Circular Economy - 1
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Stream 2
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 |
| 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM |
| Currawong Room |
Overview
Unlocking hidden value – reducing e-waste and whole of life management of retired technology.
Tom Penny, Telstra Corporation
Details
Telstra recently launched Unlocking Hidden Value – our new Electronics Reuse and Recycling Strategy. The new approach incorporates responsibly managing the equipment Telstra uses, providing the public with take back, re-use and recycling opportunities, and influencing upstream decisions to reduce e-waste and manufacture more sustainable products.
The need for action on end -of-life electronics is urgent. The rapid evolution of information and communication technology (ICT) is driving global growth in e-waste.
This presentation will canvass the lessons Telstra has learned from 20 years at the forefront of e-waste and electronics stewardship management, Telstra’s programs, and canvass the barriers and opportunities for future improvements.
Speaker
Mr Tom Penny
Senior Advisor – Resource Efficiency and Compliance
Telstra Corporation
Unlocking hidden value – reducing e-waste and whole of life management of retired technology
1:20 PM - 1:40 PMBiography
Tom Penny leads Telstra’s resource efficiency initiatives from the Environment Team in the Chief Sustainability Office. Prior to joining Telstra, Tom worked in the United Kingdom notably developing and implementing product sustainability strategies for Sky and the UK National Health Service. He is an experienced practitioner with over 10 years’ experience in product stewardship and is both a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist with the Institute of Engineering Designers.
Chairperson
Albert Shamess
Director – Waste Management and Resource Recovery
City of Vancouver
