How much we save by recycling

An LCA study enables us to calculate our environmental accounting, which tells you the savings on specific raw materials. The results of the 2024 analysis show that recycling can do its part to save resources that are starting to become scarce in the world.
22 896 752 litres of oil
That's how much oil was saved by recycling electrical equipment in 2019. This amount would be enough to produce enough gasoline for 134 car journeys from Prague to Beijing and back.
2 888 084 m3
Saved by the ASEKOL compliance scheme since it first started. This corresponds to the annual water consumption of the entire population of Plzeň.
279 256 tons of CO2
This is how much carbon dioxide did not have to be produced in the manufacture of entirely new products.
260 156 MWh
The electricity saved corresponds to the output of the Dukovany nuclear power plant in 2 months of operation.
Červený kontejner Asekol
Red container

The red stationary containers are located all over the Czech Republic, facilitating the take-back of small electrical goods. You can find a red container in your area at www.cervenekontejnery.cz

The containers are for small office and household electrical equipment (except for fluorescent lamps), e.g. calculators, telephones, small computer equipment, walkmans, MP3 players, etc. Batteries and accumulators.

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Červený kontejner Asekol
Rounded E-box

You’ll find this box indoors in municipal offices, institutions and schools. The E-box is designed for small electrical equipment and batteries. So far, over 3,000 E-boxes have been placed in the Czech Republic.

These boxes are for all small office and household electrical equipment (except fluorescent lamps over 30 cm), e.g. calculators, telephones, small computer equipment, walkmans, MP3 players, etc.

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E-box, grey

You’ll find this box indoors in municipal offices, institutions and schools. The E-box is designed for small electrical equipment and batteries. So far, over 3,000 E-boxes have been placed in the Czech Republic.

These boxes are for all small office and household electrical equipment (except fluorescent lamps over 30 cm), e.g. calculators, telephones, small computer equipment, walkmans, MP3 players, etc.

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E-CENTRE

The E-CENTRE is for the general public, employees of authorities, institutions and companies to dispose of small electrical equipment, batteries and fluorescent lamps. You can find them in electrical appliances shops, shopping centres and places such as hospitals.

They are for all small office and household electrical equipment, e.g. calculators, telephones, small computer equipment, walkmans, MP3 players, etc.; household batteries; light bulbs and fluorescent lamps up to 50 cm

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Červený kontejner Asekol
ECO-CENTRE

The ECO-CENTRE is intended for the general public as well as for employees of offices, institutions, and companies to collect small electrical devices, mobile phones, batteries, toner cartridges, and energy-saving light bulbs (including linear ones). You can find it in electronics stores, shopping centers, or even hospitals.

This includes all small electrical devices from offices and households, such as non-functioning calculators, phones, small computer equipment, Walkmans, MP3 players, and more; household batteries; light bulbs and fluorescent tubes including linear ones; toner cartridges and mobile phones.

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Kovový kontejner Asekol
E-house

This is a warehouse for storing returned electrical equipment at collection yards.

You can find the nearest collection point in your area zde.

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Klecový kontejner
Cage container

This is a sealable metal collection container used to store taken-back small electrical equipment. A collection point can borrow it from ASEKOL free of charge after signing a take-back point contract. The condition for borrowing one is that at least 300 kg of small electrical equipment must be collected every month.

You can find the nearest collection point in your area zde.

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Kartonové krabice
Cardboard boxes

Cardboard boxes used to store used light bulbs or batteries and small electrical equipment can be found mainly in retail stores. These are easily accessible points for handing in end-of-life electrical equipment on the way to your regular shopping trips.

You can find the nearest collection point in your area zde.

Kartonové krabice
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Container for energy-saving light bulbs and discharge lamps

You can find the container placed inside stores. The L-Box is designed for collecting batteries and light bulbs. So far, over 350 L-Boxes have been installed in the Czech Republic.

This is intended for batteries, accumulators, and light bulbs from households.

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Container for linear fluorescent bulbs

This is a sealable metal collection container used to store light sources over 60 cm in size. Each municipality/collection point can borrow one from ASEKOL on the basis of a take-back point contract and a loan agreement, provided that it is able to fill the container (640 l) at least once a quarter.

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Červený kontejner Asekol
Container for energy-saving light bulbs and discharge lamps

It is a metal, sealable collection container intended for storing returned light sources up to 60 cm in size. Any municipality or collection point can borrow it from ASEKOL based on a take-back site operation agreement and a loan agreement, provided that the container (700 l) can be filled at least once per quarter.

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Outreach programmes

Why recycle?

Recycling has many important benefits that help to protect the environment, save resources and strengthen the economy. Here are the main reasons to recycle:
Save natural resources

Recycling reduces the need to extract new raw materials, which helps conserve natural resources such as metals, wood and oil. It reduces the burden on ecosystems and habitats, as the extraction and processing of raw materials often have an adverse impact on the environment.

Reduce pollution

Manufacturing things using recycled materials often produces less pollution than making them from new raw materials. It reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfills or is incinerated, which in turn reduces greenhouse gas emissions and other toxic substances.

Save energy

Manufacturing products from recycled materials often requires less energy than making them from new raw materials. For example, recycling aluminium saves up to 95% of energy compared to producing aluminium from bauxite.

Economic advantages

Recycling creates jobs in the collection, sorting and processing of waste. Recycled materials can be cheaper than new raw materials, which can reduce production costs.

Reduce landfill space

Recycling reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, which extends their lifetime and reduces the need to create new landfills.

Increase sustainability

Recycling promotes sustainable behaviour and awareness of environmental issues. It promotes a circular economy where products and materials are kept in circulation for as long as possible.

Grafický diagram vysvětlující cirkulární ekonomiku

How to recycle?

Recycling requires that waste be sorted and processed properly so that materials can be reused efficiently. Here are the steps on how to recycle properly:
01
First, find the address and opening hours of the nearest collection point.
Find a collection point
02

Take your WEEE to the collection point. There, the staff will tell you where you can leave your equipment free of charge. In order for electrical appliances to be recycled, they have to be handed over in a fully assembled state.

03

If your municipality organises mobile waste collection, including the take-back of EEE, you can also utilise this service.

04

There are special red containers that you can put small electrical equipment into. And that's it! We'll take care of the rest!