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eCycle© - 10th Anniversary of the World's Most Advanced Solution to Solve the Global e-Waste Problem
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eCycle© has been
developed in Switzerland from 1993 onwards under the denomination
of "SWICO Recycling Guarantee" - SWICO being the "Swiss Association for Information,
Communication and Organization Technology". SWICO is an active promoter of the
innovative way to deal with e-Waste, implemented in Switzerland in close cooperation
with the "Swiss Governmental Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape", and
offered today to governments worldwide by means of eGovern's business channels.
On March 30th 2004 the promoters of eCycle© took the opportunity to celebrate the
10th anniversary of their ecological master solution in the newly built Masoala
Hall of the Zurich Zoo, where an original site of the rain forest of Madagascar
has been reconstructed piece by piece.
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Two Greeting Messages have been particularly appreciated by the birthday party guests,
of which we are presenting the following extracts:
Extract from the Message of Federal CouncillorMoritz Leuenberger, Head of the Federal Department of
Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), Berne
"For ten years now consumers have been able to return their used computers, copiers and
mobile phones to Sales outlets. This has become a reality thanks to a sector which,
despite fierce competition, has managed to reach a voluntary agreement on a common
procedure for collection and recycling used equipment - long before the mobile phone
boom and years before the Federal Government's Ordinance on "Taking Back Used Equipment".
This commitment by SWICO subsequently made it easier for the Federal Authorities to draw
up the basic legal framework to systematically guarantee an environmental-sound disposal
of all electronic and electrical equipment.
Our (Swiss) Constitution states that sustainability, and consequently environmental protection,
is one of our country's key aims. Those who believe this aim is only pursued by the political
classes are much mistaken.
Manufacturers, importers and retailers continue to make progress and - as in the case of SWICO - assume
their share of responsibility. ... SWICO started earlier than most others with its commitment and is
therefore already in a position to celebrate an anniversary. It turned to nature to find out how new
raw materials can be produced from any conceivable form of waste, then how to implement such a cycle
and implement others. I congratulate you on your achievements and express my thanks to you!".
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Extract from the Message of Mr. W.S. Balta, Vice President Corporate Environmental Affairs and Product Safety of IBM Corp., Somers NY
"It is a pleasure to be here today to help celebrating the birthday of the SWICO Recycling System.
As some of you may remember, IBM was one of the companies that helped to develop and implement the
SWICO system more than 10 years ago. Since that time, the SWICO system has set a standard by which
other programs that came later are compared and measured. ... I think the key to the success of the
SWICO system was the early recognition that in order for the system to be successful, there needed
to be a consistent and sustainable source of financing. And just asking manufacturers to pay for
everything was not going to work. The concept of an advanced recycling fee, first implemented
by SWICO, laid the foundation for what became so far the World's most effective electronic
product recycling system. ... Today, electronic product manufacturers are being challenged
throughout Europe and the rest of the World to implement new product recycling systems.
The WEEE directive of the European Union, the Japanese Recycling Law, and even
California's Electronic Waste Recycling Act in the United States they all create
challenges for our Industry as we implement systems to comply with their requirements.
We can only hope that manufacturers, governments and others involved with this issue
will look to Switzerland and its cost effective and workable model that was created
when devising systems for the rest of the World.So once again, let me congratulate
the SWICO team for their longevity and success. You were trailblazers 10 years ago
when the system was first implemented, and your system is still the envy of the World.
I want to thank you all for allowing me to be here to help celebrating your success!".
Interested to join a winning team? Ask for more information about eCycle©, the World's most
advanced electronic waste recycling program, and the possibilities to introduce it in your
own country under privileged conditions.
With eCycle© you can make your own profit out of the close cooperation between
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