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In Switzerland last year, the average resident disposed of 10.34 kilograms of electrical and electronic appliances in the SENS system. The total volume of SENS appliances disposed of thus stood at 89,514 tonnes (incl. lamps and photovoltaics). 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 10.34 kilograms of electrical and electronic appliances in the SENS system. The total volume of SENS appliances disposed of thus stood at 89,514 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 | 2020 | 2021 | Change |
| Manufacturers/importers subject to ARFs | 912 | 1 202 | 32% |
| Official SENS recycling companies | 19 | 20 | 5% |
| Official SENS collection points | 501 | 506 | 1% |
| Customers in the SENS OnlineSystem | 3,106 | 3,319 | 8% |
| Collection orders via the SENS OnlineSystem | 40,314 | 31,613 | 3% |
| Credit notes for recycling services | 7,114 | 7,595 | 6% |
Recycling
| Small household appliances including toys, games and lamps | 2020 | 2021 | Change in % |
| Volume in tonnes | 30 378 | 31 457 | 4% |
| Via official SENS collection points | 85% | 89% | 4% |
| Through retail | 11% | 6% | –5% |
| Returned directly to the official SENS recycling companies | 4% | 5% | 1% |
| Collection rate* | 43% | 45% | 2% |
| Large household appliances | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 36 604 | 38 851 | 6% |
| Via official SENS collection points | 79% | 80% | 1% |
| Through retail | 16% | 16% | 0% |
| Returned directly to the official SENS recycling companies | 5% | 4% | –1% |
| Collection rate* | 83% | 84% | 1% |
| Refrigerators and freezers | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 20 923 | 23 349 | 12% |
| Via official SENS collection points | 58% | 64% | 6% |
| Through retail | 13% | 11% | -2% |
| Returned directly to the official SENS recycling companies | 29% | 24% | –5% |
| Collection rate* | 74% | 84% | 10% |
| Lighting equipment | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 978 | 999 | 2% |
| Through retail | 50% | 62% | 12% |
| Through retail | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Returned directly to the official SENS recycling companies | 48% | 33% | –15% |
| Lamps | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 3 159 | 3 285 | 4% |
| Medical devices | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 2 | 8 | 290% |
| Photovoltaics | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 631 | 1 127 | 79% |
| Welding equipment | |||
| Volume in tonnes | 8 | 5 | -42% |
| Total | |||
| Total volume recycled within the SENS system | 89 524 | 95 797 | 7% |
| Total volume recycled per head in kilograms | 9,51 | 10,99 | 16% |
¹8,667,100 inhabitants in 2019; 8,736,500 inhabitants in 2021 according to the FSO.
* The collection rate indicates the relation between the collected quantity of disused waste electrical and electronic appliances and the quantity of new appliances put into circulation. The rate is determined annually and used as an indicator of a take-back system’s performance. Switzerland has one of the highest collection rates in Europe. As a permit from the Federal Office for the Environment is required to export defective electrical and electronic appliances, this only occurs on rare occasions. Furthermore, only small quantities are improperly discarded, e.g. with general waste. Thanks to the dense network of collection points, the broad coverage of processing facilities and the financing of the recycling process by the advance recycling fee (ARF), almost all waste electrical and electronic appliances are properly processed using the take-back system (SENS, Swico). Inaccuracies currently still exist with regard to the mix of goods and the factors used when converting from items to kilograms in the case of new appliances. Furthermore, the storage of unused appliances by their owners or their passing on for further use are not considered in the collection rate.
