NFL draft pick, but his throwing arm—constructed from surplus power strips—definitely caught the attention of everyone who saw him. Tomi Lee, a football player assembled entirely from e-waste and wearing Dallas Cowboys team colors—made an impressive debut on the on the Dallas Cowboys Stadium football field during a…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, Sims Announcements
June 1, 2012

Sims Recycling Solutions Teams with DSNY at Five SAFE Disposal Events to Help Big Apple Residents Take a Bite Out of E-waste

by SLS Media

In one of New York City’s more than 3 million households there is very likely a worn-out television, printer or computer about to be packed up and tossed out or stashed in a closet. This problem—old electronics and how to dispose of them—presents a challenge to individuals and cities. Thrown into a trash bin and…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, OEM Compliance, Waste Disposal Issues
March 16, 2012

Sims Recycling Solutions Earns Five-Year Department of Defense Continuation of Service Contract

by SLS Media

Sims Recycling Solutions, the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, announced recently that the Department of Defense has agreed to renew a five-year continuation of service contract with Sims. Sims Recycling Solutions has been the sole provider of electronic de-manufacturing services for the Department of Defense for 13 years. “Sims Recycling Solutions is proud…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, Sims Announcements
March 9, 2012

Design Flaw: Flat-Panel Displays Use Fewer Materials but Harder to Process

by SLS Media

Slim, stylish, energy-efficient and unconstrained by the size and weight limitations of older display technologies, flat-panel displays have proven irresistible to consumers and manufacturers. These qualities have made flat-panel displays ideal for use in laptop and desktop computers, televisions, mobile devices, medical instruments and industrial equipment. The shift from cathode ray tube (CRT) to flat-panel…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, Waste Disposal Issues
March 2, 2012

Proper Recycling Offsets Environmental Impact of High-Tech Handsets

by SLS Media

Early handheld cell phones allowed users to do two things: make calls and receive calls. Years later, cell phones offer unprecedented functionality. No wonder more than 32 million people in the United States used a cell phone last year, according to wireless association CTIA’s figures. Q: What possible environmental benefits can there be to recycling…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, Mobile Phone Refurbishment
February 24, 2012

Electronics Recycling Industry Anticipates Shift as Devices Slim Down, Merge

by SLS Media

More Gadgets Assembled from Plastic, Glass and Batteries If you believe the numbers, change is on its way to the electronics recycling industry:  Smartphone sales reached 115 million units in the third quarter of 2011, a 42 percent increase from the third quarter of 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. analysts. Tablet shipments will climb to…

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Posted in: Sims Announcements, Waste Disposal Issues
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