Waste management system at Tele Danmark A/S

摘要

The physical presence of large quantities of waste, removal expenses, focus of interested parties on the environment and Tele Danmark's signing of the ETNO charter made the establishment of a waste management system both desirable and necessary.The Executive Committee's adoption of Tele Danmark's environmental policy in 1997, and the publication of the first environmental report and Tele Danmark's vision of the same year, with focus on society and the environment, in 1998 have furthered the need for environmental management.The environmental policy attaches importance to preventive measures as the environmental impact is considered during procurement, the development of new products and services and during selling. However, as we are not in a position to prevent allenvironmental problems from arising, another target is to set up a system for the withdrawal and treatment of worn-out telecom equipment, i.e. a waste management system. Naturally, Tele Danmark's activities within the field of environmental protectionstarted long before 1997. As early as in the 1970s, the Danish telecommunications companies pursued a strict recycling policy for cables, telephones and outdated technology. According to this tradition and in view of the most recent requirements, TeleDanmark began examining the environmental impact of all processes.