End-of-Life
There are lots of factors to consider in the end-of-life phase. We start with assessing the transportation used to collect end-of-life products, packaging, batteries, and getting these items from the end user to treatment sites.
We then look at how each of these items are handled, measuring the impacts of how packaging is treated, how products and their accessories are dealt with and what happens to batteries and their disposal. We also assess the preparation phase (e.g., sorting) where items are being made good and ready for incineration, landfill or initiatives such as thermal energy recovery.
This is all before we get to recycling where, at a basic level, we look at sorting and shredding. But we go much further than that. We review our global networks and look at local recycling infrastructure and capability and make worst-case scenario assumptions recognizing there are challenges associated with the recycling of small consumer electronics.
But for us to do our best to reuse, repair and extend their life, we need your help. We can only work with products that you return to us, so please recycle your devices whenever possible.
