Small devices, great value
WHAT TO DO WITH OLD MOBILE PHONES, REFRIGERATORS, ETC.?
ELEKTRO-ADE EXPLAINS THE PROCESS AND HELPS YOU FIND YOUR NEAREST COLLECTION CENTRE!
Not even the smallest electrical appliances and electronic devices should be thrown in the household rubbish – they’re far too valuable! “Small devices” include any appliance or device with an edge length of less than 50 cm. When properly collected and professionally processed, they are a source of many important raw materials.Weiterlesen
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What do I do with a broken washing machine or an old refrigerator?
There are a number of options for the proper collection, disposal and reuse of broken or unwanted appliances.
All of them are free for consumers – and good for our environment.Weiterlesen
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Your mobile phone has served you well for years,
but now it’s old and outdated.
When properly collected, old mobile phones can still be reused.
Through proper recycling of broken mobile phones, lots of valuable raw materials can be recovered.Weiterlesen
Have the lights gone out? Energy-saving bulbs and fluorescent tubes contain mercury, so they don’t belong in the bin with household rubbish. Instead, they must be separated from other rubbish and protected from breaking, then dropped off at collection centres (also known as “Mistplätze” or “Recyclinghöfe” in Austria).Weiterlesen
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Batteries contain a variety of valuable raw materials – and hazardous materials too.
Therefore, they must not be disposed of with household rubbish.
Instead, they should be returned to the shop or to your local
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In 2023, around 157,500 tons of used household electrical appliances (WEEE) and just more than 3,500 tons of portable batteries were collected in Austria. Compared to 2023, this corresponds to an increase of 10.5 percent for WEEE and 18 percent for portable batteries. Compared to other EU countries, Austria is among the leaders, with over 17 kilograms of WEEE collected per inhabitant.
Success through targeted information campaign
The “Her mit Leer” campaign was particularly successful. Targeted public relations work significantly increased the number of used batteries collected from the “Her mit Leer” collection boxes set up in stores – by around 21 percent to a total of 722 tons in 2024 and by 11 percent in both 2023 and 2022. This shows how effective information work is. The campaign was financed in the traditional spirit of cooperation: the Ministry of Climate Protection, waste management associations, collection systems, local authorities, and the Chamber of Commerce all played their part in cooperation with the food retailers. In order to ensure the long-term success of this collection effort, it is essential to continue working together in this area.
The great importance of joint structures for collection success should be particularly emphasized: this is made possible by Europe’s densest network of collection points, with around 2,000 municipal and several hundred commercial return points, as well as strong cooperation between municipalities, industry, and trade. You can find your nearest collection point here: https://www.elektro-ade.at/elektrogeraete-sammeln/karte-sammelstellen-oesterreich/.
20 years of the WEEE Directive
Since the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, came into force in 2005, 4.2 million tons of electrical and electronic equipment have been placed on the market in Austria and around 1.9 million tons of waste equipment from households have been collected. This means that a total of around 800,000 tons of iron, 250,000 tons of copper, and 100,000 tons of aluminum have been returned to the economic cycle. In the area of batteries, since the Battery Directive came into force in 2008, 80,000 tons of portable batteries have been placed on the market, of which 38,000 tons have been collected.
Repair voucher is being evaluated and will continue
As already announced by the ministry, the repair voucher is currently being evaluated and will be continued towards the end of this year. In an improved and more efficient form, it is intended to contribute to longer product use and thus to waste prevention. The focus will be on those product areas where a particularly large contribution to the circular economy and resource conservation can be achieved.
The current activity report of the EAK with the detailed collection results 2024 is available for download at https://www.eak-austria.at/.
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