MKB transferred more than 200 tons of electronic garbage to wasteless processing

2020: Sending for utilization of 200 tons of electronic garbage

The Moscow Credit Bank (MCB) together with Eleksnet Group directed in September, 2020 – January, 2021 to ecological utilization more than 200 tons of electronic garbage: not used ATMs, payment terminals and computer component parts. In total about 400 ATMs and terminals and also more than 1000 computer blocks were transferred. The bank reported about it on January 25, 2021.

JSC Corporation EKOPOLIS is engaged in utilization of electronic, plastic and metal junks. At the first stage of the technician it understands and sorted at the Ekotekhprom plant belonging to corporation. The scrap of metals which turned out as a result becomes secondary raw materials for the metallurgical enterprises. The secondary granules which are raw materials for production of parts of machines, home appliances, construction materials, garden furniture and other goods are made of plastic.

In the nearest future MKB is going to direct to ecological processing on the plants of corporation more than 1000 POS terminals, about 300 units of metal furniture and small appliances, a big batch of obsolete monitors, system units, blocks of uninterrupted power, bonding wires, etc.

The majority of financial institutions hand over old ATMs and terminals in scrap metal yards, and small electronics as not being of special value, send to dumps. But the recyclable equipment contains toxic heavy metals, to throw out it – means to pollute the environment, – the CEO of Eleksnet Group Igor Antonov notes.

Working at a basis of the concept of responsible banking, MKB actively implements the concept Green office and initiatives directed to minimization of use of resources, separate collecting of garbage, delivery for processing for reuse of the fulfilled resources and ecological processing of potentially hazardous waste.