英國電信集團

2023年6月29日,

12個全球電信運營商,由Tele2和橙色,有與GSMA提交一套新的示範目標,為了提高該行業的循環移動電話設備的目標。新的步伐的目標下,運營商的目標是收集至少20%的新移動設備分布式直接向客戶通過回收計劃並確保所有收集使用移動設備進行修理、重用,或者轉移到2030年控製回收機構。運營商包括英國電信集團,全球電信、馬耳他、伊利亞特,KDDI、NOS,橙色,Proximus,新加坡電信,Safaricom Tele2和西班牙電信。GSMA發現翻新手機的氣候影響可以低87%比製造一個新選擇。如果正確回收或第二人生,超過五十億的手機可以恢複。另外80億美元的黃金、鈀、銀、銅、稀土元素和其他重要的礦物質可以恢複和足夠的鈷生產1000萬電動汽車電池。GSMA的首席監管官員約翰·Giusti說“世界上大多數的移動運營商已經采取具體行動在未來十年削減碳排放。然而,移動運營商決定更進一步。“我們相信需要搬到一個更循環經濟減少移動技術對環境的影響和讚賞的最新承諾12領先運營商加快過渡到更大的循環。除了環境效益,更有效的和負責任的使用資源可以降低成本,使設備更便宜無關。” The new goals aim to propel the mobile industry’s transition away from the traditional ‘take-make-dispose’ model of mobile phone materials, aligning with the GSMA’s Strategy Paper for Circular Economy: Mobile Devices initiative. The initiative aims for the industry to launch devices with extended lifetimes, 100% recyclable and recycled content, reliance on 100% renewable energy, and zero waste. The production phase of a smartphone contributes to its energy cost, with manufacturing and mining operations accounting for 85-95% of its annual carbon footprint due to its energy-intensive nature. Over the past years, the global mobile phone replacement cycle has extended by 10 months, shifting from 24 months in 2014 to 34 months in 2021. This trend is projected to persist, with the refurbished mobile device market estimated to surpass [$140 billion (€128.28 billion)] by 2030, compared to [$49.9 billion (€45.72 billion)] in 2020, according to the GSMA. Tele2’s head of sustainability, Erik Wottrich, says “As the environmental and business benefits of implementing a circular business model are clear, I hope that many more operators around the world will join us in the ambition of zero waste and increased take-back rate by 2030.” Comment on this article below or via Twitter: @VanillaPlus OR @jcvplus Posted on: