Austin, TX – Nov 28, 2011 – TechTurn expands its reach to five new regional R2 certified processing centers through a strategic partnership with Sims Recycling Solutions (Sims). The new US locations in Tampa, FL, Nashville, TN, Chicago, IL, Sacramento, CA, and Los Angeles, CA are owned and operated by Sims, the world’s largest e-recycling company. The strategic partnership between Sims and TechTurn will provide significant savings to TechTurn clients on logistics and e-scrap recycling costs.
TechTurn’s Austin based processing facility became the world’s first to be certified to the R2/RIOS standard in December, 2009, and all TechTurn and Sims US locations have achieved third party R2 certification.
TechTurn’s CEO, Jeff Zeigler, says “For the last 5 years, TechTurn has invested heavily in its remanufacturing capabilities to maximize reuse and in a global marketplace of customers and dealers that buy and resell rebuilt technology. Now that we have 7 regional centers, we can better serve enterprise customers with distributed assets and keep their costs very low”.
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About TechTurn
TechTurn processes and sells millions of technology devices that are returned or recycled from businesses and consumers. TechTurn is the world’s first R2 certified recycler and Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher. Businesses send their refreshed or retired devices to TechTurn directly or through resellers. Consumers access TechTurn services through retailer’s trade in and returns programs. The company operates Lean, ISO certified factories that rebuild, repair, refurbish, and recycle all types of computers, mobile devices, data storage, and components. TechTurn sells and supports rebuilt devices to online retailers, electronics vendors and TechTurn’s online store. TechTurn’s global dealer network markets rebuilt devices worldwide and is closing the digital divide by providing high quality affordable devices. As a recognized leader in Corporate Social Responsibility, TechTurn provides free community recycling events and has sponsored EPAs Earth Day collections. The company also promotes technology in education through its partnership with Teach for America. For more information, visit www.techturn.com.
About Sims Recycling Solutions
Sims Recycling Solutions is the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, offering customers in every business sector comprehensive recycling services out of our 50 owned and operated sites across the globe.
Sims Recycling Solutions – owned by Sims Metal Management, a publicly traded company – has the global reach, expertise and infrastructure necessary to guarantee our customers that their data is secure, their electronic equipment is processed in an environmentally responsible manner, their reputation is protected and their compliance risks are eliminated.
In America, Sims Recycling Solutions operates 14 sites in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Ontario, South Carolina Tennessee and Texas.