SWICO
SWICO Recycling Guarantee: The
unit of the Swiss Association for the Information, Communication and
Organisational Technologies (ICT
) which handles end of life ICT and consumer
electronics (CE) such as personal computers and TVs.
The Swico Recycling Guarantee has been in place since 1994. It guarantees that used equipment is taken back comprehensively from the following sectors: informatics; office electronics, consumer electronics, telecommunications; the graphics industry and dental industry.
Used equipment can be handed in free of charge for recycling. The
recycling operations are financed by consumers who pay an amount in the
form of an advanced recycling fee (ARF) when they purchase new
equipment.
In 2005 some 42,000 tonnes of used equipment were professionally recycled. This means more than 75% of the material was returned to the raw materials cycle.