Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services enables device recycling and refurbishment for O2, a Telefónica brand

Since April 2020, Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services has supported O2, the principal commercial brand of Telefónica UK Limited and the UK’s largest network, in recycling over 128,000 phones, tablets and smart watches, preventing an estimated 21 tonnes of e-waste from going to landfills and enabling £18 million to be paid back to O2 customers. Additionally, Ingram Micro has refurbished and erased data from 20,000 of the preowned devices, enabling them for resale through O2 Like New and extending the lifecycle of the products.

The O2 Recycle program is part of a larger, multi-channel solution provided by Ingram Micro — the biggest of its type in the UK. Ingram Micro also operates similar services for other major carriers in the region.

“We are very proud to be the trusted provider of these complex device recycling solutions, and moreover, to play a critical role in e-waste prevention by responsibly recycling technology components and extending the usage of existing technology devices,” said Kevin Coleman, vice president of technology, Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services.

For more details, read O2’s press release, O2 pays out more than £250 million for old tech as a reward for fighting ewaste with O2 Recycle.

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• Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services
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