ICM: How did ECOPILAS start 25 years ago?
José Pérez García: ECOPILAS was founded within the framework of a business association known as ASIMELEC, which brought together the main companies in the Spanish electronics sector. In response to Spanish regulations that established specific obligations for the recycling and treatment of batteries, a group of battery manufacturers and importers formed a specialized working group within the association. This initiative eventually led to the formal establishment of the ECOPILAS Foundation as the legal entity representing the forthcoming SCRAP (Sistema Colectivo de Responsibilidad Ampliada del Productor).
ICM: What is the scope of ECOPILAS today?
José
José Pérez García: ECOPILAS was founded within the framework of a business association known as ASIMELEC, which brought together the main companies in the Spanish electronics sector. In response to Spanish regulations that established specific obligations for the recycling and treatment of batteries, a group of battery manufacturers and importers formed a specialized working group within the association. This initiative eventually led to the formal establishment of the ECOPILAS Foundation as the legal entity representing the forthcoming SCRAP (Sistema Colectivo de Responsibilidad Ampliada del Productor).
ICM: What is the scope of ECOPILAS today?
José
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