Airtel Raises Awareness on Recycling, Healthy Disposal of E-wastes

Emma Okonji

Airtel Nigeria has reaffirmed its motivation to sustainable environmental administration and healthier disposal, recycling, and repurposing of electronic wastes.

Commenting on the company’s commemoration of the 2022 Environment Ecosystem Day, Main Govt Officer and Taking care of Director, Airtel Nigeria, Surendran Chemmenkotil, reported: “The Airtel Nigeria’s ambition is to address and reduce the impact of its functions on the surroundings as this is vital for the world we are living in. Airtel is committed to boosting consciousness about local climate/environmental stewardship amongst personnel and to function with each other as a staff toward the delivery of its sustainability ambitions.”

Chemmenkotil added: “I have asked all my colleagues to carry to the business office any digital things from their homes that are aged and no-longer of any use to them – so that Airtel can then confirm its posture as a engineering organization, that continuously explores sustainable ways of reusing, repurposing, recycling, and disposing of e-squander from our community and offices.

“We are dedicated to our overarching Airtel Africa Sustainability strategy, and we will keep on to put into practice these plans relentlessly at the nearby stage.”

In reaction to the CEO’s call, workforce of the telco arrived to the workplace on Monday, 6th June with digital wastes, which they deposited at selected regions across places of work nationwide. The e-wastes will be gathered by a credible e-wastes husband or wife for the reason of recycling, repurposing, and dependable disposal.

 As part of the recognition programme, an awareness session was held at the company’s headquarters in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday, 6th June, with employees in regional places of work connecting virtually. Throughout the session, workforce ended up urged to add in their respective personal capacities to the progression of sustainable environmental administration, reduction of environmental footprint in respect of get in touch with to action on weather adjust initiatives and to decrease actions that have unfavorable effects on Health and fitness and the Surroundings.