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Figures, figures, figures
The total volume of appliances disposed of by residents in Switzerland totalled 82,000 tonnes. You can find impressive values, useful figures and information on important changes relative to the prior year here.
In Switzerland last year, the average resident disposed of 9.7 kilograms of electrical and electronic appliances in the SENS system. The total volume of appliances disposed of thus stood at 82,000 tonnes (incl. lamps and photovoltaics). You can find impressive values, useful figures and information on important changes relative to the prior year here.
Key Figures for the Take-back System
| Key figures | 2017 | 2018 | Change |
| Manufacturers/importers subject to ARFs | 722 | 822 | 14% |
| Official SENS recycling companies | 21 | 21 | 0% |
| Official SENS collection points | 492 | 503 | 2% |
| Customers in the SENS OnlineSystem | 3,106 | 3,319 | 7% |
| Collection orders via the SENS OnlineSystem | 40,314 | 31,613 | -22% |
| Credit notes for recycling services | 7,114 | 7,595 | 7% |
Recycling
| Small household appliances including toys, games and lamps | 2017 | 2018 | Change in % |
| Volume in tonnes | 27,805 | 27,697 | 0% |
| Via official SENS collection points | 81% | 81% | 0% |
| Through retail | 15% | 15% | -1% |
| Returned directly to the official SENS recycling companies | 4% | 4% | 0% |
| Large household appliances | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 51,489 | 53,309 | 4% |
| Via official SENS collection points | 68% | 72% | 4% |
| Through retail | 16% | 20% | 3% |
| Returned directly to the official SENS recycling companies | 15% | 8% | -7% |
| Lighting equipment | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 1,063 | 1,057 | -1% |
| Via official SENS collection points | 44% | 45% | 1% |
| Through retail | 3% | 2% | -1% |
| Returned directly to the official SENS recycling companies | 53% | 53% | 0% |
| Lamps | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 3,401 | 3,401 | 0% |
| Photovoltaics | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 337 | 227 | -18% |
| Total | |||
| Total volume recycled within the SENS system | 80,693 | 82,339 | 2% |
| Total volume recycled per head in kilograms | 9.5 | 9.7 | 2% |
¹8,417,730 inhabitants in 2016; 8,482,200 inhabitants in 2017 according to the FSO.
Balance Sheet Assets
| Assets | Annex | 2017 in CHF | 2018 in CHF |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3.1 | 16,319,546 | 19,151,403 |
| Receivables from services | 3.2 | 3,357,301 | 1,384,503 |
| Other current receivables | 3.3 | 490,769 | 420,547 |
| Accrued and deferred income | 3.4 | 7,573,858 | 8,465,408 |
| Operating assets | 27,741,475 | 29,421,861 | |
| Securities | 3.5 | 13,384,030 | 16,065,374 |
| Assets from participations | 3.6 | 0 | 80,187 |
| Loans | 3.7 | 700,000 | 600,000 |
| Investments | 3.8 | 39,000 | 39,000 |
| Tangible assets | 3.9 | 104,674 | 205,788 |
| Intangible assets | 3.10 | 13,840 | 4,613 |
| Fixed assets | 14,241,544 | 16,994,962 | |
| Total | |||
| Total assets | 41,983,018 | 46,416,822 | |
Balance Sheet Liabilities
| Liabilities | Annex | 2017 in CHF | 2018 in CHF |
| Liabilities from services | 3.11 | 3,477,279 | 3,080,098 |
| Other liabilities | 11,739 | 97,645 | |
| Accrued and deferred liabilities | 3.12 | 1,677,700 | 1,593,786 |
| Current provisions | 3.13 | 600,000 | 350,000 |
| Current liabilities | 5,766,719 | 5,121,530 | |
| Recycling funds | 34,921,945 | 39,993,220 | |
| Fund capital | 34,921,945 | 39,993,220 | |
| Foundation capital | 320,000 | 320,000 | |
| Reserves | 3.14 | 974,355 | 982,072 |
| Organisational capital | 1,294,355 | 1,302,072 | |
| Total | |||
| Total liabilities | 41,983,018 | 46,416,822 |
Operating Account
| Take-back system revenue | Annex | 2017 in CHF | 2018 in CHF |
| Revenue from recycling fees | 4.1 | 43,913,504 | 44,484,678 |
| Compensation for partner systems | 4.2 | -4,687,406 | -4,337,906 |
| Total take-back system revenue | 39,226,098 | 40,146,772 | |
| Take-back system expenditure | |||
| Collection expenditure | 11,661,442 | 11,892,112 | |
