Nokia SA is planning to launch its mobile phone “take-back” scheme in various Sub-Saharan countries. Currently, the mobile phone company operates more than 30 mobile phone take-back sites around the country and has a plan in the works to open collection sites, located in Nokia’s retail outlets.
“We rolled out around 35 recycling bins to independent care points in SA. End-users can bring their unused cell phones for recycling,” says Matthew Channing, Nokia SA head of care, Sub-Saharan Africa.
“In the next few weeks, we will be expanding to other African countries, including Kenya, Uganda and Senegal, and in the future we hope to have a recycling partner in SA so the whole process can be done locally,” says Channing.
“More than 240 000 tons of raw material can be saved if each of the three billion cell phone users brought in one unused device,” says Nokia director of environmental affairs Markus Tercho. This is roughly the equivalent of keeping four million cars off the highways.
Nokia is the current leader in voluntary take-back programmes with collection sites in over 80 countries. The company supplies bins to its sites, collects the phones, and sends them to their recycling partners. Phones accepted by the sites include all makes and models, not just those carrying the Nokia brand name.
“Nokia is working hard to make recycling easier, providing more information and expanding our take-back programmes,” says Tercho.
To learn more about Nokia’s recycling programmes, go to nokia.com.
Source: Itweb.com
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