Environmental Initiative Should Save Thousands More Trees,
Decrease Landfill Use
In a drive to build upon its ongoing environmental
initiatives, CommScope, Inc. is expanding its cable reel recycling program to
customers of Andrew Wireless Solutions, the company’s division that is a global
leader in communications systems and products.
The Andrew Reel Recycling Program is an effort to reduce the waste of reels on
which Andrew’s HELIAX® cables are shipped. CommScope launched its own ReelSmart® recycling program in 1988 for its broadband and wireless cable reels, and today recycles more than 66,000 reels per year, saving approximately 20,000 trees annually. The North Carolina-based company has twice won the Governor’s Award of Excellence in the large business waste reduction category.
"We expect the Reel Recycling Program to drive a higher level of participation and have a far greater environmental impact than the smaller scale reel recovery program Andrew previously had in place,We are very excited to leverage CommScope’s prior experience in making this program a noteworthy success for customers, ourselves, and the global environment."
The Andrew program will be launched in the U.S. and Western Europe this year. It
currently is available in Spain, with the U.S. rollout set for June, to be
followed by additional European nations later in the year. Andrew hopes to
recycle more than 15,000 reels in the continental U.S. alone during the first
year of the Reel Recycling Program.
To encourage participation, Andrew has begun charging customers for reels used
for shipping HELIAX cables. These charges will be partially or completely
reimbursed to customers who participate in the Reel Recycling Program, depending
on the condition of the reels when returned. Reels returned in excellent
condition may even be awarded reimbursement above the initial charge. Cable
reels, made of mostly high grade wood, are used in shipping and storing
transmission line cables, with sizes ranging as large as 3.5 meters in diameter.
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