The Company: APPLIANCES RECYCLING SA® is the collective system for the operation of the Alternative Management of the Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Greece. The role of the company is to organize, control and coordinate all the stages of the WEEE management. It functions on a non-investment and not-profit basis. Registration with Appliances Recycling S.A. is free of charge. Producers of Electric and Electronic equipment sign the Entry Agreement, regularly declare the quantities of products marketed in Greece and pay the legally required financial contribution to "Appliances Recycling S.A." As a result of that, companies that are registered with the collective system benefit from their exemption from the obligations that are imposed by Law 2939/01 and the Presidential Decree 117/2004 regarding the Alternative Management of WEEE that concerns their activity and have the right to mark their products with the Special Symbol as a proof of registration with the Collective System for the Alternative Management of the WEEE.
Specialisation: Appliances Recycling S.A. specialises in Waste Management of EEE which is defined as the sum of activities of collection, transport, temporary storage, reuse and treatment (recycling and recovery of energy) of WEEE or/and their components and their subassemblies (including their consumables) so that after their reuse or treatment, they are streamed back into the market. Objectives: Appliances Recycling S.A. aims at the achievement of the National Targets, as these are set by the European Union and the Greek Government, as well as the effective control of the cost of the Alternative Management of WEEE. These quantitative and qualitative targets include the separate collection of at least 4 kg of WEEE of domestic origin on average, per resident per year and specific objectives as far as re-use and recycling of WEEE is concerned. The percentage of re-use and recycling varies from 50% up to 80% -minimum, the average weight per appliance (depending on the category of equipment).
Activities:
– We are advising the producers upon their legal obligations and the entry agreement procedures. – We are developing the necessary infrastructure for the WEEE collection and treatment including: - Collection Points Network
The network is developing through the Municipalities and the Retailers of Electric and Electronic Equipment, as well as Super Market chains. - WEEE Transport and Temporary Storage Network
Contracts of agreement have been signed with most of the Licensed WEEE Transportation Companies. - WEEE Treatment Facilities
We have signed a contract with 8 waste treatment facilities which are already in operation. One more is awaiting to start operating. – Having recognized the importance of the change of attitude of the consumers towards recycling, we have developed an extensive national sensitization campaign, including mass media, informative material and presentations in cooperation with the municipalities. | 
