Telwares launches handset recycling program for enterprise customers
Telwares, a consultancy that helps Global 2000 corporations manage telecommunications spending, has announced a new initiative to help its customers manage the recycling of old handsets. Launched as part of Telwares’ Mobile Lifecycle Management solution, the new cell phone recycling service offers a secure and green way to dispose of old phones.
“It is estimated that more than 125 million wireless phones will be discarded this year,” said Bill Walsh, Telwares president and chief operating officer. “Both Telwares and our customers recognize the threat this waste can pose to the environment. We are responding by delivering a green solution for our customers that makes device disposal and recycling effortless and secure.”
According to Telwares, the rapid obsolescence of devices and technology results in thousands of pounds of toxic trash annually in the United States alone. One cell phone, if thrown away, can pollute 40,000 gallons of ground water, the company said.
The new initiative is offered in partnership with The Wireless Alliance, headquartered in Boulder, CO. As part of the process, Telwares will collect unneeded cellular equipment that otherwise fills desks and closets, and scrub any remaining data. The cell phones collected from this program will then be refurbished and reused, or smelted down for metals and plastics in strict compliance with EPA standards. No units collected will be sent to a landfill.
“Only a small percentage of handsets manufactured are recycled, even though 50 percent of those phones could be reused,” said Jon Newman, vice president and and owner of The Wireless Alliance. “Such unnecessary and environmentally harmful waste is increasingly recognized as a serious problem for society and the planet. We are very pleased to include Telwares as a partner in a program that is convenient, economical and beneficial to all involved.”
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