 | Protecting the Environment.AVAB CAC is a member of El-retur, the Norwegian waste management system for electric and electronic (EE) waste. A collaboration between Elektronikkretur AS and Hvitevareretur AS, El-retur distributes information, and collects and treats scrapped EE products throughout Norway.
El-retur was established to fulfil government regulations giving Norwegian distributors and importers the responsibility for the environment-friendly treatment of scrapped EE products and the utilization of the resources they represent. An agreement between the largest companies in the sector and the Ministry of the Environment is in place to facilitate compliance with these regulations and to achieve an 80 % collection rate by 1 July 2004.
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