Erion, the largest Italian system for the management of waste associated with electronic products and the valorisation of the raw materials within it, on the occasion of the International E-Waste Day 2021 (and of the double first birthday of Erion and of the online magazine EconomiaCircolare.com), has commissioned Ipsos (global leader in market research) to carry research to investigate the levels of knowledge of Italians, their opinions and behaviors about WEEE, Circular Economy and Climate Change.
The study was carried out in September 2021 – on a sample of 1000 Italian citizens (from 18 to 75 years of age) through the CAWI methodology(Computer Assisted Web Interview).
The analysis showed that:
“In Italians homes, the number of Electrical and Electronic Equipment no longer used or no longer functioning is still high: 67% of those interviewed say they have several of them locked in drawers or forgotten in cellars.” states Giorgio Arienti, General Manager of Erion WEEE. “It is clear that there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of awareness and communication if we want to reach the target set by Europe, i.e. an annual collection of about 10 kg/inhabitant (today we are just over 6 kg). If, on the one hand, many citizens know that they can use the recycling areas, on the other hand the habit of delivering small household appliances to be thrown away (razors, smartphones, electronic cigarettes, alarm clocks, etc.) to the shopkeepers has not spread yet.”
Read the full report here.
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