DEGRAF has participated in different campaigns through its history. Always with the purpose of being a contribution to decontamination and raising awareness of environment protection and being responsible about our waste.

Some of these campaigns are:

Mobile Recycling Campaign

In 2009 DEGRAF has contracted with “Metro de Santiago” to remove and recycle all obsolete cell phones devices and accessories collected from the metro stations, where users can leave them for free.

This successful Campaign has already exceeded 100,000 cell phones devices has already more than 10 tonnes, and it helps to prevent environmental damage made by disposing you cell phone devices in your household waste, as they contain heavy metals highly polluting that can contaminates the environment by contaminating water through groundwater.

Collected Cell Phones devices are sent to our Recycling Plant where they are sorted and dismantled, separating the batteries which are sent to final disposal and the other part of the device (metals and plastics) are used as raw material in the productive cycle. (See Process Diagram).

This Campaign works together with Claro Chile and is a contribution to the children’s education on social risk by BELEN EDUCA Foundation who receives cash donation for every cell phone collected.

Waste Reception Easter Island

On April 19, 2011 the Environment Minister, María Ignacia Benitez visited DEGRAF facilities to symbolically receive electronic waste sent from Easter Island to the continent by the Armada de Chile.

The material stored in 22 maxi bags was mainly composed of printers, computers and CRT monitors, which were dismantled by our company, guaranteeing a proper environmental management.

This shipment is part of the Waste Management Program for a Sustainable Rapa Nui and in addition to e-waste, paper, plastic, steel, aluminum cans and other waste are sent to the continent.

Recycling Campaign of Sony TV`s and D&S

Sony and D&S teamed up to conduct the first recycling campaign in three supermarkets Líder: Híper Buenaventura, Híper Los Domínicos and Híper Puente Nuevo, 5th and 6th December 2009.

During this activity to those who bought a new TV, it was collected more than 200 televisions, which were sent to Degraf to ensure their responsible recycled and ensuring traceability in compliance with the environmental legislation in force.

Because of this success, the campaign was repeated the 22nd to 25th April 2010 in 39 locations of the Lider supermarket, this time not only including metropolitan area, but also including the main cities from La Serena to Concepción, with a result of more than 15 tones.