WEEE door to door collection

More than 1,000 kinds of materials are used in the production of EEO, as well as their components, some of which are toxic like chlorinated solvents, brominated flame retardants, PVC, heavy metals (such as lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium and hexavalent chromium), plastics and gases. The separate collection system for WEEE reduces the potential hazards to man and the nature caused by these wastes by significantly increasing the amount of WEEE reused, recycled and recovered. For regulated delivery of old and non-working electrical equipment, businesses and citizens can benefit from a free mobile group visit at the address of their home/organization that will pick them up and provide all necessary documents attesting to their legitimate recycling. Requests can be made by phone or email at customer service centre, which works for extended working hours: Monday through Saturday from 08: 30 to 19:30. The collection is organized by two private companies (Eltechresource and Ecobultex). The collected WEEE are proceed for preliminary treatment, second use, recycling and/or recovery. In 2018 the collection companies manage to organize the preliminary treatment of 23 406,74 t.WEEE:•94,37% recovery, recycling and second use of category 1WEEE;•92,21% recovery, recycling and second use of category 2WEEE;•95,27% recovery, recycling and second use of category 3 WEEE;•89,17% recovery, recycling and second use of category 5WEEE;•87,51% recovery, recycling and second use of category 6 WEEE.