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WHY
CHOOSE
SIMS
RECYCLING SOLUTIONS?
These are reasons why you should choose
Sims Recycling Solutions over your local recycler.
Please also see
"5 ways To Assess Your End-Of-Life Electronics
Recycler".
DATA SECURITY
Data
wiping to NIST SP 800‐88 & Data destruction to DOD/DSS
Multiple
shredders in multiple NA locations - Making us the largest
Electronics recycler in North America
NYSE
publicly quoted international company
Can handle
printers/copiers etc, more than just computer hard drives
Undertake
secure destruction for US military and law enforcement
Facility
Security monitored storage, camera systems, metal detectors,
alarms
GAO report
shows most recyclers say they process in US and then export (see
pages 21 29 of this
report )( http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081044.pdf)
In-depth
knowledge of data security legislation
ENVIRONMENTAL
Domestic
North American recycler & largest capacity recycler in North America
Largest
number of locations and shredding plants with full downstream
separation (minimizes freight, environmental impacts, means we can
process all the e-waste that comes in)
Downstream
audits of all Materials of Concern (MOC - haz wastes) mercury,
batteries, etc
Non-export
of electronics for recycling
All
reusable sales fully tested functional
Sims
Group, has been listed in the Global 100 most Sustainable
Corporations in the World at the 2009
World
Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
ISO14001
certifications at processing locations
Carbon
footprint we have a Group Energy Policy, in 2008 our companies
recycling of materials
avoided the
emission of 23.5 million tones of CO2 (SMM & SRS).
Continued
technology investment to improve plastics recycling
GAO report
shows most recyclers say they process in US and then export (see
pages 21 29 of this
report )(http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081044.pdf)
Operate to
same standards as Sims Recycling Solutions EU operations re Basle
Convention
BRAND PROTECTION
Sims Group
has its own brand to protect as NYSE traded company
Understands risks and issues for large companies on IT disposition
Has the
facilities and equipment to recycle domestically
Data
secure and environmentally sound values & philosophy |