Ecodom - Italian Household Appliances Recovery and Recycling Consortium - is the national Compliance Scheme that manages the transportation and treatment of end-of-life appliances (WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), on a non-profit basis.
The Consortium was established in 2004 on a voluntary basis by the leading large appliances, hoods and water-heaters Producers operating on the Italian market with the fundamental aim of preventing the release of pollutants into the environment and maximising the recovery of materials back into the production cycle, in accordance with the legislation on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (in Italy, Decree Law 141/2005).
With regard to the types of WEEE as defined by the relevant legislation, Ecodom handles household WEEE in the following Categories:
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R1 (refrigerators, air-conditioners, water-heaters);
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R2 (washing-machines, dishwashers, hoods, ovens).
In addition, for its members only, Ecodom also handles Category 4 WEEE (small household appliances) and Waste Batteries and Accumulators (pursuant to Italian Decree Law 188/2008).
With 34 member companies and an approximately 65% share of the large household appliances market, in 2010 Ecodom handled 36% by weight of all WEEE collected in Italy. These operations are managed with the sole aim of combining excellence in environmental protection with efficient treatment processes.
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Shares of WEEE handled by Ecodom in 2010 |
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Category R1 |
61% |
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Category R2 |
67% |
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Category R4 |
1% |