Project led to client driving industry alignment through SCTE’s Cable Tech Expo

• Coaxial cable is a composite containing a PVC or equivalent outer layer, metal (usually copper) braids
  and core, and a PE insulation. Coaxial cables are used widely around the world by cable management operations and produce up to 25 million pounds of cable waste a year in the U.S. alone. Their multi-material construction makes them very difficult to recycle cost effectively. In addition, the distributed footprint of the waste feedstock makes it even harder to economically collect and transport to a scale-efficient recycler. 
• The client has a commitment to send zero waste to landfill by 2024. One of the key remaining hurdles to achieve this is waste coaxial cables. The goal of the Recycling Coaxial Cables project was to find technology solutions to economically recycle, upcycle, or repurpose waste coaxial cable at scale in the U.S. 

• Ubuntoo conducted a comprehensive analysis of existing and future potential solutions for recycling of coaxial cables, and identified obstacles to, and opportunities for the same. Ubuntoo mapped the landscape of stakeholders that must come together to achieve end-to-end recycling of coaxial cable waste. The final output was a reverse logistics value chain, prioritized partners, and a long-term techno-commercial roadmap. 

• The client expanded the scope to include the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), a non-profit that helps establish standards for the cable telecommunications industry. 
• In the second phase of this project, Ubuntoohelped the client drive industry alignment at the Cable Tech Expo to help bring the Recycling Coaxial Cable project one step closer to becoming a reality.