take-e-way and VERE eV support the old mobile phone collection of the Bavarian Ministry of the Environment
“Clever disposal of your cell phone” at around 7.000 collection locations in Bavaria
April 25.04.2012, XNUMX Hamburg - Old cell phone collection in Bavaria with the StMUG and Eficom
The take-e-way GmbH and the VERE eV are supporting the cell phone collection "Clever Disposal of Mobile Phones" under the auspices of the Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Health (StMUG) together with the project company Eficom at some 7.000 collection locations in public authorities, schools, district offices, Municipalities, associations, churches and businesses of the Free State of Bavaria.
The collection started after yesterday's press conference of the StMUG at the Oskar von Miller High School in Munich-Schwabing. Marcel Huber presented the overall concept of the Alt mobile phone collection.
"The cell phone collection campaign is the largest and most comprehensive cell phone collection that has ever existed in a German state." Huber in Munich yesterday.
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This is the central question for Jochen Stepp, board member of VERE eV, who supports the collection together with the take-e-way take-back system designed for medium-sized businesses: “The initiative of the Bavarian government is very important for us, because only on this one Ways reliable data about the collection and recycling potential as well as the resulting costs of such a collection campaign can be determined. For the realization of the idea that an old cell phone can partly provide the raw materials for a new device, the knowledge gained in practice is decisive. That is why take-e-way and VERE are promoting the collection without any commercial interests, ”said Jochen Stepp yesterday in Munich.
Abuse of the stored data on the mobile phones must be avoided
For Oliver Friedrichs, managing director of take-e-way GmbH, it is particularly important to take the Althandybesitzern the fear of data misuse of information stored on the mobile phones.
"In it, I see the real reason why the mobile phone owners do not want to part with your old devices. By guaranteeing data destruction, we want to deprive citizens of this justifiable fear, "says Oliver Friedrichs.
Second major electric collection campaign by VERE and take-e-way
The old mobile phone collection "Clever mobile disposal" in Bavaria is already the second comprehensive collection campaign for take-e-way and VERE, following the voluntary take-back system for small electrical appliances and energy-saving lamps in Hamburg, the European Green Capital 2011.
With their joint commitment, take-e-way and VERE want to sensitize citizens to the handling of old appliances, whose valuable components could otherwise be lost forever through disposal via residual waste.
take-e-way and VERE are happy to support further projects of this kind throughout Germany.
About take-e-way GmbH
The take-e-way GmbH takes over the legally compliant implementation of requirements and obligations in accordance with the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (WEEE / ElektroG), Battery Act (BattG) and Packaging Ordinance (VerpackV) for manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors of electrical and electronic equipment from home and abroad. With the innovative trading platform www.make-e-business.de, take-e-way also offers its customers the opportunity to use the fulfillment of environmental laws for worldwide marketing.
VERE eV: Take-e-way also represents the association of take-home-use and waste electrical and electronic equipment (VERE eV), which is the largest organization of providers, manufacturers, trade associations and individuals in implementing the ElektroG in Germany At the political level, the interests of 2003 small and medium enterprises.
