Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), with North American headquarters in Chicago, has officially started the processing line at its newest electronics recycling facility in Mississauga, Ontario. The company says that when the 287,000-square-foot plant is operating at full capacity it will recycle 75,000 metric tons of electronic scrap per year. The new facility is roughly three times the size of SRS’ nearby Brampton, Ontario, electronics recycling facility, which processes 25,000 metric tons of electronic scrap per year.
The company claims that its Mississauga facility is the world’s most advanced electronics recycling plant and will be the primary receiving point for the province’s mandated electronics recycling program.
The plant includes a fully mechanized, zero-waste process that will be capable of processing 20,000 pounds per hour of cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors and television sets; a full primary metals separation line that includes the newest separation technology employed by SRS; and advanced plastic separation technology that will double the recycling rate of the company’s current separation technologies, according to a press release issued by SRS.
Cindy Coutts, president of SRS Canada, says, "The economies of scale, security, energy efficiency, environmental performance and associated low carbon footprint provide our customers with better value and peace of mind for their recycling requirements."
She adds, “There is an opportunity to recover, re-use and recycle an estimated 42,000 metric tons per year of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) in Ontario alone. With governments looking to progressive policies on waste diversion and key electronic product producers looking to close the loop on their WEEE, Sims' is prepared to provide best-in-class electronics recycling services to residential consumers, businesses and provincial programs across Canada."
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