http://uk.simsrecycling.com2010-03-02T00:00:00umbraco The latest news stories from Sims Recycling Solutions UK enhttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/css-sims/common-images/logo-RecyclingSolutions.gifhttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/02-march-2010-mayor-visits-newportTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/02-march-2010-mayor-visits-newportThe Mayor of Newport, Councillor Glyn Jarvis, visited Sims Recycling Solutions’ waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling plant in Newport, South Wales, to find out how WEEE is recycled.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/01-march-2010-global-100-sustainable-corporationMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/01-march-2010-global-100-sustainable-corporationSims Recycling Solutions’ parent company, Sims Metal Management, has been listed as one of the Global Top 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World for the second year running. The list, compiled by sustainable business publication Corporate Knights, was announced at the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/16-february-2010-newport-eco-daysTue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/16-february-2010-newport-eco-daysPupils from schools in Newport, Gwent, have been recycling their old mobile phones, kettles, toasters, DVD players and games consoles after Sims Recycling Solutions teamed up with the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and Newport City Council to hold Eco Days in four Newport secondary schools. http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/12-february-2010-best-recyclerFri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/12-february-2010-best-recyclerSims Recycling Solutions’ parent company, Sims Metal Management, has been named Best Recycler of the Decade by the UK’s leading recycling magazine, Materials Recycling Week (MRW). The announcement was made in MRW’s ‘review of the noughties’ which identified the UK’s top performing companies in the materials recycling and waste management sector between 2000 and 2009.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/28-jan-2010-dumfries-energy-saversThu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/28-jan-2010-dumfries-energy-saversSims Recycling Solutions’ waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling facility at Lochside Industrial Estate in Dumfries has cut its energy consumption by 52%, reducing the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere by a massive 153 tonnes per annum.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/14-jan-10-one-show-visitThu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/14-jan-10-one-show-visitConsumer champion, Dom Littlewood visited Sims Recycling Solutions’ Newport electronics recycling facility last month to record a feature on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling for BBC television’s the One Show. The recording session was organised after the programme’s producers approached Sims Recycling Solutions to find out how consumers should recycle their unwanted electrical and electronic items.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/01-dec-blancco-security-newsTue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/01-dec-blancco-security-newsBlancco, the global leader in data erasure and end-of-lifecycle solutions, has announced that its certified data erasure products are on track to earn Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 3+, augmented with ALC_FLR.3. This certification will provide even greater reassurance to Sims customers, for whom data security is paramount.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/13-nov-09-sustainability-growthFri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/13-nov-09-sustainability-growthSims Recycling Solutions’ presentation and seminar at this year’s Green IT Expo was well received by delegates who showed increasing levels of interest in sustainability of resource as part of the green IT agenda. Delegates from private companies and public sector organisations from around the UK and Europe were given a presentation entitled 'Protecting the Environment, your Data and your Budget', which is Sims Recycling Solutions’ own ‘white paper’ on asset management, recovery and recycling of ICT equipment.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/29-oct-09-newport-finalistThu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/29-oct-09-newport-finalistSims Recycling Solutions WEEE recycling plant in Newport was listed as a finalist in both the National Recycling Awards and the Letsrecycle.com awards at ceremonies held during October 2009.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/green-it-expoTue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/green-it-expoSims Recycling Solutions, the world’s largest electronics recycling company, is running a seminar at this year’s Green IT Expo at the Barbican Centre called ‘‘Protect the environment, your data and your budget’ which demonstrates how these objectives need not cost the earth.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/newport-award-shortlistThu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/newport-award-shortlistSims Recycling Solutions' waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling plant shortlisted for innovation award in 2009 Awards for Excellencehttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/recycling-awards-finalistMon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/recycling-awards-finalistSims Recycling Solutions’ new flagship WEEE recycling plant in Newport has been shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycler of the Year’ category of the MRW (Metals Recycling Weekly) National Recycling Awards 2009.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/eco-day-successMon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/eco-day-successAn Eco Day at Warwickshire County Council in the UK, billed as an electronic waste amnesty day was a resounding success, generating over 3.6 tonnes of e-waste for recycling and raising awareness of environmental issues associated with WEEE disposal.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/07-may-09-discarded-data-threatThu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/07-may-09-discarded-data-threatA study sponsored by BT and Sims Lifecycle Services and carried out by the forensic computer science laboratories at University of Glamorgan in Wales, Edith Cowan University in Australia and Longwood University in the US, has revealed that 34% of discarded hard drives still contain confidential data. The nature of the data might even have threatened national security if found by the wrong hands.http://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/£12m-weee-plant-opensMon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://uk.simsrecycling.com/news-and-resources/news/£12m-weee-plant-opensOn Monday 9th February, First Minister for Wales, the Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan officially opened Sims Recycling Solutions' new £12m flagship recycling facility in Newport, capable of recycling 100,000 tonnes of e-waste each year.