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Category: OEM Compliance

May 29, 2020

Challenges and Concerns surrounding the virtual conduct of the upcoming Basel Convention Conference of the Parties

by SRS Media

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 decided the meeting will be conducted “by electronic means”. This will be historically the first time a Basel OEWG will be organized in a virtual setting, and this decision raised several issues and questions among Basel Parties, observers and stakeholders.

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Posted in: OEM Compliance, Waste Disposal Issues
March 20, 2020

SLS Participates in Plastics Waste Meetings

by SLS Media

Recognizing the complex nature of plastics waste and marine litter debris, the issue requires a measured approach and shared data among countries.

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Posted in: OEM Compliance
January 22, 2020

MARINE PLASTIC LITTER UPDATE: OECD Harmonization of Basel Plastics Amendments

by SRS Media

The results of harmonizing the OECD import-export control system negotiations could have far-reaching impacts on U.S. plastics waste and scrap trade.

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Posted in: OEM Compliance, Sustainability, Waste Disposal Issues
November 18, 2019

G7 Workshop on Value Retention Policies

by SLS Media

Expert discussion concerning the potential of scaling-up business models to achieve profitable sustainability for consumer electronics and textiles.

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Posted in: OEM Compliance
October 31, 2018

A Recap of E-Scrap 2018

by SRS Media

It was 16 years ago when SRS representatives walked the halls of the Rosen Centre in Orlando for the very first E-Scrap Conference. With a few hundred attendees it was clear the e-waste industry was starting to see rapid growth in demand. Today this event has evolved to be one of the biggest annual conferences…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, Global ITAD Solutions, IT Asset Disposition, OEM Compliance, Sustainability, Waste Disposal Issues
July 25, 2017

Trade in and Trade up, Managing Product Lifecycles

by SRS Media

Every electronic and IT product has a lifecycle. Following a product release, the item is distributed based on demand, purchased and used to maturity, which is the point at which excitement and demand starts to decline. Decline in demand compromises market share, brand equity and profitability. Manufacturers manage this stage in the product lifecycle through…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, Global ITAD Solutions, IT Asset Tracking, OEM Compliance
June 18, 2017

Are you prepared to handle a product recall?

by SRS Media

The spate of major brand recalls in the last few years, for various reasons, remind us of the need to be prepared and ready to manage a product recall process well. When a product fails, either in a B2C or B2B environment, the potential for high costs and brand damage is high. Organisations need to…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, IT Asset Tracking, OEM Compliance
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August 11, 2016

Sims Recycling Solutions’ Community Spotlight: Raphael Reveles

by SRS Media

This month we profile, Raphael Reveles, Engineering and Technical Director – Americas for Sims Recycling Solutions. What is your educational background? I did my undergrad education in Physics at the University of California, Davis and received a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento. During that time I also worked as a diesel…

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Posted in: OEM Compliance, Sims Announcements
February 12, 2016

Sims Recycling Solutions’ Community Spotlight: Oladele Osibanjo

by SRS Media

Sims Recycling Solutions provides a featured interview of a customer, partner or colleague within the field of IT asset disposition or recycling. These interviews provide an opportunity to learn about the different aspects of electronic equipment disposal or recycling from an economic, environmental or social perspective. This issue profiles Oladele Osibanjo, director of the Nigerian…

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Posted in: OEM Compliance
November 24, 2015

Controversy Mapping: A Unique Approach to Examining Controversy Surrounding E-Waste

by SRS Media

Patricia Whiting, senior international policy analyst at Sims Recycling Solutions and Josh Lepawsky, associate professor of geography at Memorial University in Newfoundland recently launched a Controversy Mapping project as it relates to the transboundary movement of e-waste on behalf of the Solving the E-Waste Initiative (StEP). Controversy Mapping models are typically utilized to help experts…

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Posted in: OEM Compliance
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