The operator Bouygues Telecom, which wants to be a pioneer in closed-loop recycling, uses the plastic from its old remote controls to manufacture new ones, thus contributing to a more sustainable digital environment.
Bouygues Telecom unveiled its partnership with Austrian software and hardware manufacturer Ruwido on Wednesday September 27, sealing the implementation of an innovative initiative. The idea? Recycle 100% of plastic from used operator remote controls to make new ones. The approach aims to reduce the carbon footprint of Bouygues Telecom, which wants to optimize the use of plastic resources, promoting the concept of the circular economy.
Bbox 4K HDR TV remote controls from recycling
By using recycled plastic from its old remote controls, Bouygues Telecom is taking a concrete step to reduce its environmental impact and CO emissions.2, by innovating in the manufacturing of its products. And the operator is already well advanced in the process.
Starting this September, Bouygues, the fastest operator in home Wi-Fi, began producing remote controls for its Bbox 4K HDR TV decoder using exclusively recycled plastic from its own used remote controls.
This closed-loop recycling approach is part of the commitments of Bouygues Telecom, which wants to reduce its emissions drastically, in accordance with the Paris Agreement. The work carried out with Ruwido should enable the company to save 21 tonnes of CO2. To give you an idea, this corresponds to 96,507 kilometers traveled with a thermal engine car.
Bouygues Telecom wants to make all its remote controls from recycled plastic
Bouygues Telecom does not intend to stop there. The firm plans to extend this initiative to all of its decoder remote controls by 2024. Respecting this schedule would help the operator to further reduce its carbon footprint, by controlling the composition of the recycled plastic used and minimizing loss. of raw materials, without forgetting the collection of used remote controls from its stores and customers.
The deputy general director of Bouygues Telecom, Laura Joslet, makes the link with the European Sustainable Development Week, and explains that the operator “ demonstrates its ability to innovate and evolve its mode of production “.
For his part, the business developer of Ruwido, Peter Pinkhart-Wider, did the accounts and states that “ 21,345 kg of recycled materials were collected from old Bouygues Telecom equipment in 2023. » These materials should make it possible to manufacture 428,000 new remote controls. That’s so much unused virgin plastic.
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