MARINE PLASTIC LITTER UPDATE: Recent OECD Harmonization of Basel Plastics Amendments
The results of these negotiations could have far-reaching impacts on U.S. plastics waste and scrap trade.
Category: OEM Compliance
G7 Workshop on Value Retention Policies
Ingrid Sinclair, global president, will participate in a G7 Workshop in Paris, France on November 19 and 20, 2019 addressing the promotion of value retention policies (VRPs) that extend product life, remanufacturing, refurbishment, repair and direct reuse. This meeting of the seven largest advanced economies will bring together policy makers, representatives from the private sector,…
A Recap of E-Scrap 2018
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…
Trade in and Trade up, Managing Product Lifecycles
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…
Are you prepared to handle a product recall?
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…
Sims Recycling Solutions’ Community Spotlight: Raphael Reveles
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’ Community Spotlight: Oladele Osibanjo
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…
Controversy Mapping: A Unique Approach to Examining Controversy Surrounding E-Waste
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…
Supporting Local Recycling Organizations
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 to Host Upcoming U.S. Basel Convention Meeting
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…