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In addition to the OTC,

CYCLEVIA set up several

special working groups

to address each aspect of

the transition. In regard

to information technology,

benchmarking was carried out with other

producer responsibility organisations

and an IT Manager was recruited for the

development of a suitable tool. In terms of

the of fering, a dedicated group met with

marketers to def ine a clear strategy and

to ensure that the invitation to tender was

understood and effectively distributed.

These issue-specific workshops enabled

the combined scheme to be adjusted to the

specif ic demands of the industry and to build

an operational of fer in line with the realities

of the business.

Working groups

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to f ine-tune

every detail

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The result of this collective work was crowned by the publication in September

2024 of CYCLEVIAs f irst invitation to tender for the collectiontransfer and the

transporttreatment of waste oils Structured by geographical zones this invitation

to tender aims at establishing a network of reliable and committed partners To guar

antee perfectly equal treatment a judicial of f icer was assigned to make the applications

submitted anonymous A twostep process enabled shortlisted candidates to adjust

their bid to better meet the three criteria set technical quality economic relevancy

and geographical proximity

An invitation

to tender for

collection and treatment operations

MOVe TO A COMBINED EPR SCHEME

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