First Apple iPad Enters the E-Waste Recycling Sector

Roseville, CA, October 02, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Sims Recycling Solutions, the world’s largest electronics recycler has received its first Apple iPad for recycling. The iPad was shipped for recycling to the Sacramento area Sims Recycling Solutions facility mid-summer.

“This is an example of the speed of turnaround in the electronics sector” states Bill Vasquez General Manager - West Region. “When we receive newer products that are commonly used like this, we study its composition to determine how best to recycle it in an environmentally friendly manner.”

To learn more about secure and environmentally responsible recycling processes please visit http://us.simsrecycling.com/about-us.

Sims Recycling Solutions
Sims Recycling Solutions (www.us.simsrecycling.com) is the world’s largest electrical and electronics recovery and recycling company with 37 sites across the globe.

Sims Recycling Solutions recycles all types of electronic equipment and enables businesses to meet both their social and legal obligations in the treatment of surplus electronics. The company’s asset management and recovery service enables businesses and public sector organizations to sustain the value of IT and electronic equipment, in a legally compliant, data secure, fully traceable and environmentally sustainable manner.

In North America, Sims Recycling Solutions operates 11 sites in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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For Further Media Information Contact:
Bill Vasquez (916) 746-7342
william.vasquez@simsmm.com

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