Governments should learn from the Charitable Recycling Programme
China has the highest number of cell phones with a whopping 634 million in 2008. India follows China with over 427.3 million in 2009. The third in line is the US with over 270 million handsets. Most amazingly, the number is exponentially increasing across regions, irrespective of the financial crisis. If not disposed off properly, these handsets are ticking time bombs as they contain toxic materials like copper, mercury, brominated flame retardants, lead, arsenic, and zinc. Even if they are dumped into landfill sites, the toxic substances would surely contaminate the ground water. It is imperative now to incorporate proper recycling programs involving different stakeholder groups, where the government machineries globally work hand in hand with manufacturers to ensure and fine irresponsible disposal of cell phones. Governments could take lessons from movements like the Charitable Recycling Programme of Canada, which encourage companies to motivate employees to handover their old phones to the programme.
China has the highest number of cell phones with a whopping 634 million in 2008. India follows China with over 427.3 million in 2009. The third in line is the US with over 270 million handsets. Most amazingly, the number is exponentially increasing across regions, irrespective of the financial crisis. If not disposed off properly, these handsets are ticking time bombs as they contain toxic materials like copper, mercury, brominated flame retardants, lead, arsenic, and zinc. Even if they are dumped into landfill sites, the toxic substances would surely contaminate the ground water. It is imperative now to incorporate proper recycling programs involving different stakeholder groups, where the government machineries globally work hand in hand with manufacturers to ensure and fine irresponsible disposal of cell phones. Governments could take lessons from movements like the Charitable Recycling Programme of Canada, which encourage companies to motivate employees to handover their old phones to the programme.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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