Balance Sheet Assets
| Assets | Annex | 2020 in CHF | 2021 in CHF |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3.1 | 13 186 316 | 19 449 813 |
| Receivables from services | 3.2 | 2 712 420 | 2 408 110 |
| Other current receivables | 3.3 | 641 104 | 423 993 |
| Accrued and deferred income | 3.4 | 9 725 149 | 10 837 420 |
| Operating assets | 26 264 990 | 33 119 337 | |
| Securities | 3.5 | 21 375 284 | 38 689 536 |
| Assets from participations | 3.6 | 80 588 | 80 588 |
| Loans | 3.7 | 450 000 | 400 000 |
| Investments | 3.8 | 39 000 | 39 000 |
| Tangible assets | 3.9 | 299 665 | 337 201 |
| Intangible assets | 3.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fixed assets | 22 244 536 | 39 546 325 | |
| Total | |||
| Total assets | 48 509 526 | 72 665 662 | |
Balance Sheet Liabilities
| Liabilities | Annex | 2020 in CHF | 2021 in CHF |
| Liabilities from services | 3.11 | 3 611 077 | 3 409 455 |
| Other liabilities | 183 823 | 588 300 | |
| Accrued and deferred liabilities | 3.12 | 888 045 | 1 596 316 |
| Current provisions | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Current liabilities | 4 682 944 | 5 594 071 | |
| Recycling funds | 42 511 611 | 65 701 236 | |
| Fund capital | 42 511 611 | 65 701 236 | |
| Foundation capital | 320 000 | 370 000 | |
| Reserves | 3.14 | 994 971 | 1 000 355 |
| Organisational capital | 1 314 971 | 1 370 355 | |
| Total | |||
| Total liabilities | 48 509 526 | 72 665 662 |
Operating Account
| Take-back system revenue | Annex | 2020 in CHF | 2021 in CHF |
| Revenue from recycling fees | 4.1 | 45 765 273 | 51 033 733 |
| Compensation for partner systems | 4.2 | 3 841 533 | 2 263 506 |
| Total take-back system revenue | 41 923 740 | 48 770 227 | |
| Take-back system expenditure | |||
| Collection expenditure | 12 721 790 | 14 555 111 | |
| Transport expenditure | 12 477 468 | 14 649 753 | |
| Recycling expenditure | 12 801 002 | 9 809 701 | |
| Standards (WEEELABEX, CENELEC, ISO) | 16 984 | 9 700 | |
| Collection, dismantling and recycling checks | 4.3 | 471 846 | 438 692 |
| Manufacturer/importer checks | 95 350 | 118 550 | |
| Market basket analysis | 215 711 | 80 112 | |
| Publicity campaign | 4.4 | 1 009 570 | 757 460 |
| Total take-back system expenditure | 39 809 720 | 40 419 080 | |
| Total | |||
| Take-back system result | 2 114 020 | 8 351 147 | |
| Head Office revenue | |||
| Contribution to administrative costs | 4.5 | 303 478 | 61 824 |
| Revenue from services/consulting | 0 | 0 | |
| Other revenue | - 2 014 | -24 375 | |
| Extraordinary and prior-period revenue | 66 796 | 19 860 | |
| Total Head Office revenue | 368 260 | 57 309 | |
| Head Office expenditure | |||
| Personnel expenditure | 4.6 | 1 355 935 | 1 439 586 |
| Board of Trustees and ARF Committee | 4.7 | 162 317 | 188 902 |
| Office and administrative expenditure | 4.8 | 311 634 | 363 841 |
| IT expenditure | 364 092 | 254 219 | |
| Accounting, business and legal consulting | 4.9 | 109 704 | 257 075 |
| Studies and projects | 354 307 | 234 113 | |
| Auditing | 13 650 | 8 450 | |
| Public relations | 4.10 | 176 737 | 97 240 |
| International | 41 625 | 64 648 | |
| Other expenditure | 8 535 | 10 987 | |
| Depreciation, amortisation and value adjustments | 54 063 | 51 531 | |
| Extraordinary and prior-period expenditure | 5 713 | 2000 | |
| Total Head Office expenditure | 2 958 313 | 2 972 593 | |
| Total | |||
| Head Office result | –2 590 053 | -2 915 284 | |
| Operation | |||
| Operating result | –476 033 | -5 435 863 | |
| Financial income | 4.11 | 50 025 | 516 763 |
| Annual result | |||
| Annual result before allocation | –426 008 | 5 952 626 | |
| Change in recycling funds | –432 631 | 5 947 242 | |
| Change in organisational capital | 6 623 | 5 384 | |
| Annual result after allocation | 0 | 0 |
Cash Flow Statement
