West Chicago, Illinois-based Sims Recycling Solutions, a leading provider of global IT asset disposal (ITAD) services, says it recently upgraded its Responsible Recycling Practices (R2) certification from R2:2008 to the latest R2:2013 Standard at its U.S. locations. Sims currently maintains R2 certification at its operations in the United States, India and Australia. This certification, among others, helps demonstrate the consistency in services and standards across the globe, Sims says.
The R2 Standard was introduced in 2008 and updated in 2013 to improve safety, data security, exportation and equipment tracking requirements. The Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) is the nonprofit organization that administers the standard.
“As a global company in a developing industry we understand the significance of staying on top of the latest standards and security developments,” says Sean Magann, vice president of Sims Recycling Solutions. “It is always encouraging to see a certifying organization working hard to increase the industry’s level of standards, ensuring all are up to date with the latest in safety, security and environmental responsibility.”
As part of this upgrade, tools and resources were made available to R2-certified facilities along with an implementation guide. Guidance also was provided for identification of acceptable downstream vendors, tracking of focus materials and avoidance and corrections of common nonconformances, Sims says.
Sims Recycling Solutions provides disposition services for all types of retired electronic equipment to local, national and global customers in every business sector, including data centers, health care, financial service and technical organizations.
As a part of New York-based Sims Metal Management Ltd., the world’s leading publicly listed metal and electronics recycler, Sims Recycling Solutions says it has the global reach, expertise and infrastructure necessary to ensure its customers that all electronic devices are processed in a secure and environmentally responsible manner.
The R2 Standard was introduced in 2008 and updated in 2013 to improve safety, data security, exportation and equipment tracking requirements. The Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) is the nonprofit organization that administers the standard.
“As a global company in a developing industry we understand the significance of staying on top of the latest standards and security developments,” says Sean Magann, vice president of Sims Recycling Solutions. “It is always encouraging to see a certifying organization working hard to increase the industry’s level of standards, ensuring all are up to date with the latest in safety, security and environmental responsibility.”
As part of this upgrade, tools and resources were made available to R2-certified facilities along with an implementation guide. Guidance also was provided for identification of acceptable downstream vendors, tracking of focus materials and avoidance and corrections of common nonconformances, Sims says.
Sims Recycling Solutions provides disposition services for all types of retired electronic equipment to local, national and global customers in every business sector, including data centers, health care, financial service and technical organizations.
As a part of New York-based Sims Metal Management Ltd., the world’s leading publicly listed metal and electronics recycler, Sims Recycling Solutions says it has the global reach, expertise and infrastructure necessary to ensure its customers that all electronic devices are processed in a secure and environmentally responsible manner.