Sony Ericsson Recycle
Why recycle?
Sony Ericsson wants to help consumers to reduce e-waste impact on the environment.
Did you know that most consumers keep un-wanted mobile phones in drawers and that only as little as 7% of un-wanted mobile phones are recycled. We want to help you to recycle your un-wanted mobile phone and so reducing impact on the environment.
Recycling means that mobile phones are not found in landfills but are sent to recycling facilities specialised in mobile phone recycling. This leads to that both components and materials are used once again reducing the need to extract and refine material for new products. Furthermore, this will lead to the reduction of e-waste, saving energy and chemicals.
Mobile phones are not refurbished as we do not want to see the third world as a place where old technology is dumped and so create e-waste problems. A more sustainable solution is to make products available that are optimised for developing markets.
In order to live up to our commitment, we work with selected recycling partners who are assessed on a regular basis. We want to make sure that any mobile phone handed for recycling is done in a proper and sound environmental way.
Our commitment
Sony Ericsson supports sound environmental recycling of Sony Ericsson products by introducing Global Environmental Warranty.
When Sony Ericsson product is provided to our designated take-back collection points, Sony Ericsson warrants to recycle them in an environmentally sound way. Sony Ericsson will seek to optimise the amount of material that can reasonably be re-used or recycled. The remaining material will be disposed of in an environmental conscious manner in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. This warranty is valid globally, independent of the original sales location or the selected Sony Ericsson collection point location.
This is our way to show Sony Ericsson supports individual producer responsibility (IPR). We also support initiatives which bring about legislation that suitably address these issues. We are happy to participate in the process to put such legislation in place. This is true in all locations where we are active. This is also why we have engaged ourselves in the UNEP Basel Convention Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative that have developed guidance documents for design, collection, refurbishment, recycling and trans-border movement of products for re-use. We also believe that regulation shall not prevent alternative ways to set up a system for best efficiency and environmental performance.
Sony Ericsson develops and participate in industry common systems since that is often more efficient to minimize environmental impact from collection and recycling. When no systems are present we are prepared to introduce our own systems. Our plan is to roll-out designated collection from now on and to have coverage where we are active in 2009.
Further information on our environmental work, please visit www.sonyericsson.com/environment.
Sony Ericsson wants to help consumers to reduce e-waste impact on the environment.
Did you know that most consumers keep un-wanted mobile phones in drawers and that only as little as 7% of un-wanted mobile phones are recycled. We want to help you to recycle your un-wanted mobile phone and so reducing impact on the environment.
Recycling means that mobile phones are not found in landfills but are sent to recycling facilities specialised in mobile phone recycling. This leads to that both components and materials are used once again reducing the need to extract and refine material for new products. Furthermore, this will lead to the reduction of e-waste, saving energy and chemicals.
Mobile phones are not refurbished as we do not want to see the third world as a place where old technology is dumped and so create e-waste problems. A more sustainable solution is to make products available that are optimised for developing markets.
In order to live up to our commitment, we work with selected recycling partners who are assessed on a regular basis. We want to make sure that any mobile phone handed for recycling is done in a proper and sound environmental way.
Our commitment
Sony Ericsson supports sound environmental recycling of Sony Ericsson products by introducing Global Environmental Warranty.
When Sony Ericsson product is provided to our designated take-back collection points, Sony Ericsson warrants to recycle them in an environmentally sound way. Sony Ericsson will seek to optimise the amount of material that can reasonably be re-used or recycled. The remaining material will be disposed of in an environmental conscious manner in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. This warranty is valid globally, independent of the original sales location or the selected Sony Ericsson collection point location.
This is our way to show Sony Ericsson supports individual producer responsibility (IPR). We also support initiatives which bring about legislation that suitably address these issues. We are happy to participate in the process to put such legislation in place. This is true in all locations where we are active. This is also why we have engaged ourselves in the UNEP Basel Convention Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative that have developed guidance documents for design, collection, refurbishment, recycling and trans-border movement of products for re-use. We also believe that regulation shall not prevent alternative ways to set up a system for best efficiency and environmental performance.
Sony Ericsson develops and participate in industry common systems since that is often more efficient to minimize environmental impact from collection and recycling. When no systems are present we are prepared to introduce our own systems. Our plan is to roll-out designated collection from now on and to have coverage where we are active in 2009.
Further information on our environmental work, please visit www.sonyericsson.com/environment.
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