What role should producers play in accelerating the transition to a truly circular model in the electronics sector?

The priority is to deeply embed awareness of raw material reuse into product development. Producers’ engineering teams must carefully design components with reusable materials that have the same properties as those made with virgin materials. Plastic parts are the clearest and most common example.

What barriers hinder consumer involvement in WEEE recycling and how can they be overcome?

Consumers want recycling to be simple and convenient, so it is important to make waste collection easier by bringing drop-off points closer to local homes. Placing WEEE containers directly alongside conventional bins would be one effective solution.

What sets ECOTIC apart as an Extended Producer Responsibility Collective System (EPRCS) in an increasingly demanding sustainability and regulatory landscape after 20 years?

The involvement of producers in the Foundation, together with the enthusiasm and commitment of ECOTIC’s management and staff, has been – and remains – a key differentiator from other EPRCS.

ECOTIC has always been highly proactive, firmly committed to doing things properly and dedicated to compliance and transparency.