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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sims Recycling Solutions, the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, announced recently that they have joined the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling (CAER). CAER supports passage of federal legislation to restrict the export of toxic electronic waste from the United States and promote expansion of the domestic recycling industry. “Without strong environmental, health and…
Vendors Evaluated on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision Sims Recycling Solutions, the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, today announced that Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, has named the company as a “Challenger” in a recent report. The research and placement represented…
California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) are grappling with an issue that may soon affect other states as well: how to handle excess CRT glass in ways that protect human health and the environment. As early as 2001, California’s DTSC declared that the disposal of…