Used VS reconditioning: how to find your way around?
Before going into the heart of the matter, it seems appropriate to shed some light on the subject.
It must be said that these two terms are often confused, and for good reason, they are similar without inducing the same operation.
A used product takes the form of a resale purchase, ie a product purchased at an established price, cleaned and resold as such, without any warranty.
We speak of reconditioning when this same product passes through the hands of experts before being subject to resale.
After undergoing a plethora of tests, that is to say no less than 60 operations of control and professional deletion of data, it is repaired, graded, packaged and resold with a guarantee of 12 to 24 months.
Although this system is defined as a boon for the planet and the wallets,
many large marketplaces do not respect the short circuit.
Or an ecological nonsense against which CompaRecycle has been fighting for ten years.
CompaRecycle: the eco-responsible take-back and reconditioning facilitator CompaRecycle
Towards an economic and virtuous reconditioning
In this increasingly competitive market, CompaRecycle can boast of being the first eco-responsible comparator since its creation in 2012. At the reins of the project, we find Gaël Brouard, an entrepreneur who benefits from a commercial, marketing and strategic background with big names in tech.
It was during his experience at Toshiba, then Nokia that he pointed out the lack of consistency in the second-hand market, which was too disorganized and had a long circuit.
His idea ?
Breathe new life by associating this sector with that of the recovery argus.
CompaRecycle is thus born with the objective of offering the best take-back offer for high-tech products, while taking advantage of an ethical, sustainable and short-circuit second life.
The consumer can then resell his product and reap the rewards by bank transfer or vouchers in a wide variety of stores.
The company works directly with professional partners, buying the products via the comparator and then repackaging them in France.
All recycling partners are labeled and WEEE certified professionals.
Today, CompaRecycle occupies more than 60% of the recovery market in France and 25% in Europe.
It is also present in four countries: France, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.
All recycling partners are labeled and WEEE certified professionals.
Today, CompaRecycle occupies more than 60% of the recovery market in France and 25% in Europe.
It is also present in four countries: France, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.
All recycling partners are labeled and WEEE certified professionals.
Today, CompaRecycle occupies more than 60% of the recovery market in France and 25% in Europe.
It is also present in four countries: France, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Simple operation and good for the planet
CompaRecycle allows the consumer to materialize his trade-in in just a few clicks.
The site presents him with the best offer on the market, among the 40 eco-labelled partners, and lets him choose between reselling his product via the internet or at the point of sale closest to his home.
It's simple, fast and totally free.
Underneath this concept lies a sincere commitment to the preservation of the planet.
But for CompaRecycle, ecology should not be punitive, restrictive, but incentive.
Reselling the old to act actively, this credo is not a beautiful word, but comes to life through the opportunity to reduce its carbon footprint.
As a reminder, the manufacture of a new product is equivalent to 100 kilos of CO2 emitted, whereas a reconditioned product and resold on French soil only emits nine kilos.
Besides,
favoring the short circuit contributes to the enrichment of our local economy.
A social act that allows products to be valued to the maximum, while improving the purchasing power of consumers.
Eco-responsibility, the company cultivates it on several levels, with a team sensitive to ecology and fervent defender of the idea "To consume better with less".
On its scale, CompaRecycle facilitates our action towards the planet through simple actions.
Since 2012, the site has distributed 800 million euros of value in vouchers and has carried out more than 8 million transactions.