The U.S. Chamber continues to play an important role in guiding the American business community – in developing and investing in innovative solutions.
Recognizing the complex nature of plastics waste and marine litter debris, the issue requires a measured approach and shared data among countries.
Expert discussion concerning the potential of scaling-up business models to achieve profitable sustainability for consumer electronics and textiles.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…