SCTE Eyes Best Practices for Recycling

The SCTE is taking steps to advance recycling efforts within the cable industry with the creation of a new working group within the SCTE Standards Program and formal efforts to develop "Recommended Cable Electronic Equipment Recycling Practices for Cable Operators."The Recycling Working Group, part of the SCTE Standards Program's Sustainability Management Subcommittee (SMS), will be responsible for identifying and codifying recommended practices that are designed to ensure proper management of e-waste. The document is intended to address recommended lifespans for equipment used in cable systems, optimal end-of-life processes for cable equipment, and recycling-based financial models. In addition, the working group will create recommendations for collection of data related to the industry’s recycling efforts.