ASUS Announces Ambitious New Global E-waste Recycling Target

ASUS sets goal to recycle 20% of its global e-waste, and hosts events to celebrate World Environment Day 2017

KEY POINTS

· ASUS aims to recycle 20% of its global e-waste by 2025

· ASUS begins a new recycling operation in India

· In celebration of World Environment Day 2017, ASUS hosts local recycling events around the world

India (June 5, 2017) — To mark World Environment Day 2017, ASUS, the Taiwanese leader in technology, today announced an ambitious new target of recycling 20 percent of its global electronic waste (e-waste) — a target that it intends to reach by the year 2025. Every day, harmful e-waste is put into landfills around the globe, and the World Health Organization recently warned that the improper disposal of e-waste can cause severe environmental damage.

Currently, ASUS has joint ventures in 14 countries, which entails 70 percent of its global business, with qualified local recyclers to help recycle e-waste. Last year, ASUS recycled close to 11 million kilograms of e-waste, representing a 12.2 percent recovery ratio of total products sold. Along with improving sustainability, e-waste recycling also