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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but now it’s old and outdated.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
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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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more information Christmas is fast approaching. The continuing coronavirus crisis means people will do most of their Christmas shopping online again this year. But there won’t be many changes to the ranking of the most popular Christmas gifts. Household appliances, consumer electronics and IT products have been at the top of the popularity scale for years. Since every new electrical device replaces a used one, it’s especially important at Christmas to point out how to properly dispose of both broken used devices and the (rechargeable) batteries they contain.
Used devices that are still functional to some extent don’t have to be thrown away as waste because Austria has a whole host of projects that breathe fresh life into them! The magic word? Reuse. Devices are repaired or reassembled in repair cafés or repair bars. (For detailed information about reuse, click HERE)
Let’s give the environment a gift this Christmas and bear in mind how to correctly dispose of used devices when buying new ones. Each electrical device and reusable battery contains recyclable materials that can be reused. Simply throwing them in the general waste bin isn’t just dangerous to people and the environment; it’s also a huge waste of resources that can be avoided by acting consciously.
Christmas is a good opportunity for us to show our environment some respect and raise awareness of sustainable consumption and correct disposal of used devices and batteries.
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