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S2S announce US WEEE partnership

S2S Group has signed a deal with US-based electronic waste management firm E-Waste Systems to collaborate on reverse logistics and expand both companies presence.

S2S are specialists in WEEE recycling and refurbishing mobile phones and IT equipment for resale. The Rotherham based company have signed a teaming agreement and a memorandum of understanding with E-Waste Systems, which is headquartered in California.

“S2S have been in the WEEE sector for over 20 years and in recent years our focus has been on asset recovery and realising maximum environmental benefit and value for assets for clients whilst maintaining a high level of security. The partnership with E-Waste allows us to bring an established solution to a wider audience, to share standards and processes and be part of worldwide solution for asset recovery,” said Alan Dukinfield, Managing Director at S2S.

E-Waste Systems, Inc. is the first pure play public company in the emerging waste electrical and electronics equipment (“WEEE”) industry. EWSI leverages its expansive geographical network of affiliates providing best practices in professional management and state-of-the-art engineering to companies facing regulatory or other mandates for handling e-waste.

Martin Nielsen, founder and chief executive at E-Waste Solutions commented: “This is going to be another milestone in our business plan giving us a footprint in Europe and expanding our branded operations. The S2S Group offers sustainable and compliant disposal of electronics, secure data destruction and the latest ‘mobile solution’ to refurbish and resale corporate mobile phones. EWSI and S2S together offer solutions to achieve consistent levels of compliance and comprehensive range of offerings.

“Discarded electronics remain a big problem and partnering with S2S, a very experienced company, provides us the infrastructure to fulfil our commitments while achieving the highest standards and zero and landfilling within Europe.”

S2S offer a range of services around secure asset recovery and disposal. Services include the refurbishment of IT equipment, Mobile Phones and Tablets for resale, data erasure, WEEE recycling and on or off site data destruction services for all electronic media. S2S currently are accredited to ISO9001, 14001 and 27001 as well as having SafeContractor approval, ADISA certification and AATF status for WEEE treatment. S2S are currently working towards PAS 141 approval for reuse of electronics.

For more details on S2S Group see their website www.s2s.uk.com or contact 01709 878878, or info@weee-recycler.co.uk. S2S can also be found on linkedin and Twitter @s2sgroupuk

For further information on E Waste Systems, Inc. see www.ewastesystems.com

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