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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but now it’s old and outdated.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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Repairing is the best way to avoid waste. If something breaks down, the old device does not have to be disposed of immediately and a new one purchased. The multiple benefits of re-use are crystal clear: avoiding unnecessary waste, saving raw materials, creating jobs, promoting the circular economy and saving CO2. It is important to create awareness for this, and to offer alternatives to disposal.
Repair = resource conservation = environmental protection
In Austria, there are already numerous repair service opportunities and repair cafes where you can either make the repairs yourself, or have them carried out with expert support. The repair bonus recently introduced nationwide is also an effective way of creating awareness and motivation for conserving resources and avoiding waste. Per household and per year, 50 percent of the repair costs of an electrical appliance (capped at 200 euros) are subsidised. The financial subsidy can be claimed for repairing anything from smartphones to large electrical appliances, such as televisions, dishwashers, refrigerators and freezers or washing machines.
If half of the repair costs are refunded, this becomes a valuable alternative to buying new, which not only protects your wallet, but also the environment.
It’s easy to join in. You will find detailed information about the repair reward HERE
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