This is an encouraging figure. Launched at the end of June in the Lyon metropolitan area, collections for large household appliances seem to meet strong demand.
Since June, thanks to a partnership between Ecosystem and the Métropole de Lyonit is possible to reserve a slot for a team to come and collect your old devices. A free service (read here).
In four months, almost 4,000 devices which could be recovered.
“If we compare to other cities where we have launched the same service, this is a very good figurerejoices Claire Lemarchandspokesperson for Ecosystem. This clearly shows that there was a need, we are very happy to see that the service is useful.“
Neighborhood collections for small items
Another service offered for several years by Ecosystem consists of collecting smaller devices, by dropping them off directly at a collection point on certain Saturday mornings.
The solidarity collection schedule, by district, is available here.
“You can place anything electrical there: battery-powered, mains-powered or with batteries.s, explains Claire Lemarchand. On average, a French household has 80 electrical appliances, some of which are lying around in drawers…“
Toys, hotplates, remote controls… Here too, the devices are repaired or recycled.
No more excuses for not sorting out your cupboards!
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