Waste recycling
For environmentally-friendly management of the processing and recovery of your waste linked to your badge identification needs.
recycling badges, accessories and ink ribbons
How are your badges recycled?
Badges are essentially made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride). It’s the 3rd most widely used plastic in the world.
PVC is made up of : 57% sea salt and 43% petroleum derivatives, which are residues from the conversion of crude oil into fuels.
Some badges also contain an antenna, which may be made of copper or aluminum, and an electronic microchip. The volume of these materials in the badge is very small, but they must be treated differently.
PVC is 100% recyclable and its carbon footprint can be reduced by reusing it in the manufacture of new elements such as windows, pipes, seats and other furniture.
The antenna and chip are generally recycled for cabling, telephony or automotive applications.
Your waste from badge use and printing can be collected, sorted and recycled. The waste concerned is as follows:
– PVC badges in themselves, with or without antenna
– Badge holders
– Neck and zip cords
– Printing ribbons
SCOPUS and its partner clikeco offer to install collection bins on your site, enabling sorting according to the nature of the materials and their recycling cycles.
For reasons of confidentiality, bins can be sealed at the time of collection to guarantee their integrity during transport.
PREPARING WASTE FOR COLLECTION
To ensure electronic deactivation of the badge, it can be destroyed before being sent for recycling.
There are 3 ways to do this:
– Cut the badge in half with a pair of scissors
– Shred the badge and place the shredded material in the collection bin
– The person collecting the bins shreds them on site before removal.
Badge holders and necklaces are processed in the same recycling cycle. Only any metal parts are separated before processing.
They are therefore placed in the same collection bin and are generally transformed into packaging, glasses, household appliances or synthetic fibers for clothing.
Printing ribbons are more sensitive than other accessories. They contain potentially polluting resins and require special treatment.
They are destined for incineration in energy production or district heating plants.
Before being collected, the collector may pour a corrosive liquid onto the ribbons to destroy the images.
WASTE COLLECTION
Scopus/clikeco partnership: process
To help you sort your waste, we provide you with clean, new, standardized packaging in the form of bins.
– The person responsible for each site must be identified.
– Collections can be made either by calling Scopus, who will act as intermediary, or the service provider, or clikeco directly.
– A dedicated collection technician uses a light vehicle (ADR transport).
– Each container can be sealed to guarantee safety.
AFTER COLLECTION
– Our partner takes the waste to a consolidation center (prefectoral authorization).
– This waste is sorted on site and sent to dedicated, specialized recycling facilities.
– Waste treatment and recovery – Award of an eco-responsible label for the site.
– Delivery of regulatory documents: delivery note, dematerialized BSD via Trackdéchets, annual activity report.
CERTIFICATION OF WASTE DISPOSAL
Manage your waste traceability
Official documents are completed to certify that the waste has been destroyed and effectively recycled, confirming your eco-responsible approach:
– Dematerialized delivery note
– BSD published prior to intervention
– Pre-filling
– Regulatory
– Automatic
– Time saving
– Ease of use
The Trackdéchets platform ensures traceability of your waste recycling process.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the printers we sell can be included in the waste management process in the same way as badges, accessories and ink ribbons. Please contact us for further information.
The bins are made from recycled material and have a 5-year lifespan.
Invoicing takes place for each empty container.
