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by Tiziana Di Giovannandrea

19 November 2021 The risk of a blocking of the collection and recycling system of old televisions to be scrapped is very real due to the enormous flow of obsolete equipment, after the transition to new technological standards. This is the alarm launched by Assoraee (technological waste recovery companies) component of FISE Unicircular (circular economy companies), by the WEEE coordination center and by other associations of the electrical and electronic equipment chain, in a letter sent November 15 to the Minister of Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani.



In the letter, the associations make clear "the critical situation that has arisen in the WEEE sector (waste electrical and electronic equipment, ed.) And in particular for the grouping of televisions and monitors". In recent weeks, write the recovery companies of technological waste, "the boom in the disposal of old televisions has been recorded, following the entry into force of the new digital terrestrial standard and the forecasts of further growth in purchases are destined, in the coming weeks. , in the absence of a peremptory and extraordinary regulatory intervention, to cause the blocking of the collection and recycling of the waste flow concerned "with" a huge and extraordinary increase in the generated flows of WEEE of Group 3,flows that to date have exceeded by more than 80% compared to the volumes ordinarily managed ". The system is therefore" close to saturation "and the commitment to guarantee the management service of domestic WEEE" today clashes with the operational difficulties of systems that must treat them ". Given the exceptional and extraordinary load of this electronic waste, they will thus be forced to deny the entry of televisions, consequently leading to the blocking of the whole system, from sale to collection, up to their treatment.today clashes with the operational difficulties of the plants that have to treat them. "Given the exceptional and extraordinary load of this electronic waste, they will thus be forced to deny the entry of televisions, consequently leading to the blocking of the whole system, from the sale to the withdrawals, up to their treatment.today clashes with the operational difficulties of the plants that have to treat them. "Given the exceptional and extraordinary load of this electronic waste, they will thus be forced to deny the entry of televisions, consequently leading to the blocking of the whole system, from the sale to the withdrawals, up to their treatment.



The situation, the sector associations report, "entailed the execution of greater interventions, in terms of both the frequency of withdrawals and the points served, which the WEEE management system has so far absorbed with a complex and exceptional organizational effort in order to better guarantee continuity of service. With the approach of the transition deadlines, the rate of replacement of TV sets by citizens has undergone a strong increase and therefore this commitment is no longer sufficient to guarantee the withdrawal of TVs from collection points , whether public or private. The commitment to guarantee the domestic WEEE management service, defined as its character of public utility, is now facing the operational difficulties of the WEEE treatment plants:it is easy to hypothesize that the extraordinary collection flows recorded up to now will also continue in the coming weeks, given the upcoming sales promotions and the upcoming holidays. The numerous extraordinary management difficulties generated by this situation in the storage, collection and transport phases risk completely blocking the WEEE system ".



"The situation - the associations again underline - therefore arouses immediate real concern, dictated by having to face a situation in which it will be impossible to collect WEEE, not having the concrete possibility of proceeding with treatment or temporary storage. pending treatment. It should also be pointed out that, given the criticalities of the contingent moment, also the collection centers and distribution grouping places could effectively contribute to the organization of a service consistent with current needs, if an adjustment of the maximum quantities were granted. allowed for WEEE present at the collection points ".



For all of the above, the associations ask that "exceptionally and limited to the period deemed necessary, a measure is identified and adopted that allows to temporarily increase the quantities and maximum storage times envisaged for the treatment plants, for the Grouping Places managed by the Distribution and for the municipal collection centers of this waste ".