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Waste and recycling

Due to the technology-related nature of our operations, electro-waste is an important issue for us. At Cyfrowy Polsat and Polkomtel, that is in the companies which introduce big numbers of STB’s, mobile phones, modems, routers, antennas and other devices to the market every year, we try to make sure that as much of that equipment as possible is recycled.

Interesting facts

What rare metals can be recovered by recycling a mobile phone?

According to the calculations made by GoRepair, an average smartphone contains:

  • 8.75 g of copper,
  • 8.31 g of cobalt,
  • 0.25 g of silver,
  • 0.024 g of gold.

This means that by recycling 45 devices one can get 1 gram of gold.

The average value of all the elements (precious metals) that one handset contains is as much as PLN 8.

Total weight of non-hazardous and hazardous waste, depending on the adopted procedure

[GRI 306-2]

TOTAL 91.5 534.9 9.7 636.1
Non-hazardous waste
Polkomtel1 Cyfrowy Polsat TV Polsat Total
Recycling 1.3 534.9 9.7 545.9
Salvaging
(incl. recovery of energy)
0 0 0 0
Other (incl. plastics, wood, construction waste, drugs) 90.2 0 0 90.2
TOTAL 397.3 541.4 10.1 948.8
Non-hazardous waste
Polkomtel1 Cyfrowy Polsat TV Polsat Total
Recycling 0 541.4 10.1 551.5
Salvaging
(incl. recovery of energy)
0 0 0 0
Other (incl. plastics, wood, construction waste, drugs) 397.3 0 0 397.3

1Data refer to Polkomtel and Polkomtel Infrastruktura.

Polkomtel has for many years been consistently encouraging its customers to adopt a pro-ecological attitude. At the company’s stationary points of sale one can deposit waste equipment (handsets, accessories, etc.) which will be later on subjected, free-of-charge, to recycling. Special containers are also available where waste accessories can be dropped. In 2019 we supplied a total of over 19 tons of waste electronic equipment for recycling.

Our strategic clients – the big companies with whom Polkomtel has long-term cooperation – are offered assistance in disposing of their electronic equipment.

Polkomtel fulfills its statutory duties in the field of recycling and salvaging of raw materials and carries out educational campaigns for the public thanks to the cooperation with specialized organizations. In 2019 Polkomtel introduced 500 tons of packaging and other waste related to electrical and electronic equipment to the market, out of which recycling organizations salvaged 68 tons, while 41 tons of waste were recycled.

Apart from waste segregation, we try to limit the quantity of waste sent to the landfill sites also through other methods, including reduction of the quantity of disposable items.

Best practice

Less plastic around us | Novelty 2019

In 2019, during the Sustainable Development Goal Global Action Day (September 25th), we decided to join the global initiative of “Less plastic around us”. We took care to make sure that pro-ecological utensils are used in the kitchens in our offices. The action of collecting plastic bottle caps, initiated by the employees themselves, is continued where the caps are collected to support charity causes.

Cyfrowy Polsat cooperates, on continuous basis, with the companies who collect and recycle all sorts of waste generated by the company. In 2019 Cyfrowy Polsat supplied nearly 541 tons of waste for recycling to specialized recycling firms, with 65% of this amount being electro-waste.

Best practice

Waste recycling | Continuation

Recycling of electro-waste
All electro-waste generated by the staff who repairs end-user devices, as well as the company’s equipment intended for liquidation, is handed-over to specialized recycling firms. In 2019 over 351 tons of waste, consisting of electrical and electronic devices, were supplied by Cyfrowy Polsat for recycling (314 tons in 2018).

Recycling of documents
The documents intended for recycling are shredded with the use of a heavy duty shredder which grinds the material in line with DIN norm (security level III), while the output is successively conveyed as paper waste for recycling.

Recycling of packaging materials
Paper, plastics, Styrofoam are carefully segregated by us. There are five big, clearly marked containers for collecting waste at our company’s HQ location, and in addition we purchased the equipment which enables flattening of cardboard, allowing more effective storing of waste and its more economical loading onto trucks. In 2019 we delivered over 167 tons of cardboard and paper as well as 10 tons of plastic film and Styrofoam for recycling.

Satellite television can be received via set-top boxes. Our STB factory − InterPhone Service – has a modern machinery park and employs exceptional and professional staff at all positions. Location of the factory– in the Special Economic Zone EURO-PARK MIELECguarantees that our activities have no adverse impact on valuable natural areas.

During more than 12 years of operations, around 8.9 million STBs rolled out of the factory, including:

  • the latest EVOBOX STREAM – (a model which enables the use of OTT Television),
  • EVOBOX HD and EVOBOX LITE (with built-in Wi-Fi modules thanks to which the STB’s can connect to the Internet wirelessly, enabling use of online services and access to thousands of movies, TV series and other programs from Cyfrowy Polsat GO and HBO GO services),
  • EVOBOX PVR (a multi-functional device which is not only a satellite set-top box but also a device for viewing photos from holidays, listening to Internet radio or using online video services),
  • EVOBOX IP (dedicated to the cable TV offers using IPTV technology).

The factory also manufactures the 300 Home Internet Set which consists of an outdoor modem and a router. It offers access to LTE Advanced technology while supporting data transfer rates of even up to 300 Mbps. The product won the Mobility Trends 2018 contest in the ”Mobile Internet Service of 2018” category.

Best practice

Ecological set-top boxes | Continuation

InterPhone Service set-top box factory holds the following certificates: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 for manufacturing of telecommunication and general purpose electronic equipment.

We make all efforts to ensure that the equipment manufactured in our factory has as little impact on natural environment as possible. That is why we strive to make sure that all devices are packed into ecological packaging, which means that:

  • the materials used are 100% recycled,
  • the surface of the production sheet is utilized in the maximum extent,
  • waste reduction is planned at the design phase.

Also every Cyfrowy Polsat set-top box we sell to customers is “ecological” – its specifications always comply with the valid norms while electrical power consumption in the sleep mode is less than 1W. We also care for re-use of the equipment – the equipment is “loaned” to customers for a specified period of time and once returned and “refreshed” it goes back to the market.

In addition, while bearing in mind organizational efficiency, costs and CO2 reduction, we take care that the trucks and vans which transport the equipment and other materials to the sales network are loaded in an optimum way.

In 2019 TV Polsat supplied the following amounts of waste to recycling:

  • 292 kg of toner cartridges,
  • 2 796 kg of data carriers,
  • 1 526 kg of electronic equipment,
  • 4 129 kg of mixed construction waste,
  • 4 280 kg of other mixed waste.
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