Challenges and aspects in WEEE management in Greece · 2019-07-02 · State-of-the-art Greece Main...
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Challenges and aspects in WEEE management in Greece
✓Appliances Recycling S.A. is the official PRO that organizes, operates and controls the collective system for the management of the Waste of Electrical and Electronic Alternative Equipment (WEEE) in Greece.
✓Company’s main activities are organizing and monitoring activities
✓ The primary goal of the company is to contribute to the achievement of the targets set by European and Greek legislation and of the targets which are specified by the authorization by HRA and to control the total cost of the WEEE Management activities.
✓Ensure the fulfilment of obligations for EEE producers imposed by the Law 2939/2001 modified by 4496/2017 and Ministerial Decision 23615/651 / E.103 on the Management of WEEE related to their activity.
✓Non investment basis and develop cooperation with contractors in all the stages of WEEE treatment
Appliances Recycling S.A. profile
State-of-the-art Greece Main responsibilities
• Municipalities collection system
• Authorities (municipalities) are responsible for the collection of all household type of waste
• Municipalities should submit a Waste Management plan in order to succeed the main targets imposed by the National Waste Management plan
• There are no specific references or targets regarding WEEE collection
• According to Greek legislation Municipalities are obliged to cooperate with PRO
State-of-the-art Greece Main responsibilities
• PRO (Appliances Recycling SA) develops cooperation with the private sector
• Private companies which are dealing with scrap metals collection (known as “scrap dealers”)
• Establish network of collection points in retailers and other companies
Collection TransportationReception /
Weighing Storage
Sorting / Preparation for reuse
Appliances Recycling S.A. main activities
Disassembling Depollution Mechanical treatment Hazardous Storage Final disposal
Basic stages of treatment
Appliances Recycling S.A. in numbers
EEE Registered (Affiliated Producers) 2018:
WEEE Collection Points :
WEEE Transporters :
WEEE Treatment Operators 2019 :
More than 2500 companies
More than 35
12 facilities 0,05%
1,5%
6%
14%
78%
WEEE collected 2018
PUBLIC MUNICIPALITIES
B2B RETAILERS
SCRAP DEALERS
Main WEEE source: SCRAP DEALERS
Municipalities WEEE collection does not achieve the national target
More than 14.000
Appliances Recycling S.A. in numbers
EEE Registered 2004-2018:
WEEE Collected and treated 2004-2018:
2016 – 2018:
Achievement of the new target set by EE and National
legislation :
More than 2.000.000 tn POM amount
Over 45%
More than 550.000 tn
4495448441
52796 5404356187
4542049008
53646
98,97%98,84%
98,42%
95,00%
95,50%
96,00%
96,50%
97,00%
97,50%
98,00%
98,50%
99,00%
99,50%
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10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
WEEE Collection in Greece (tn)
Distribution of main treatment facilities Treatment facilities network
Infrastructures“Appliances Recycling S.A.” activities
WEEE Treatment Operators
HELLENIC ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING S.A.
2019
2020 Next decade challenges
1. New Legislation / WEEE management targets
0
20.000
40.000
60.000
80.000
100.000
120.000
2018 2019
75%
• Establishment of feasible progressive targets (by the competent authorities) per stakeholder and
progressive achievement of WEEE collection targets year by year
• Development of WEEE flow monitoring systems and measures to combat "illegal" management
European Directive: Increase of WEEE collection targets by 2019
65% of the put-on-the-market quantity of EEE (average quantity by the last 3
years)
Challenges / Suggestions
65%
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