CDCNPA

The Centro di Coordinamento Nazionale Pile e Accumulatori CDCNPA (the Italian Clearing House for batteries) was established by Legislative Decree 188/2008 and subsequent amendments, implementing the European Directive 2006/66/EC.

The CDCNPA has the task of:

• Optimizing collection system activities, ensuring homogeneous and uniform operating conditions to increase the collection and recycling percentages of batteries waste;
• Defining the methods for determining and allocating funding for collection, treatment, and recycling operations to be submitted for approval to the Supervision and Control Committee.

Specifically, the CDCNPA provides to:

• Organize and conduct information campaigns for consumers;
• Organize a capillary collection system for all consortium members;
• Ensure monitoring and reporting of data related to the collection and recycling of portable, industrial, and vehicle batteries;
• Guarantee the necessary coordination between Public Administration, collection systems, and other economic operators.