| Transport expenditure | 10,279,961 | 11,317,891 | |
| Recycling expenditure | 9,786,650 | 8,748,924 | |
| Standards (WEEELABEX, CENELEC, ISO) | 22,037 | 83,490 | |
| Collection, dismantling and recycling checks | 4.3 | 374,736 | 429,250 |
| Manufacturer/importer checks | 74,844 | 82,100 | |
| Market basket analysis | 354,543 | 436,753 | |
| Publicity campaign | 4.4 | 422,982 | 480,605 |
| Total take-back system expenditure | 32,977,194 | 33,471,125 | |
| Total | |||
| Take-back system result | 6,248,903 | 6,675,647 | |
| Head Office revenue | |||
| Contribution to administrative costs | 4.5 | 336,821 | 323,167 |
| Revenue from services/consulting | 6,075 | 0 | |
| Other revenue | 1,145 | 5,201 | |
| Extraordinary and prior-period revenue | 0 | 633,814 | |
| Total Head Office revenue | 344,041 | 962,182 | |
| Head Office expenditure | |||
| Personnel expenditure | 4.6 | 1,182,841 | 1,186,707 |
| Board of Trustees and ARF Committee | 4.7 | 140,015 | 134,300 |
| Office and administrative expenditure | 4.8 | 267,021 | 281,960 |
| IT expenditure | 168,339 | 166,966 | |
| Accounting, business and legal consulting | 4.9 | 82,509 | 70,169 |
| Studies and projects | 132,297 | 76,760 | |
| Auditing | 30,256 | 12,009 | |
| Public relations | 4.10 | 90,115 | 241,898 |
| International | 56,611 | 52,168 | |
| Other expenditure | 25,507 | 18,640 | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and value adjustments | 54,006 | 66,933 | |
| Extraordinary and prior-period expenditure | 600,000 | 350,000 | |
| Total Head Office expenditure | 2,829,518 | 2,658,509 | |
| Total | |||
| Head Office result | -2,485,476 | -1,696,326 | |
| Operation | |||
| Operating result | 3,763,427 | 4,979,321 | |
| Financial income | 4.11 | 212,866 | 99,672 |
| Annual result | |||
| Annual result before allocation | 3,976,293 | 5,078,993 | |
| Change in recycling funds | 3,967,755 | 5,071,276 | |
| Change in organisational capital | 8,538 | 7,717 | |
| Annual result after allocation | 0 | 0 |
Cash Flow Statement
| Operating activities | 2017 in CHF | 2018 in CHF |
| Annual result | 3,976,293 | 5,078,993 |
| Depreciation on furniture and fixtures | 5,303 | 15,843 |
| Depreciation on IT hardware | 39,477 | 41,864 |
| Depreciation on software | 9,226 | 9,226 |
| Appreciation on securities | 1,120 | 45,633 |
| Increase/decrease in receivables from services | -127,379 | 1,972,799 |
| Increase/decrease in other current receivables | 41,604 | 70,222 |
| Decrease/increase in accrued and deferred income | 298,637 | -891,550 |
| Decrease in liabilities from services | -1,223,924 | -397,181 |
| Increase in other liabilities | 0 | 85,906 |
| Increase/decrease in accrued and deferred liabilities | 289,301 | -333,914 |
| Cash inflow/cash outflow from operating activities | -666,635 | 618,847 |
| Investment activities | ||
| Divestment/investment in securities | 684,183 | -2,726,977 |
| Divestment of loans | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Investment in participations | 0 | -80,187 |
| Investment in furniture and fixtures | -13,330 | -139,804 |
| Investment in IT hardware | -5,389 | -19,016 |
| Cash inflow/cash outflow from investment activities | 765,464 | -2,865,984 |
| Financing activities | ||
| Increase/decrease in organisational capital | 0 | 0 |
| Increase/decrease from financing | 0 | 0 |
| Cash inflow/cash outflow from financing activities | 0 | 0 |
| Business activities | ||
| Cash inflow/cash outflow from business activities | 4,075,122 | 2,831,857 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at 1.1. | 12,244,424 | 16,319,546 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at 31.12. | 16,319,546 | 19,151,403 |
| Change in cash inflow/cash outflow | 4,075,122 | 2,831,857 |
Statement of Changes in Capital
| Foundation capital | Reserves | Annual result | Total | |||
| Balance as at 1.1.2018 | 320,000 | 974,355 | 0 | 1,294,355 | ||
| Annual result¹ | 5,078,993 | 5,078,993 | ||||
| Allocation to reserves | 7,717 | -7,717 | 0 | |||
| Withdrawals from reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Allocation to recycling funds | -5,071,276 | -5,071,276 | ||||
