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Sims Metal Management named one of the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations for the 4th year in a row

Sims Metal Management named one of the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations for the 4th year in a row

Sims Metal Management moved up 52 spots from last year's Global 100 list, to number 11 in the world. The Global 100 rankings identify companies that consistently demonstrate superior leadership and performance on a range of policies relative to their industry peers.

27/Jan/2012

Lorraine Roberts, Sims Lifecycle Services at the fundraising event

Refurbished laptops raise money for charity

Marie Curie Cancer Care received an early visit from Father Christmas, thanks to Ordnance Survey and Sims Lifecycle Services.

18/Jan/2012

Don't throw out your old electricals, recycle responsibly!

With Christmas now over, Sims reminds consumers not to throw old electrical equipment in their bins but to take their ewaste to their local civic amenity site for e-recycling.

13/Jan/2012

News Archive - 2011

new Social Enterprise project, Progressive Opportunities for the Disadvantaged

Sims announces new Social Enterprise project

Sims Recycling Solutions announces its new Social Enterprise project, Progressive Opportunities for the Disadvantaged (POD), which has begun at Dumfries IT recycling and data destruction facility.

30/Nov/2011

Mixed plastics after being recycled by Sims Recycling Solutions

Sims reaches new level in plastics recycling

Sims Recycling Solutions' new developed technology will enable the company to further refine plastics for a greater number of end uses.

20/Oct/2011

Mobile phones

Sims Recycling Solutions expands ICT Asset Recovery business

Sims Recycling Solutions expands its ICT Asset Recovery business into mobile devices with the acquisition of S3 Interactive Limited (S3i), a UK leader in the recovery, repair and refurbishment of devices such as smart phones and tablet computers.

30/Sep/2011

Derek Campbell and Sims staff explain the finer points of metals recycling to the MP

MP visits Newport to see how Sims recycles metals and electronics

Llanelli MP, Nia Griffith, visited Newport for a tour of Sims’ sites to see how the company recycles, metals and electronics.

26/Sep/2011

the R2 certification logo achieved by Sims Recycling Solutions

Sims Recycling Solutions achieves R2 (Responsible Recycling) certification

Sims Recycling Solutions become the first UK multi-site electronics recycling company to receive recommendation for certification to the Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices standard.

5/Sep/2011

BBC bang goes the theory logo

Bang Goes The Theory, featuring Sims' Newport WEEE recycling Plant

Our WEEE recycling plant in Newport, is to feature in an episode of the BBC’s, ‘Bang Goes The Theory’. The programme will focus on how to extract precious metals and plastics from WEEE and will be broadcast on Monday 22 August at 7.30pm on BBC1.

18/Aug/2011

IT Asset Recovery at Sims achieves global security standard

IT asset management and recovery company, Sims Lifecycle Services, receives certification to the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Information Security Management Standard (ISMS) at its site in Dumfries, Scotland.

11/Aug/2011

Films on fridges

This summer, Films on Fridges resurrects East London’s Fridge Mountain for three weeks to create a distinctive cinematic experience. Sims Recycling Solutions provided the reclaimed fridges used to create this outdoor pop up cinema and to raise awareness of the issues of waste, reuse and sustainability.

27/Jul/2011

asset disposal industry standard ADISA logo

Sims achieve ADISA, the IT Asset disposal standard

Sims Lifecycle Services were one of 4 successful companies who met the stringent criteria of the asset disposal industry standard, ADISA certification.

18/Jul/2011

Illegal e-waste exports: urgent action required

Sims Recycling Solutions welcomes the report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) ‘System Failure: the UK’s Harmful Trade in Electronic Waste’ and the investigation by the BBC’s Panorama documentary, ‘Track My Trash’.

17/May/2011

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