Annual Report 2010 - Sens
Annual Report 2010 - Sens
Annual Report 2010 - Sens
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Manu-<br />
facturers/<br />
importers/<br />
traders<br />
The e-Recycling label has become estab-<br />
lished as a symbol of quality and a<br />
credible statement with a high popularity<br />
rating. Manufacturers/importers and trad-<br />
ers are invited to exploit its possibilities<br />
and to play a visibly active role in matters<br />
of environmental responsibility. SENS<br />
provides every type of support that could<br />
be required.<br />
e-Recycling Roadshow<br />
The e-Recycling consumer label which was brought<br />
into being by SENS and SLRS also provides for lively<br />
infotainment on the road. Entertaining exhibits are<br />
used to teach consumers new and exciting facts<br />
about the recycling and disposal of electrical appliances<br />
and energy-saving light bulbs. The roadshow is<br />
made up of various exhibition columns on which exchangeable<br />
posters on various key themes can be<br />
displayed. The range of subjects is set to be extended<br />
further in 2011 on the following themes:<br />
• Building/garden/hobby<br />
• Toys and games<br />
• Luminaires/energy-saving light bulbs/lighting<br />
equipment<br />
• Moving house<br />
• Volume of scrap<br />
• Recovered substance cycle<br />
The lively booking rates and the wealth of positive<br />
feedback demonstrate that SENS is on the right path<br />
with what it has to offer. Therefore, the roadshow will<br />
be enhanced to include rifle shooting, quiz, memory,<br />
and guess-the-part competitions, as well as instant<br />
prizes and give-aways. The e-Recycling Roadshow<br />
can be booked free with and without support. Up to<br />
now, this offer has been availed of mainly by local authorities,<br />
collection points and recycling companies.<br />
SENS would be delighted if more manufacturers/importers<br />
and traders made use of this offer.<br />
SwissToy<br />
For the third time, SENS had a stand of its own at the<br />
“SwissToy” trade fair in Bern in <strong>2010</strong>. Staged under<br />
the banner of “e-Recycling ist nichts für schwache<br />
Nerven” (e-Recycling is not for the faint-hearted), the<br />
visitors packed in to witness a recycling triathlon.<br />
Countless children had to be put off until later on, but<br />
then gave it their all on the trampoline, race track and<br />
rifle shooting range. While the kids were busy doing<br />
that, the grown-ups demonstrated everything they<br />
knew about the recycling of electrical scrap. All visitors<br />
received a gift as thanks for dropping by, and lots<br />
of e-Recycling flyers were distributed. The 3,300<br />
visitors to the stand exceeded all expectations.<br />
Thanks to this positive outcome, SENS will also be<br />
exhibiting its e-Recycling campaign at SwissToy in<br />
2011.<br />
Increase in the ARF<br />
The value of the ARF fund has been falling steadily for<br />
three years due, among other things, to the 2008 economic<br />
crisis, the collapse in commodity prices and the<br />
harmonisation of appliance and tariff lists. The fund<br />
has also been weakened by the consistently high returns<br />
in E+E appliances in all areas of the recycling<br />
system. Reliable action had to be taken to stop the<br />
decline in the fund: With this in mind, SENS approved<br />
a number of measures through the appropriate decision-making<br />
bodies. The flexible remuneration paid to<br />
recycling companies, which is pegged to commodity<br />
prices, has proved to be an effective instrument (refer<br />
to page 9 for a separate report). Despite the higher volume<br />
of returns, this allowed the cost of recycling to<br />
come down. Dispensing with the payment of remuneration<br />
for peripheral tasks and lowering the remuneration<br />
for the collection and transport of large household<br />
appliances eased the burden on the expenditure<br />
side. In light of the difficulty in budgeting for the ARF<br />
funds as a result of the flexible system of remuneration,<br />
the Board of Trustees of SENS has instructed the ARF<br />
Commission to increase the fund reserves: On this basis,<br />
the ARF Commission took the decision at the<br />
meeting in May <strong>2010</strong> to raise the ARF rates moderately<br />
in all categories with effect from 1 January 2011.<br />
Since this date coincides with the increase in the rate<br />
of value-added tax, both changes could be implemented<br />
in the IT system at the same time.<br />
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