Hazardous Substance Control
To control and reduce pollution caused by waste electrical and electronic products, ZTE has established a comprehensive system for hazardous substance control and green manufacturing. This system encompasses green procurement, eco-design, green product development, and green manufacturing throughout the entire product lifecycle. By integrating green environmental practices into the HPPD R&D process and selecting eco-friendly materials, we ensure the "green design" of products. In production, the QC080000 hazardous substance process management system is fully implemented for electronic and electrical products, preventing the introduction of hazardous substances and reducing manufacturing waste to ensure "green production. " 八戒影视高清.
The company continually scans global regulations on hazardous substances in electronic products, analyzes and shares the findings internally, and assesses the impact of these regulations on ZTE. Corresponding strategies are developed to ensure product compliance. ZTE has developed and launched a global certification map and an environmental map, which visually display regulatory requirements for various countries, streamlining the compliance process for hazardous substance control in products 八戒影视免费观看. The new GPM environmental material management system enables automated product environmental assessments, SCIP dossier submissions, conflict mineral and critical material surveys, and carbon footprint investigations. .
ZTE actively participates in international standards organizations (such as ITU and IEC), Chinese standards organizations, and industry associations' research and exchange activities on hazardous substance management and testing. We contribute to the reduction of hazardous substances in electronic and electrical products and have contributed to the drafting and publication of the IEC 62321-12 international standard for determining certain substances in electronic products. In recent years, we have also helped draft several national, industry, and group standards supporting hazardous substance control in China's electronic and electrical products, such as the GB/T 39560 series standards for testing hazardous substances in electronic and electrical products and guidelines for hazardous substance risk assessment 八戒影视观看. .
ZTE actively works with stakeholders to gradually reduce, eliminate, and replace hazardous substances used in raw materials and manufacturing processes, continually updating our hazardous substance control standards 八戒影视. In 2023, we revised and published five environmental standards, including "Requirements for Prohibited and Restricted Environmental Substances," "Requirements for Green Environmental Labels," and "Hazardous Substance Monitoring and Management Process for Green Environmental Product Manufacturing," ensuring that relevant standards of the hazardous substance management system comply with regulations and internal response measures. Several servers and routers have received CEC China Environmental Label certification. .
Green and Low-Carbon Design
ZTE focuses on the environmental performance of products throughout their lifecycle, compiling specifications such as "Product Energy Reduction Technical Requirements," "Carbon Reduction Technical Requirements for Terminal Products," and "ZTE Product LCA Carbon Footprint Assessment Specifications 八戒影视在线. " These guidelines integrate LCA requirements into the R&D process, guiding product LCA and carbon reduction from the development stage. .
Strictly adhering to ISO 14040 environmental management lifecycle assessment principles and framework standards, ZTE established an expert team in 2023 to analyze, quantify, and enhance 11 environmental indicators for typical products, including mobile terminals, multimedia terminals, network broadband terminals, carrier network equipment, and base stations. By utilizing self-developed low-power chips, software control, and liquid cooling technology, we achieved significant reductions in product carbon emissions 八戒影视高清. In 2023, the physical intensity of greenhouse gas emissions during the use and maintenance phase of sold system products was decreased by 14. 58% compared to 2022, and the absolute emissions over the lifecycle of sold terminal products decreased by 5. 12%, both exceeding targets. ZTE is advancing the construction of a product LCA database, and as of 2023, the number of products with carbon footprint assessments reached 101, covering all product categories. .
Recycling and Reuse
ZTE follows the management policy of "safety, environmental protection, and professionalism" for recycling, strictly complying with the Basel Convention's requirements for the transboundary movement of hazardous waste. Priority is given to cooperating with local service providers for the recycling and processing of waste products, adhering to each country's electronic waste management regulations, and actively promoting the recycling and resource reuse of waste products 八戒影视免费观看. .
ZTE is committed to maximizing resource internal consumption and external recycling through a dual-loop operation of internal and external recycling. 八戒影视观看.
Internal Recycling: Focuses on comprehensive utilization methods such as disassembly, reassembly, rework, and repairs to achieve internal consumption of recycled materials in the finished and semi-finished product stages, reducing scrap rates while meeting quality and compliance requirements. In 2023, the direct reuse rate of returned materials reached 92%. 八戒影视.
External Recycling: Emphasizes collaboration with downstream recyclers to build a global green recycling network, using compliant and environmentally friendly methods combined with new recycling technologies for metal refining or organic plastic recycling, enhancing the residual value of discarded materials. In 2023, ZTE collaborated with over 120 downstream recyclers, recovering 612 八戒影视在线. 5 tons of metal and 43 tons of organic plastics throughout the year. The rate of material incineration and landfill was kept below 1%. .
ZTE actively researches the reuse of recycled materials, with some products already utilizing recycled plastics. It also promotes weight reduction in product materials, optimizing the design and wall thickness of CPE product heat sinks, housings, and outdoor installation brackets to achieve weight reduction while ensuring performance. By optimizing the connection methods between components and within parts, repair yield rates are improved, and the difficulty of disassembling and recycling discarded products is reduced, thus enhancing recycling efficiency and reducing scrap rates.
Packaging Reduction Design
ZTE continuously optimizes packaging design and material usage, promoting plastic-free and reduced-plastic packaging. Through the application of alternative materials and weight reduction design, we promote the use of environmentally sustainable materials in product packaging.
· Encouraging suppliers to optimize simple turnover packaging to direct shipping packaging, saving over 21 tons of packaging materials annually.
· Reducing the use of composite materials for easier material classification and recycling. Promoting the use of pure PE material packaging bags instead of PA/PE composite film bags, consuming about 1.8 million of these bags in 2023, weighing approximately 320 tons.
· Actively promoting the recycling and reuse of packaging materials, with over 6,000 pallets recycled in 2023, saving more than 54 tons of packaging materials annually.
· Promoting plastic-free or reduced-plastic packaging, with several router products achieving complete plastic-free packaging through surface wear resistance improvement and the use of biodegradable fiber packaging materials.
· Replacing foam plastic cushioning materials with honeycomb cardboard or pulp molded cushioning materials in packaging. Changing carton closures from H-type to I-type and reducing the number of pallets and packing straps, resulting in an annual reduction of over 117 tons of plastic materials.
· Switching cabinet packaging from horizontal wooden boxes to vertical cardboard boxes, saving over 30 tons of wood annually.
· Providing user guide information through body labels or QR codes on color boxes, reducing paper usage.
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