Go Green

It gives us great pleasure to inform you that Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) has become one of the few Companies in the country that has a streamlined and effective process for recycling of e-waste.

As a responsible Tata Group company, TTSL is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and recognizes that being a Telecom service provider, we are indirectly responsible for generating some quantities of e-waste; both on account of building business (i.e., increase in the number of cell phone users) as well as conducting business operations (computers, peripherals etc). In order to minimise the adverse impact of our overall business operations on environment, we have tied up with Attero Recycling, the first e-waste recycler in India, authorized by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India; to responsibly dispose e-waste Shredder & Fe Seperatorgenerated by the Company and as a by-product of the services we deliver.

In order to mobilize responsible e-waste disposal, we are placing boxes in all our offices and select Company-owned branded retail stores where mobile phone users desirous of disposing e-waste in a responsible manner can drop old mobiles, chargers, batteries etc. The Pilot phase of this project has begun in AP and Delhi Circles as well as Corporate Office and we will soon be rolling it out across Circles. As per TTSL’s agreement with Attero, the e-waste so collected will be picked up by Attero periodically and sent to their plant in Roorkee in Uttrakhand for recycling. Additionally, non-working computers, peripherals ( that cannot be put into these boxes) will be picked up from various locations and recycled. For this, respective Circles would need to inform the Corporate Sustainability Team when they have e-waste that is required to be collected for responsible disposal.

Attero Recycling Pvt. Ltd. is an approved e-Waste Recycler by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under 4, 19(2) and 19(6) of the Hazardous Waste Management & Handling Rules, 1989 as amended in 2008 and is operating a facility for collection, reception, transportation, treatment and disposal of e-Waste. Through this pioneering initiative Tata Teleservices Limited and Attero Recycling will together strive towards a greener world and a healthy and safe environment.

It would be worth mentioning that TTSL is among the few companies in the country to have implemented be the first Corporate to take this kind of initiative.

The recycling process followed by Attero at their state-of-the-art plant:

As custodians of environment conservation initiatives at TTSL, all Prakriti members will facilitate and promote recycling of e-waste; both in the company as well as in the communities they live. The Corporate Communications team will support this initiative through an aggressive awareness campaign that would include posters, screen savers, sms, website post etc.

So let us join hands to convert e-waste to e-goods.

To know more about Attero Recycling,

Please visit : www.attero.in or

Write to us at : Prakriti.ecoclub@tatatel.co.in