Recycle with joy at Nokia

Many countries, including India requires Manufacturers to create a Product take back program from Consumers wherein they offer to collect, responsibly dispose or recycle certain Electronic Equipment the Manufactures make or Sell into the Market, including but not limited to Laptops, Servers, Personal Computers, Computer monitors, peripherals  and related accessories.

At Nokia Networks, we are committed to responsibly recycling of our end-of-life products and urge all our customers to join our cohesive e-waste movement. As our valued customer, we encourage you to channelize your e-waste only through the collection channels set up by Nokia Networks.

The following is a list of collection centres of our recycler – E-Parisaraa and PRO – Karo Sambhav where you can drop off your Nokia Logo’d E-Waste.

1. Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh will be supported by Professional Logistics through their office @ GUWAHATI, ASSAM. 
2. Himachal Pradesh & Jammu will be supported by Professional Logistics through their office @ CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB. 
3. GOA will be supported by Professional Logistics through their office @ PUNE, MAHARASHTRA. 
4. Pondicherry will be supported by Jangra Freight Carriers through their office @ CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU. 

Pls Note: Before submitting your electronic equipment for take-back, you should remove all personal or confidential information from your hard drive. Nokia Networks and its suppliers are not responsible for erasing, deleting or removing your personal or confidential information from the hard drive of your computer products. Consider using data wiping software to erase your hard drive prior to submitting it for take-back. Alternatively, you can remove the hard drive before submitting your computer for take-back.

Our Recycler has logistics service providers (LSPs) which manage the movement of E-waste from Nokia Networks’ central warehouse and collection centres to the recycling facility. The focus of logistics services is on transporting the collected material in a safe way.

1. What is E-Waste? eg. WEEE “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment”

As per the E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016, 'E-waste' means electrical and electronic equipment, whole or in part discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer as well as rejects from manufacturing, refurbishment and repair processes.

Electronics such as servers, CPUs, mobile phones, computers, laptops, printers, fax machines or even their parts, which have reached the end of their useful life are called “E-Waste”. If not recycled in an environmentally sound way, e-waste poses a range of environmental risks. For further details and a complete list of covered electric and electronic equipment, please refer to the E waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2016 (refer FAQ 2 below for website).

2. What are regulations that control generation and disposal of e-waste in India? The E waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2016: 

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3. Why should e-waste be handled properly? 

Some of the components of e-waste contain materials such as lead, cadmium, mercury, polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCBs), etched chemicals, brominated flame retardants which may be hazardous in nature. Therefore e-waste should be handled in an environment-friendly manner to prevent such hazardous materials from being released into the environment.

4. Why is it important to properly dispose the e-waste?

• To protect the natural environment, it is important to collect E-waste separately from regular trash for the purpose of refurbishing, reusing or recycling the components and materials that comprise the product. When done properly, valuable materials can be safely extracted for additional use and natural resources are preserved.
• E-wastes should only be given to authorized vendors and buyers. The respective pollution control boards in different States authorize agencies to collect e-waste from generators. The dealers should have valid Air Consent, Water Consent and Hazardous waste authorization. This authorization is given based on the competency of the recycler, infrastructure and other factors, as decided by the regulatory authorities. Nokia Networks only deals with fully authorized collectors and recyclers.
• Conversely, E-wastes should never be given to unauthorized collectors or recyclers. The hazards of improper handling and recycling of e-waste include polluting the air, land and water as well as direct harm to workers, or other people nearby, that do not use proper safety equipment or facilities. The India E-Waste Handling Rules were created to ensure safe practices and protect the environment.

5. What is a collection centre? 

Collection Centre means a facility established individually, jointly or a registered society or a designated agency or a company or an association to collect E-waste.

6. What is a recycler? 

A recycler is any person or agency engaged in recycling or reprocessing of used electrical or electronic equipment or assemblies or their components. E-Parisaraa is also Nokia Networks’ designated recycler for the purpose of this regulation.

7. How does Nokia Networks recycle its E-waste: 

Nokia Networks provides to all its customers the facility to give back Nokia Networks manufactured/ sold/ distributed products at their end of life so that they are properly recycled/disposed.

8. What is RoHS? 

RoHS is the acronym for Restriction of Hazardous Substances. RoHS, also known as EU Directive 2002/95/EC, originated in the European Union and restricts the use of specific hazardous substances found in electrical and electronic products.

9. What are the restricted materials mandated under India eWaste rule? 

The substances that are restricted under eWaste rule mirror an earlier version of EU RoHS: lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (CrVI), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in varying amounts between 100ppm (0.01%) and 1000ppm (0.1%) weight / weight of the article depending on the substance. EU RoHS currently restricts an additional 4 substances.

10. Why is RoHS compliance important? 

The restricted substances when improperly managed represent a hazard to the environment and may pollute landfills or other facilities. These substances may also represent an occupational hazard during manufacturing and recycling. The EU RoHS Directive applies to equipment as defined in the WEEE directive. Nokia mandates all equipment to comply with the stricter requirements of the EU RoHS Directive (as amended).