ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

European Cleaning Machines Recycling (ECMR) - the Netherlands-based organisation that recycles cleaning machines when they have come to the end of their use - has signed its latest manufacturer agreement. It now has a two-year contract with Diversey Care to recall and recycle the company’s machines.

“Diversey Care has opted for a sustainable solution in which ECMR is able to both dismantle and recycle the machines in a sustainable manner,” explains ECMR co-founder André Vonk. “The social and transparent way of working, as well as optimal recycling of rare fossil-based raw materials, thereby forms the common goal of commitment to a circular economy.”

“All Diversey Care machines that can no longer be used will be presented for recycling,” according to Henk Toering, country director for Diversey Care. “The quantities depend considerably on the technical condition of the machines that arrive, or if the customer wishes to have them disposed of in a responsible manner.”

Toering adds: “We try to process machines which we decide can no longer be reconditioned and used profitably in a responsible manner. We believe recycling is the best way of separating different materials, so that they can be reused in another industry. To reduce the impact on the environment, we have opted to recycle locally as far as possible, as this prevents unnecessary transportation and increases transparency.”

Meanwhile ECMR also presented its annual sustainability awards for 2015 recently, to existing partners in its recycling programme. The Distributor Sustainability Award went to BOMA while Kärcher was awarded the Manufacturer Sustainability Award 2015.

For more information: www.ecmr.nu