INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Nexans supports circular economy
with launch of recycling services
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s the strain on resources and
global waste generation continues
to increase, efficient use of raw
materials and state-of-the-art waste
management is crucial for global sustainable
development. In a few decades, metal will
become increasingly scarce and recycling will
become an evermore important source of
metal. In fact, even today, more than 33%
of the world’s aluminium and 40% of total
copper production comes from recycling,
e.g. ‘urban mines’. To further promote and
encourage circular economy, Nexans has
launched Nexans Recycling Services which
is aimed at helping customers and partners
manage their cable waste.
With this launch, Nexans intends to simplify
the disposal of any copper or aluminium
cable, regardless of its origins. The new
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service allows installers, distributors, utilities,
as well as OEMs, resource companies and
contractors to benefit from monetary
compensation for their cable waste based on
a transparent valorisation process.
Nexans Recycling Services include turnkey
logistics solutions: from collection of leftover
and end-of-life cables from construction sites,
renovation sites or dismantled installations of
their transfer to Nexans’ recycling facilities. In
addition, Nexans Recycling Services team also
provide empty containers for bulk cable waste
as well as trucks for cable drums.
According to an EU directive, since 2008,
companies in Europe are legally responsible
for their cable waste until they can prove it
has been disposed of or recycled. To address
such liabilities, Nexans is committed to
ensuring full traceability of the operations
along the recycling process.
Also, as copper and aluminium, two core
components of electrical cables, are 100%
reusable, Nexans seeks to improve resource
efficiency and reduce potential emissions
from mining and refining processes by
separating and recovering the non-ferrous
metals from cable waste.
“With the launch of Nexans Recycling
Services, we are happy to bring over 30
years of experience in recycling cable waste
to the service of our customers,” said Guy
Burlet, Director of Nexans Recycling Services.
“Yet what is even more exciting is that
this added-value service allows us and our
customers to contribute to building a more
sustainable world of tomorrow.” n
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