2024-08-02 08:03:30
The Center for Physiological Revolution and Demographic Challenge has established as target for 2024 to recycle 838,957,921.12 kilos of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to comply with the 65% collection required by European regulations. Of this total, 45.99% correspond to large electrical appliances (GAEE), 21.72% to small electrical appliances (PAEE) and 32.29% to other appliances such as refrigerators, air lamps, radiators, televisions and the lamps.
Minimum targets are established based on the market share of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. This is equivalent to 838,957,921.12 kilos, divided into 463,690,979.32 kg of household WEEE and 6,94.1.6.
Regarding the autonomous regions, Catalonia (140,775,982 kg), Andalusia (134,584,491 kg), Madrid (119,857,463 kg), Valencian Community (89,763,291 kg) and Galicia (53,487,637 kg) according to the volume of the main WEEE. Data Ministry. In terms of each target, a minimum target total of 17.47 kg of WEEE per inhabitant is established for all regions of the country.
In this context, Movilex, an Extremaduran family company dedicated to the management of WEEE, has already treated 26,956.22 tons in 2024. The company has decided to responsible management of electronic waste and the share economypromoting sustainability and conservation for the environment.
The Extremaduran company has achieved 37.76% in the recycling of large electrical equipment (GAEE), 8.36% in small electrical equipment (PAEE) and 53.48% in other waste. In particular, the WEEE that Movilex processes the most are refrigerators and freezers (31.37%), washing machines (25.31%) and CRT screens (11.50%). Large electrical appliances (GAEE), in addition to refrigerators and freezers, include washing machines (3.90%), water heaters (2.83%) and fluorescent lamps (1.47%).
For their part, small electrical appliances (PAEE) cover both small appliances such as toasters, vacuum cleaners and mixers (6.67%), and computing devices such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops (1.06 %).
“YesAt Movilex, we are committed to a sustainable future, which is why we are constantly improving our processes, which enable us to achieve 95% waste recovery. Our commitment to the shared economy is firm and we work with dedication to contribute to the implementation of the recycling objectives established by the Ministry of Government. Furthermore, we want to go one step further, that’s why we invest in R&D, to be able to recycle all the materials found in WEEE and obtain end-of-waste certificates more.” explained Luis García-Torremocha, CEO of Movilex.
Looking forward to 2024, Movilex is prepared to meet the recycling targets set by Spain, in accordance with the relevant certificates, expand in Spain with the new Miranda de Ebro plant, investment in modern equipment most, in research and development, and its Alicante innovation. plant.
Source: Movilex
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