MP visits UK site to see how Sims recycles metals and electronics
27/Sep/2011
Llanelli, Wales MP, Nia Griffith, visited Newport, UK, for a tour of Sims’ sites to see how the company recycles, metals and electronics.
Derek Campbell and Sims staff explain the finer points of metals recycling to the MP
Ms Griffith, who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Steel and Metal Group, was accompanied by Ken Mackenzie of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), of which Sims is a member.
Ms Griffith was given a guided tour around the Newport site which is home to both Sims Metal Management and Sims Recycling Solutions WEEE plant.
Derek Campbell, of Sims Metal Management said: “It was a pleasure to welcome Ms Griffith to the site here in Newport to explain about the metals recycling industry and to show her how metals are recycled, including Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and fridges. Metals recycling in the UK plays a vital role in helping the country to reduce its reliance on landfill, recycle more and reduce CO2 emissions.”
Read the full article on the Sims Metal Management UK website.