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Sims Recognizes Unisys for Their E-Waste Recycling Efforts(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WEST CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwired) -- 08/19/14 -- Sims Recycling Solutions, the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, recently presented an environmental award to Unisys to acknowledge their environmental efforts during the 2013 calendar year. During this time, Unisys recycled more than 1.1 million pounds of electronic waste, which is equivalent to conserving approximately 140,801 gallons of gasoline, removing 282 cars from the road, or planting 32,665 trees. Unisys is committed to complying with governmental legislative and regulatory requirements for providing environmentally sound recovery, recycling and disposal of customer end-of-life Unisys name-branded electrical and electronic equipment. All IT related items including laptops, monitors, hard drives, servers and telephones are recycled using Sims Recycling Solutions as their primary service provider. "Sims congratulates Unisys for their commitment to the responsible disposal of electronic waste," stated Steve Skurnac, president of Sims Recycling Solutions. "We are proud to be working with them as their asset disposal vendor and will continue to provide them with the most advanced electronics recycling and IT asset disposal services in the industry." Unisys' level of commitment in dedicating significant corporate resources to guarantee responsible recycling and e-waste disposition is one that creates jobs, conserves natural resources and reduces carbon emissions. Sims Recycling Solutions Sims Recycling Solutions, (www.SimsRecycling.com) is the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, offering comprehensive IT asset disposition and mobile device refurbishment services. Sims provides disposition services for all types of retired electronic equipment to local, national and global customers in every business sector including data centers, healthcare, financial service and technical organizations. As a business of Sims Metal Management Limited, the world's largest publicly listed metal and electronics recycler, Sims Recycling Solutions has the global reach, expertise, and infrastructure necessary to ensure our customers that all devices are processed in a secure and environmentally responsible manner. Sims operates sites across the globe enabling us to offer a global scope of services on wide range of local fronts. 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 16 October 2013. 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. The following files are available for download: unisys Media Contact:Stephanie [email protected] Source: Sims Recycling Solutions U.S. |