Recycling Station is an information and waste collection campaign for electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), launched by the ECOTIC Organization in June 2016 and dedicated especially to the rural environment, but also to the urban environment in Romania. After going through the first two stages of Sibiu County, The Recycling Station starts in the third stage in Sibiu, starting from 14 September 2017, with the help of Sibiu County Council, Sibiu Environmental Protection Agency and RECHORALEX.
In 2017, Romania has a mandatory national target for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) of 45%. In this context, the ECOTIC Organization launched, in 2016, two national campaigns - one dedicated to the urban environment (Clean Cities) and one dedicated mainly to the rural environment (Recycling Station) meant to best cover the territory and send the message of need. proper collection and recycling of WEEE to a wider audience.
After passing through localities in Iași, Brașov and Argeș counties, the Recycling Station arrived, starting with July 18, 2017, in Sibiu county as well. The first localities visited were Dumbrăveni, Moșna, Copșa Mică, Avrig and Cristian, in the first stage, as well as Ocna Sibiului, Șura Mică, Șelimbăr, Roșia and Nocrich, in the second stageand starting with September 14, 2017, the ECOTIC Caravan will visit five more localities, in the third and final stage of the Sibiu campaign. The localities visited will be:
- Great Sheikh (September 14 - 16)
- Sadu (September 17 - 19)
- Tălmaciu (September 20 - 22)
- Racovița (September 23 - 25)
- Boita (September 26 - 28)
Until the end of the campaign, the ECOTIC Caravan will be visited by 15 Sibiu localities.
To pick up bulky equipment (TV, refrigerators, washing machines) from home, the inhabitants of the visited localities are invited to call the telephone number 0732.148.550, between 10:00 and 17:00, on the first day of the campaign for each locality, and the takeover will be made during the next day.