Telenor re-launches mobile phone recycling campaign
January 23, 2015 - Citizens who are old or damaged cell phone can not bring in any Telenor shop, where they will be forwarded for recycling. In this way, Telenor helps them to your device disposed of in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Due to the great interest Telenor has relaunched the recycling campaign, with the aim of continuing contribution to solving the growing problem of electronic waste, which affects the environmental pollution. "Almost immediately after entering the Serbian market, eight years ago, we were the first operator in the country that initiated recycling mobile phone. Then we motivate and activate a large number of citizens, regardless of whether they were our users or not, that together contribute to environmental protection and raise the environmental awareness of all to a higher level. Now we continue with the action and urge all citizens to join us, "says Kristina Mitrovic, a specialist in environmental projects in Telenor. Mobile phones and recycling Most mobile phone users buy new handsets every two years, and it is estimated that by 2020, 3.2 billion old phones end up in the dump; More than 90 percent of the material can be recycled and reused; Throwing mobile phone means throwing away precious metals (palladium and gold), and such waste pollutes the environment, since the release of toxic substances such as lithium and cadmium, batteries represent up to 30 percent of the materials and can significantly harm the environment; For battery recycling mobile phone requires 90 percent less energy than its production; In order to inform and involve as many people to care about the environment, Telenor and, through its eco miniatures, short animated films, prepared a large number of practical advice that can be easily applied in everyday life. All episodes can be found on Telenor's facebook page - Telenor Serbia. *** Telenor Serbia (www.telenor.rs) is part of the Telenor Group, one of the world's largest mobile operator, which has close to 180 million users in 13 markets. Telenor is the largest single investor in Serbia with an initial investment of 1.53 billion euros. With 3.2 million subscribers, Telenor Serbia helps people to take advantage of all the benefits of modern communications. The company has 119 stores in 84 city and about 1,000 employees, while Smart network covers more than 80 percent of the population.
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