Increases in demands for e-waste recycling services motivate Sims Recycling Solutions to move into a larger facility in Jebel Ali. Due to increasing demand for services in the United Arab Emirates, Sims Recycling Solutions, a leading provider of electronics recycling and IT asset disposition services, moved to a larger facility in Jebel Ali. The facility…
49.8 million metric tons of e-waste was estimated to be produced this year globally, with the majority being smaller devices. As an IT manager do you know where all your corporate IT assets are used and stored? Are you confident in your IT asset inventory management infrastructure as it stands? If your answer is no,…
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…
41.8 million tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated in 2014, with a value of circa $52 billion, according to the United Nations. These types of material goods generate large amounts of physical waste, and their production can account for more than 80 percent of their through-life carbon footprint. The recycling and reuse of these…
Sims Recycling Solutions to explain GDPR effects on the IT asset disposition (ITAD) industry at E-scrap 2018 conference Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) is proud to have Sean Magann, global vice president of SRS, participate at the E-Scrap 2018 conference in New Orleans. Mr. Magann is scheduled to provide a primer on the EU’s new general…
When recycling e-waste it is important to separate shredded materials into streams that are as clean as possible. These material fractions may include but are not limited to iron, aluminum, copper, plastics and printed circuit boards. Continuous evolution of the products being received at these electronics recycling and IT asset disposition (ITAD) facilities, forces operational…
Globally, only 52 percent of companies have security standards in place for third-party vendors. When it comes to IT and electronic equipment it is always recommended to take a closer look at your vendor’s security standards. If you haven’t already you should create and enforce a set of criteria of minimum requirements needed to do…
Do you have questions about electronics recycling and IT asset disposition? We have had many reach out to us over the years requesting answers on a variety of topics. Here are answers to the most frequent questions received. 1. What is the main obstacle for e-waste collection? In general, education is an obstacle when it…
Local Toastmasters group presents award to acknowledge company’s 100-year anniversary. Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), a leading provider of global IT asset disposition (ITAD) services, was presented with a Toastmasters Corporate Recognition Award to celebrate the company’s 100-year anniversary. The award was presented by Toastmasters Region 2 International Director, Jim Kohli, during their group meeting last November.…
Do you have a customer list? Do you store or process customer data? The reality is, most businesses across the globe store and process some level of personal data whether the subject is a client, patient, vendor, consumer or employee. Businesses are responsible for ensuring the security of this data however, according to FierceCEO, 53…