Sims Recycling Solutions

Specialties

Sims Recycling Solutions recycles electronics from around the Bay Area, ensuring complete data security and environmentally responsible recycling in our three Californian facilities.

Part of a publicly-​quoted company (NYSE:SMS), we were recently listed in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations at the 2009 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. We specialize in large scale mechanical processing of redundant electronics (often termed «ewaste» or WEEE –Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), asset management of reusable equipment and the refining of precious metals.

This occurs at our network of electronics recycling and refining facilities across the United States and Canada and through partners in Central and South America. We manage the data destruction, asset management and environmentally sound recycling for a diverse range of customers.

History

Established in 2002.

Sims Recycling Solutions was formed in 2002 in the UK to address the growing issue of e-​waste. We expanded into the US in 2003 and following natural growth and a number of mergers and acquisitions, the business now operates from over 30 sites on five continents, processing over 660 million pounds of waste electronic equipment each year.

In North America this included the acquisitions of United Recycling Industries (URI) who started refining precious metals in the 1950’s and recycling electronics in the 1980’s, Global Investment Recovery (GIR) who started electronics recycling in the early 1990’s and the electronics recycling assets of Noranda Recycling Inc (NRI) whose history dates back through to 1974.