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Category: OEM Compliance

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April 13, 2021

U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosts International Sustainability and Climate Agenda Roundtable with John Podesta

The U.S. Chamber continues to play an important role in guiding the American business community – in developing and investing in innovative solutions.

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Posted in: OEM Compliance
March 20, 2020

SLS Participates in Plastics Waste Meetings

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
November 18, 2019

G7 Workshop on Value Retention Policies

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
July 25, 2017

Trade in and Trade up, Managing Product Lifecycles

by SLS 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 SLS 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 SLS 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 SLS 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 SLS 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
November 19, 2015

Supporting Local Recycling Organizations

by SLS Media

Sims Recycling Solutions believes it is important to support local recycling organizations in communities where we provide services. Sims Recycling Solutions co-sponsored the Lower East Side Ecology Center’s Fall Celebration and fundraising event on September 28 with Sims Municipal Recycling. The event was held at Sims Municipal Recycling’s materials recycling facility along the East River…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, OEM Compliance
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November 10, 2015

Sims to Host Upcoming U.S. Basel Convention Meeting

by SLS Media

Sims Recycling Solutions will host the next Basel Convention Environmentally Sound Management Expert Group  meeting  in  San Francisco, Calif. on November 10-12, 2015. Experts representing Basel Parties attending the meeting include the U.S. government (a signatory but not a Party) and various representatives from academia, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. The group will meet…

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Posted in: E-Waste (WEEE) Recycling, OEM Compliance, Sims Announcements
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