ADHERED COMPANIES
The number of companies adhered to Ecopilas already reaches the figure of 1.074, with an annual growth close to 20 percent.
Therefore, Ecopilas represents more than 60 percent of the producers registered in the Register of Batteries and Accumulators of the Ministry of Industry, consolidating itself as the largest battery collective system in the country and one of the most important in Europe.
In 2019, 40,945 collection points were reached, 9% more than last year. This is largely due to the computerisation of container requests, via the Ecopilas website.
As of 31 December 2019, Ecopilas has 1,074 member companies. This figure represents the various sectors from which companies relying on Ecopilas come. The most representative sector is the consumer electronics, telephony and IT sector, accounting for 57 per cent of the total; followed by the battery and battery sector, 11.1 per cent; the electromedical sector, 9 per cent; the toy, leisure, sports and personal care sector, with 6.7%; the PAE, lighting and electrical equipment sector with 5.4%; the professional and industrial sector with 4.3%; the distribution sector with 2%; the telecommunications and radio communications sector with 1.8% and, finally, the office automation sector with 1.67%.
SECTORS REPRESENTED IN ECOPILAS
57,26% ELECTRONICS/TELEPHONY/INFORMATICS
11,17% BATTERIES
9,49% ELECTROMEDICINE
6,7% PAE/HARDWARE STORES/DIY/ELECTRICITY
5,4% TOYS/LEISURE/SPORTS
4,37% PROFESSIONAL/INDUSTRIAL
2,04% DISTRIBUTION
1,86% TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
1,67% OFFICE AUTOMATION
NUMBER OF COMPANIES
615 companies
120 companies
102 companies
72 companies
58 companies
47 companies
22 companies
20 companies
18 companies
COLLECTION POINTS
ECOPILAS’ network of battery collection points is the second largest in Europe, with 40,945 collection points and 48,300 containers spread throughout the country, according to data from Eucobat, an association that brings together the 16 most important collective management systems in Europe.
To take home batteries for recycling, you can find the nearest collection point to your home, in this link:
COLLECTED AMOUNTS
Thanks to the constant growth of the battery collection network, used batteries and the high degree of public awareness, we have exceeded the figure of 36,652 tons of batteries in the last 10 years.
The total amount of used cells and batteries collected by the Ecopilas network in 2019 was 7,223,006 kg.
The collection rate reached by Ecopilas for batteries and portable batteries was 45.84%, complying with the objective established by the RD for batteries. The amounts of portable battery waste has exceeded 3,300 tonnes and was 30% more than that collected in the previous year.
The collections of industrial cells and batteries represent 50.83% of the total collection of cells and batteries by Ecopilas, which in 2019 exceeded 3,600 tons of waste.
Collections of automotive cells and batteries currently represent 3.31%.
Evolution of tons collected
