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2011 Sustainability Report

Environment

Environment Callout

How do we connect a world of seven billion without inhibiting our natural environment's ability to support us? It is a daunting, exciting and critical challenge, and we are working hard toward meeting it every day.

$42 million

Annualized savings from implementing 4,500 energy-saving projects

$86 million

Annualized savings from 8,700 energy-saving projects implemented in 2010 and 2011

5,114

Alternative-fuel vehicles deployed, including 3,469 CNG vehicles and 1,617 hybrid electric vehicles, as part of our $565 million commitment to deploy approximately 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs) over a 10-year period through 2018

2.5 million

Gallons of unleaded gasoline that will be avoided in 2012 and each subsequent year that our 3,469 compressed natural gas vehicles are in service

≤30

Percent of plant-based materials in new plastic being transitioned into AT&T-branded accessories

50.1 million

Pounds of network scrap materials kept out of landfills through reusing, selling and recycling materials

3.0 million

Approximate number cell phones collected for reuse or recycling

1.7 million

Pounds of batteries and accessories collected for reuse or recycling

77,000

Computers, monitors and servers collected for donation, reuse and recycling

17.2 million

Customers that opted for paperless billing through 2011

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