Terseer Ugbor, Managing Director and Executive Secretary, Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling (ARBR), has urged telecom operators in Nigeria to desist from exposing the environment to lead and strong acids from waste batteries to eliminate the dangers to the environment and human health.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja, signed by Ada Achanya, head of Press, ARBR.
The statement said that non-compliance with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines for battery disposal by telecom operators is creating a weak link leading to poor environmental management of Lead Acid and Lithium-Ion Batteries.
Terseer Ugbor, Managing Director and Executive Secretary, Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling (ARBR), has urged telecom operators in Nigeria to desist from exposing the environment to lead and strong acids from waste batteries to eliminate the dangers to the environment and human health.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja, signed by Ada Achanya, head of Press, ARBR.
The statement said that non-compliance with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines for battery disposal by telecom operators is creating a weak link leading to poor environmental management of Lead Acid and Lithium-Ion Batteries.
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