Sims Recycling Solutions’ Tucson, Ariz., electronics recycling facility has been named the top recycling firm by the Tucson Business Journal.

“I am very proud to be a part of Sims Recycling Solutions and the sustainable services that we provide for local businesses and members of the community”, says Bill Bascetta, plant manager. “It is an honor to earn the placement as the top recycler after only being open for three years.”

SRS has a total of 11 electronics recycling locations in the United States.

The Tucson shredding plant includes custom designed conveyers, permanent magnetic separators and rare earth eddy current magnetic separators.

Richard Ubinger is resigning from his position as VP of Finance, CFO and treasurer with Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc., effective April 30. The company has begun a search for a new CFO.

The company adds that Ronald Hauck, who joined the company as controller in 2005, will serve as the principal financial officer on an interim basis through the conclusion of the search process.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has announced that its plan of reorganization has received majority support from its voting creditor constituencies, both in dollar amount of claims and in number of claim holders who voted on the reorganization plan.

The company added that one of its Canadian special purpose financing units was excluded from the reorganization plan, although that would not affect the company’s planned emergence from bankruptcy.

The company, including both its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, had initially filed for bankruptcy protection Jan. 29, 2009. At that time, the company cited the high debt incurred during the original formation of the company. Along with the high debt, the company was damaged by the sharp decline in the economy that began toward the end of 2008.

WeRecycle! LLC, an electronics recycling firm based in Mount Vernon, N.Y., announced that it is among the first electronics recyclers in the United States to earn e-Stewards Certification for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment from the Basel Action Network (BAN).

BAN created the e-Stewards certification to provide a thorough, independently audited standard that helps businesses, governments and consumers indentify responsible recyclers.

The company notes that it is one of three companies that so far has met the BAN certification’s standard.

WeRecycle! adds that it has been a signatory to BAN's "Pledge of True Stewardship" program for a number of years, voluntarily pledging to adhere to the highest standards of electronic recycling, including not exporting toxic scrap to developing countries, not sending electronic scrap to prison labor facilities and maintaining a zero landfill objective.

"WeRecycle! LLC is perfectly positioned to continue our growth and expansion in the months and years to come," says Mick Schum, president. "Our e-Stewards Certification will provide new opportunities to build upon our record of excellence in responsible materials recovery."

In the past year, WeRecycle! has invested in materials sorting technology that enables the company to recover the highest obtainable value of pure recyclable commodities, while adding safe and secure jobs to the domestic economy.