| Balance as at 31.12.2018 | 320,000 | 982,072 | 0 | 1,302,072 |
²Before allocation
| Small appliances | Large appliances | Toys and games | Photovoltaics | Welding equipment | Annual result | |
| Balance as at 1.1.2018 | 6,234,656 | 25,187,475 | 2,520,116 | 824,866 | 154,832 | |
| Annual result³ | 5,071,276 | |||||
| Contribution to administrative costs | 42,478 | 99,022 | -70,000 | -70,000 | -1,500 | 0 |
| Withdrawal/allocation | 583,782 | 3,957,304 | 117,830 | 398,902 | 13,457 | -5,071,276 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2018 | 6,860,916 | 29,243,801 | 2,567,946 | 1 153 768 | 166,789 | 0 |
³After allocation of organisational capital
| Foundation capital | Reserves | Annual result | Total | |||
| Balance as at 1.1.2017 | 320,000 | 965,817 | 0 | 1,285,817 | ||
| Annual result⁴ | 3,976,293 | 3,976,293 | ||||
| Allocation to reserves | 8,538 | -8,538 | 0 | |||
| Withdrawals from reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Allocation to recycling funds | -3,967,755 | -3,967,755 | ||||
| Balance as at 31.12.2017 | 320,000 | 974,355 | 0 | 1,294,355 |
⁴Before allocation
| Small appliances | Large appliances | Toys and games | Photovoltaics | Welding equipment | Annual result | |
| Balance as at 1.1.2017 | 6,440,213 | 21,405,354 | 2,323,932 | 639,241 | 145,449 | |
| Annual result⁵ | 3,967,755 | |||||
| Contribution to administrative costs | 40,958 | 100,542 | -70,000 | -70,000 | -1,500 | 0 |
| Withdrawal/allocation | -246,515 | 3,681,579 | 266,183 | 255,624 | 10,883 | -3,967,755 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2017 | 6,234,656 | 25,187,475 | 2,520,116 | 824,866 | 154,832 | 0 |
⁵After allocation of organisational capital
ARF fund for lighting equipment
| Revenue | 2017 in CHF | 2018 in CHF |
| ARF for lighting euipment | 2,770,758 | 2,824,584 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Payments for disposal services | -2,916,218 | -2,916,218 |
| Contribution to SENS for system costs | -166,667 | -166,667 |
| Marketing/public relations | -89,363 | -91,876 |
| Proportion of administrative expenditure for SLRS | -165,775 | -163,119 |
| Proportion of other expenditure for SLRS | -41,785 | -30,601 |
| Proportion of depreciation for SLRS | 0 | 0 |
| Proportion of the financial result | 2,859 | 7,271 |
| Proportion of the neutral result for SLRS | 72 | 28 |
| Proportion of the result carried over for SLRS | 356,118 | 328,598 |
| Disbursement of the ARF fund for lighting equipment | -250,000 | -208,000 |
| ARF fund for lighting equipment as at 31.12. | 12,429,000 | 12,221,000 |
Comments: The volume of lighting equipment in circulation in Switzerland requiring disposal decreased by 1.86 % compared to the previous year. Expressed in kilos, the total volume of lighting equipment disposed of increased by 0.95 %. Assuming an average weight of 120 grams, almost 9.133 million items of lighting equipment were disposed of via our system.
ARF fund for lamps
| Revenue | 2017 in CHF | 2018 in CHF |
| ARF for lamps | 1,858,026 | 1,803,395 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Payments for disposal services | -1,393,696 | -1,268,379 |
| Contribution to SENS for system costs | -83,333 | -83,333 |
| Marketing/public relations | -44,682 | -45,938 |
| Proportion of administrative expenditure for SLRS | -82,888 | -81,560 |
| Proportion of other expenditure for SLRS | -20,892 | -15,300 |
| Proportion of depreciation for SLRS | 0 | 0 |
| Proportion of the financial result | 1,430 | 3,635 |
| Proportion of the neutral result for SLRS | 36 | 14 |
| Proportion of the result carried over for SLRS | -359,001 | -416,534 |
| Disbursement of the ARF fund for lamps | -125,000 | -104,000 |
| ARF fund for lamps as at 31.12. | 5,637,000 | 5,533,000 |
The volume of lamps in circulation in Switzerland decreased by 3.03 %. In addition, the volume of appliances disposed of decreased by 11.55 %. Disposal costs decreased by 8.99%. The fund disbursement was made on a pro rata basis at a ratio of two-thirds for lighting equipment and one-third for lamps.
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