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Electronics components - Sims Recycling Solutions recovers e-waste for re-use, resale and recycling

Sims Recycling Solutions recovers over 1.5 million computer equipment units each year for re-use or recycling. Our European e-waste centres have the annual capacity to recycle over 350,000 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

Sims provides cost effective, data secure, legally compliant e-waste services to OEMs, CEMs, compliance scheme operators, businesses and government organisations throughout the UK. View our short video below to find out more about our e-recycling services.

An overview of recovery and recycling services from Sims Recycling Solutions

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With eleven strategically located operations in England, Wales and Scotland, Sims Recycling Solutions provides national electronics recovery services to leading international original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), UK WEEE compliance scheme operators and a wide range of businesses and organisations of all sizes.

The three main services we offer are:

  • Repair, reuse and recycling services for mobile devices such as mobile phones, smart phones and tablet computers is offered through our S3 interactive business.   S3i works on behalf of Mobile Network Providers, Manufacturers and their supply and returns channels to support the client’s warranty and non-warranty return programs
  • Asset recovery services for surplus or end of life IT, media and telecommunications equipment such as desktop computers, networking equipment and computer servers. A range of flexible modules provide asset tracking, warranty returns, data erasure, refurbishment, redeployment, resale and component recovery services.
  • Recovery and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) such as lawn mowers, hi-fi equipment, phones and vacuum cleaners for materials recycling. This includes specialist facilities for recycling fridges and processing cathode ray tubes from TVs and computer monitors.

Other services include eco days for company CSR initiatives and e-waste logistics. Products include recycled ferrous metal, non ferrous metal, glass and mixed plastics.

Part of the state of the art plant at Newport WEEE recycling centre

Some of the state of the art technology at the heart of our new £12m WEEE recycling plant in Newport

Computer laptop on a console

Online real-time asset tracking keeps you fully informed of the disposition progress of each of your ICT assets

Sims Recycling Solutions employs industry leading data security technologies to protect your data. We also provide comprehensive online, real-time asset tracking services to help your IT departments keep track of computer equipment disposition.

Our advanced industrial scale mechanical processing techniques for electrical and electronic waste achieve high levels of materials recovery, whilst safely recovering hazardous materials to provide maximum value to our customers.

In this section, view:

  • Why choose us – reasons to do business with Sims Recycling Solutions
  • Certification – view our ISO and OHSAS certificates and what they mean for our customers. Waste permits are also available for download.
  • Affiliations – learn about our recycling industry links
  • Corporate social responsibility – we take our CSR seriously – find out more
  • Company information – understand more about Sims Recycling Solutions history, global operations and background on parent company Sims Metal Management

Or visit our WEEE recycling services and IT Asset Recovery Services pages to find out more about how we can help you in disposing of your electrical appliance waste and surplus computer equipment.

Email us or call 0800 008 7223 to find out more about Sims WEEE recycling services and IT Asset management.