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Cantabria autoriza a Ecolum la gestión de residuos de luminarias en la comunidadCantabria authorises to Ecolum the management of waste of luminarias in the community
5 December 2011
With the official permission of the Council of Environment, Ordenación of the Territory and Urbanismo of Cantabria, for the collected of waste of luminarias, the Foundation Ecolum already manages all the state territory. The collected of this type of waste is included in the Category 5 (‘Devices of lighted up'), Annex I, of the Royal decree 208/2005 on ‘electrical and electronic Devices'.
Besides, like Integrated System of Management (SIG) authorised with wide experience in the management of waste of devices of lighted up, Ecolum has adapted his organisation and his logistical model of collected to give service also to the sector of the ‘luminous Labels' (included in the category 5 ‘Devices of lighted up', of said normative).
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Fundación para el Reciclaje de Aparatos de Iluminación (ECOLUM)