Yesterday, October 16, on the occasion International Day of E-Waste, celebrated every year on October 14, the ECOTIC Caravan marked, through a dedicated event, 10 years since the start of its eco-educational route through Romania.
Launched in 2014 as a project with European LIFE co-financing, the ECOTIC Caravan has become a symbol and a means of awareness and information regarding the separate collection and recycling of electrical waste.
In 2018, within EU GREENWEEK, The ECOTIC caravan received the award in Brussels "Best Environment LIFE project”, a distinction that recognizes the role of the ECOTIC Organization in promoting green policies and a new pro-environmental attitude.
The results of the 10 years of activity:
The first mobile museum of electrical and electronic waste in Romania
The ECOTIC Caravan is the first mobile museum of electrical and electronic waste that presents in 13 showcases various types of disassembled electrical equipment (video projector, washing machine, computer, iron, smart mobile phone, electric toy, landline phone, mobile phone, laptop, refrigerator, computer, light sources).
Virtual tour of the ECOTIC Caravan available online at www.ecotic.ro
During the pandemic, when access to closed space buildings was limited, a video tour of the ECOTIC Caravan was made to allow online access for those interested to discover the exhibits and the detailed flow of WEEE collection and recycling.
"Recycling Station" campaigns
Being an excellent way to attract attention in the areas where it is located, the ECOTIC Caravan was also designed as a mobile collection point within the campaigns Recycling Station.
The campaigns specifically targeted rural or even small urban areas and were well received by the residents.
Point of interest at the Green Cities Forum and the ITU Conference in 2022
The ECOTIC caravan was present at every edition of the Green Cities Forum, from Brașov, as well as at the ITU International Conference, which took place in 2022, in Bucharest.
10 years of the ECOTIC Caravan in numbers:
- Over 350 000 visitors
- 50 km traveled
- Over 70 events in which the ECOTIC Caravan participated
- Over 100 information and collection campaigns
- Over 100 students visited the ECOTIC Caravan
"The ECOTIC Caravan has managed, in these 10 years, to inform citizens about the importance of collecting and recycling electrical and electronic equipment waste and to promote, at the same time, a responsible attitude towards the environment in the context of sustainable development in Romania", declares Valentin Negoiță, President of ECOTIC.