| Operating activities | 2020 in CHF | 2021 in CHF |
| Annual result | –426 008 | 5 952 626 |
| Depreciation on furniture and fixtures | 33 765 | 49 560 |
| Depreciation on IT hardware | 20 298 | 1 971 |
| Depreciation on software | 0 | 0 |
| Appreciation on securities | 114 875 | 625 |
| Increase/decrease in receivables from services | –1 223 137 | 662 147 |
| Increase/decrease in other current receivables | –193 538 | 276 562 |
| Decrease/increase in accrued and deferred income | –821 915 | 1 668 650 |
| Decrease in liabilities from services | 138 440 | -212 357 |
| Increase in other liabilities | 149 617 | 419 096 |
| Increase/decrease in accrued and deferred liabilities | –956 245 | -2 359 478 |
| Cash inflow/cash outflow from operating activities | –2 737 840 | 506 776 |
| Investment activities | ||
| Divestment/investment in securities | –206 200 | -479 555 |
| Divestment of loans | 100 000 | 50 000 |
| Investment in participations | 0 | 0 |
| Investment in furniture and fixtures | –186 877 | -62 584 |
| Investment in IT hardware | –5 597 | -26 485 |
| Cash inflow/cash outflow from investment activities | –298 673 | -518 623 |
| 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 | –3 462 521 | 5 940 778 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at 1.1. | 16 648 837 | 13 186 316 |
| Cash and cash equivalents from merger with SLRS | 322 719 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at 31.12. | 13 186 316 | 19 449 813 |
| Change in cash inflow/cash outflow | –3 462 521 | 5 940 778 |
Statement of Changes in Capital
| Foundation capital | Reserves | Annual result | Total | |||
| Balance as at 1.1.2020 | 320 000 | 994 971 | 0 | 1 314 971 | ||
| Balance after merger SLRS | 50 000 | 88 383 | 0 | 138 383 | ||
| Annual result¹ | 5 952 626 | 5 952 626 | ||||
| Allocation to reserves | 5 384 | –5 384 | 0 | |||
| Withdrawals from reserves | -88 383 | 88 383 | 0 | |||
| Allocation to recycling funds | -6 035 626 | -6 035 626 | ||||
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | 370 000 | 1 000 355 | 0 | 1 370 355 |
²Before allocation
| Small appliances | Large appliances | Toys and games | Photovoltaics | Welding equipment | Light | Annual result | |
| Balance as at 1.1.2020 | 5 147 484 | 32 294 015 | 2 732 141 | 2 169 004 | 168 966 | 17 154 000 | |
| Annual result³ | 6 035 626 | ||||||
| Contribution to administrative costs | -136 666 | -254 834 | 70 000 | 70 000 | 1 500 | 250 000 | 0 |
| Withdrawal/allocation | 1 429 396 | 3 216 069 | 28 603 | 524 034 | 5 831 | 831 693 | -6 035 626 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | 6 440 215 | 35 255 250 | 2 830 745 | 2 763 038 | 176 296 | 18 235 693 | 0 |
³After allocation of organisational capital
| Foundation capital | Reserves | Annual result | Total | |||
| Balance as at 1.1.2019 | 320 000 | 988 349 | 0 | 1 308 349 | ||
| Annual result⁴ | -426 008 | -426 008 | ||||
| Allocation to reserves | 6 623 | –6 623 | 0 | |||
| Withdrawals from reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Allocation to recycling funds | 432 631 | 432 631 | ||||
| Balance as at 31.12.2019 | 320 000 | 994 971 | 0 | 1 314 971 |
⁴Before allocation
| Small appliances | Large appliances | Toys and games | Photovoltaics | Welding equipment | Light | Annual result | |
| Balance as at 1.1.2019 | 6 189 351 | 32 608 670 | 2 557 774 | 1 426 355 | 162 093 | 0 | |
| Annual result⁵ | -432 631 | ||||||
| Contribution to administrative costs | -43 370 | -98 130 | 70 000 | 70 000 | 1 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawal/allocation | -998 497 | -216 524 | 104 368 | 672 649 | 5 373 | 0 | 432 631 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2019 | 5 147 484 | 32 294 015 | 2 732 141 | 2 169 004 | 168 966 | 0 | 0 |
⁵After allocation of organisational capital
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