Orange Romania recycles 135,000 phones

Alina Oprea
Orange Romania collected, in the first six months of the year, 135,000 phones, which will enter the circular economy through reconditioning or recycling. In the 1st quarter of this year, Orange's circular economy program "Re" - Buy-Back, Recycling, Repair, Refurbishment - celebrated 1 year since its launch in Romania. Also in June, Orange Romania and Orange Romania Communications published the sustainability report for the year 2022, the first in which the non-financial results are presented together by the two companies and reveals the common degree of social involvement.

"Social responsibility has always occupied a central place in Orange's operations. The company is committed to drastically reducing its carbon emissions directly related to commercial activities, in line with the Orange Group's targets, and to make digital technology an engine of equal opportunities," the company announced.

The company continued to support the activity of the Orange Foundation, which launched the Orange Digital Center Romania in June. The center inaugurated in Bucharest received over €800,000 in funding from the Orange Group and is designed as an "Opportunity Workshop" for people who want to acquire new professional skills and competencies for the digital jobs of the future.

"We are in the middle of a year in which we have demonstrated once again that we are consistent in our mission to provide sustainable connectivity services and to be a reliable partner in the delivery of integrated digital services. Constant investments in the network have allowed us to offer Romanians today the fastest 5G internet in Romania and to continue the expansion of 4G and fixed services. We are proud to be able to contribute, beyond commercial offers, to projects with an impact in reducing the digital gap in the country, an example being the launch, by the Orange Foundation, of the Orange Digital Center", said Liudmila Climoc, CEO of Orange Romania.

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