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All Sims Recycling Solutions Facilities in California Receive Environmental and Safety Management Certifications

03-11-2011 09:19 AM CET | Energy & Environment

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Sims Recycling Solutions, the world’s largest electronics recycler announced today that all of their electronics recycling facilities in California have received OHSAS 18001:2007 certification and ISO 14001:2004 certification from Bureau Veritas. These certifications require adherence to specified requirements of environmental, health and safety management.

"We have always had exceptionally high standards for the safety of our employees, contractors, and visitors, and will continue to work hard to secure our vision of continuous improvement and excellence in recycling” stated Steve Skurnac, President of Sims Recycling Solutions, US. “We are pleased with the improvements made within our facilities and the safe environment that we are providing for our employees and visitors on a daily basis.”

OHSAS 18001 is an international standard that enables an organization to manage and control its health and safety risks, and improve its occupational health and safety performance. This certification demonstrates that Sims Recycling Solutions has implemented a comprehensive and effective system to avoid accidents, and unsafe acts and conditions.

ISO 14001 is an international standard that enables an organization to minimize its environmental impact and improve its environmental performance. This certification demonstrates that Sims Recycling Solutions has implemented a systematic approach to identify, assess and reduce the environmental risks of its activities, and achieving them.

According to the EPA, electronic waste is the fastest growing municipal waste stream in the US and only 13.6% of disposed e-waste was recycled in 2007 and 2008. Visit www.us.simsrecycling.com/first-friday for upcoming events surrounding Earth Day.

Sims Recycling Solutions

Sims Recycling Solutions (www.us.simsrecycling.com) is the world's largest electrical and electronics recovery and recycling company with 43 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 14 sites in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements about Sims Metal Management’s financial condition, results of operations, earnings outlook and prospects. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project” and other similar words and expressions.

These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Our ability to predict results or the actual effects of our plans and strategies is subject to inherent uncertainty. Factors that may cause actual results or earnings to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include those discussed and identified in filings we make with the Australian Securities Exchange and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, which we filed with the SEC on 12 November 2009.

Because these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the matters addressed in this release and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this release. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

All references to currencies, unless otherwise stated, reflect measures in Australian dollars.

Sims Recycling Solutions
8855 Washington Blvd.,
Roseville, CA 95678
Stephanie Oden
(916) 746-7326
stephanie.souza@simsmm.com

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