On the occasion of Earth Day on April 22, ASEKOL regularly takes an active part in a number of educational environmental events throughout the Czech Republic. The goal is to highlight the importance of recycling old electrical appliances—one of many ways to protect nature and conserve its resources. ASEKOL is also involved in Mobility Days in regional capitals, where it promotes an environmentally friendly lifestyle among local residents.
The Art of Sorting
The project The Art of Sorting is a charming play on words—combining the idea that "sorting can be an art" with the classical concept of art itself, in this case, street art. Fourteen painted containers designed for collecting electronic waste were placed in regional cities.
To make the project coherent and reach the widest possible audience, it was necessary to focus on the entire territory of the Czech Republic. The main coordinator of the project’s artistic section was spray-paint artist Nikola Vavrous (KHOMA), who brought together visual artists and street artists to create 14 unique containers for ASEKOL, each one reflecting the character of a specific city.
The designs, prepared over the course of a year, began to be implemented in May 2019 in Roudnice nad Labem, and by mid-August, the containers started appearing in other cities as well.
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The “Kabát for a Mobile” Concert, held on Thursday, December 12, 2013, filled Prague’s O2 Arena and raised 1 million CZK for the Kapka naděje (Drop of Hope) foundation. In addition, 50 new mobile phones worth 157,000 CZK were donated to children in hematology wards so they could stay in direct mobile contact with their families and friends.
The event was organized by the non-profit organization ASEKOL in cooperation with Samsung Electronics Czech and Slovak.
During the nearly three-hour program, bands Kabát, Wanastowi Vjecy, and Mandrage, along with singers Marek Ztracený, Marta Jandová, Voxel, and David Deyl, performed live without any fee.
The Kabát for a Mobile concert offered free tickets to the public in exchange for an old (even non-functional) mobile phone. Within just six days, all 10,000 tickets were claimed. In the end, around 11,000 people attended the benefit concert at the O2 Arena.
Between 2010 and 2015, ASEKOL organized the international Reverse Collection Conference. Each year, the event brought together more than four hundred attendees to discuss key issues related to the reverse logistics and collection of used electrical equipment.
In 2011, ASEKOL organized the Appliance Museum exhibition at several locations across the Czech Republic. This interactive exhibition showcased the development of various types of electrical devices over the span of a hundred years.
Visitors explored eight panels that presented key information about the history of gramophones, tape recorders, radios, portable music players, telephones, televisions, computers, and other interesting facts related to the events that accompanied their evolution.
In 2011, the non-profit organization ASEKOL introduced an unconventional discipline to the Czech Republic — mobile phone throwing. ASEKOL organized a nationwide championship in mobile throwing, accompanied by various side events focused on the theme of electrical appliance recycling.
Each event offered visitors a wide range of activities, competitions, children’s performances, and a concert by the band Kryštof. People could even try their hand at mobile throwing through an online game on Facebook.
In total, 13 regional rounds took place, attracting over 65,000 visitors and collecting nearly 500 kilograms of old electrical devices. The goal — to raise public awareness about the importance of recycling unused electronics — was successfully achieved.
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