A project for the recycling of electricity meters was presented during a workshop of the Employment Forum in Useldange today to Secretary of State for the Economy Francine Closener, Employment Forum President Aly Kaes and Yves Reckinger, head of the Smart Grids project at Creos Luxembourg.

As part of the replacement of traditional meters with smart meters, Creos and the Employment Forum decided to work together to recycle meters according to the principles of the circular economy. Network managers are required not only to install a smart meter for every new connection, but also to replace the existing meter with a smart meter as and when they occur.

In order to respect the principles of the circular economy, the 250,000 electricity meters that will be replaced by Creos by 2020 will be treated by the Forum for Employment. The 120,000 mechanical electrical meters will be disassembled sot that their parts can be resold in isolation. The 130,000 electronic meters can be reused in another country after a brief manipulation by the Employment Forum teams.

Secretary Closener said, "The project fits perfectly into the national strategy for the implementation of the circular economy and the sustainable development strategy adopted following the Rifkin study. Rather than discarding the old counters, Creos and the Employment Fund have developed an ideal recycling solution that meets the principles of circular economy."

Yves Reckinger, head of the "Smart Grids" project at Creos Luxembourg commented that "The collaboration between the Forum for Empire and Creos not only has a positive impact on the environment but also takes into account the social dimension by creating eight new jobs."

Image: Yves Reckinge, Francine Closener and Aly Kaes