Fastand and Remedia develop an innovative WEEE container with great communicative appeal. Already present in most technology retail stores throughout Italy.

Below is the article presenting the project at the Ecomondo fair in Rimini, Nov 2018

At Ecomondo 2018, it is also time for a review of the collection of small WEEE, those that can be also disposed of via the One For Zero scheme. Summing up the situation is Remedia (Italian Collective system for the management of all types of WEEE a36> of WEEE, batteries and accumulators) and AIRESConfcommercio (Italian Association of Specialised Household Appliance Retailers), which assess how much has been done since the agreement signed two years ago precisely on the occasion of Ecomondo.

 

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The agreement aimed to increase the collection of small WEEE by ensuring the proper management of electronic waste collected at AIREA-affiliated retail outlets (belonging to the Euronics, Expert, Trony and Unieuro brands) through an integrated collection service. Remedia thus managed more than 28,300 kg of various small electronic items such as remote controls and electric razors, over 3,000 kg of mobile phones and approximately 3,200 kg of light sources (around 170,000 items in total).

=> Read the report on WEEE collection in 2017

With a view to further increasing the collection of small WEEE, the Remedia consortium has also entered into a partnership with ANCRA (National Association of Retailers of Radio, Television, Household Appliances, Records and Related Products), which has voluntarily decided to devote greater attention to the responsible management of this type of waste. This will lead to the launch of a pilot project to trial the One for Zero collection in a selected number of retail outlets smaller than 400 square metres (the obligation currently applies only to outlets with a surface area exceeding 400 m²). As stated by Danilo Bonato, General Manager of Remedia:

Being here together with AIRES, two years on since the launch of this important partnership, makes us proud of the journey that we have undertaken together to respond in a manner that is increasingly careful and precise in meeting the European objectives regarding < a30> recycling of waste technology.

It is thanks to these agreements that significant progress is being made, including in the collection of waste from small electronic devices, where Italy has consistently recorded return rates that are still too low when compared with other European countries; we are talking about the collection of 1 kg for every 6 kg purchased in Italy, compared with a European average of 1 kg for every 4 kg.

Through partnerships such as this one and the agreement signed with ANCRA, which we are delighted to announce today, we will continue to promote the collection of small electronic waste so that we can continue to grow together, setting ourselves ever more challenging goals.