Copyright 2008 QNET LLC1 EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)...

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EU Directive 2002/96/ECon

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

(WEEE)

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Annual EU Waste1.3 Billion Tons of Waste

of which40 Million Tons is hazardous

of which6 Million Ton is Electrical/Electronic Waste (WEEE)

Solutions Defined in Environmental Directives►Packaging Directive 94/62/EC►End Of Life Vehicle Directive 2000/53/EC►Batteries and Accumulators Directive 91/157/EECto be replaced September 2008 by Directive 2006/66/EC.►WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC►RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC


What is the WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC

An EU Directive Effective

13 August 2005

Holding producers responsible for end of life cost for recycling and disposal of nearly all Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).

Definition: Electrical and Electronic equipment

Nearly all products that have a power cord or run on batteries.


PRODUCERS

A company that:

▬ Manufacturers EEE

OR

▬ Rebrands EEE produced by other manufacturers.

OR

▬ Imports or exports EEE on a professional basis into a member state.

WEEE DETAILS & DEFINITIONS



Electrical & Electronic Equipment

EEE

Equipment which is:

Dependent on electrical currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly.

For the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents which:

Falls under one of 10 categories.

Designed for use with a rated alternating voltage not exceeding 1000 volts or a rated direct voltage of 1500 volts for direct current.



Electrical & Electronic Equipment continued

EEE

In Order to Work Properly

Implies:

To be classified as EEE, electrical energy must be required to perform its primary function.



Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment

WEEE

EEE which is waste including:

● All components

● Sub Assemblies

● Consumables

Which are part of the product at the time of discarding.



Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment continued

At the time of discarding

All components of the waste product are to be regarded as waste equipment.

Individual components cannot be returned as WEEE.



EEE – 10 Product Categories

1. Large household appliances

2. Small household appliances

3. IT and telecommunications equipment

4. Consumer equipment

5. Lighting equipment

6. Electrical & electronic tools

7. Toys, leisure & sports equipment

8. Medical devices

9. Monitoring & control instruments

10. Automatic dispensers


WEEE - 5 EXCEPTIONS

1. Equipment specifically for the protection of the security of member states and for military purposes, e.g. arms, munitions and war material.

2. Filament light bulbs

3. Household luminaries

4. Large scale industrial tools

5. Implanted medical equipment and infected medical equipment at end-of-life


4. Large Scale Industrial Tools defined Large scale industrial tools are specifically exempt under

category 4. There is no present clear guidance on the scope of EEE covered by this exemption and it is therefore difficult for us to give advice with certainty. Our present view is based on all of the following criteria:

• Consist of a combination of equipment, systems, products and/or components (therefore not a single discrete tool such as a small or medium scale lathe, milling machine or pillar drill)

• Be a tool and not be covered under any other category • Be required to be fixed to operate safely or within

specification • Be of ‘large-scale’ • Require professional installation • Only be used in an industrial environment • Be built to perform a specific task

Excerpted from www.rohs.gov.uk


WEEE Decision Tree for Guidance Only

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

PRODUCT

Dependent of electric current or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly?

Designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1000 volt AC and 1500 DC

Fits in one of the 10 categories in Annex 1A

Falls under a specific exemption

Part or other equipment that does not qualify as electrical and electronic equipment

Comes within the scope of the WEEE Directive

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Does not come within the scope of the WEEE Directive


WEEE - ENFORCEMENT

Each EU State is responsible

For example…

• Netherlands = Fines and removal of product.

• UK= Business fines and prosecution of directors.


WEEE - IMPLEMENTATION

TREATMENT

PRODUCERS or THIRD PARTIES acting on their behalf.

Set up system to provide treatment of WEEE using best available treatment recovery, recycling techniques.

INDIVIDUALLY or COLLECTIVELY.

Through licensed (permit) operations with certified environmental management systems (ISO 14000).



WRITE & COMMUNICATE HISTORICAL WASTE POLICY

The financial responsibility for the collection, treatment, re-use, recovery and recycling of WEEE put on the market before 13 August 2005 should be borne by producers when supplying new products, replacing products of equivalent type or fulfilling the same functions.

MEMBER STATES may, as an alternative, provide that users (other than private households) also be made partly or totally responsible for this financing.



DEVELOP INFORMATION FOR TREATMENT FACILITIES

PRODUCERS provide reuse & treatment information for each type of new EEE to facilitate:

Reuse

Environmentally sound treatment for:

maintenance – upgrade.

refurbishment – recycling.

Including: Location of dangerous substances & preparations.

In accordance with Annex II within 1 year from placing on the market.

Maybe: Manual – CD-Rom – Online services.


WEEE – MARKING IMPLEMENTATION

Accessible – Durable – Legible - Indelible

This is in addition to the marking requirement in Article 10(3) of the Directive.

WHERE

On EEE product.

Only if not possible:

On Flag on fixed power supply cord AND in operating instructions AND

warranty if applicable.

ONLY if all else fails on packaging.


Marking of Electrical & Electronic Equipment Symbol from EN 50419

•Unique producer identification – as registered•Crossed wheeled bin in accordance with EU Standard EN 50419•Manufacturing date/put on the market OR Solid bar below bin OR both.•Solid bar is the default date for equipment put on the market after 13

August 2005.


Compulsory Producer Responsibility

EEE Producer Deadline 13 August 2005

→ Member states must set up systems to ensure producers meet minimum requirements for recovery and recycling of WEEE.

WEEE Category Recovery Rate Recycling Rate

1,10 80% 75%

3,4 75% 65%

2,5,6,7 & 9 70% 50%

8 No Data No Data


Overview of B-B Registration StatusCountry B-B Scheme Available Individual Scheme

Allowed

Belgium Yes Yes, but complicated to register

France Yes Yes

Germany No Yes

Netherlands Yes Yes

Poland Yes Yes, but complicated to register

Spain Yes Yes

United Kingdom Yes Unclear, just implemented


WEEE Regulatory Professional


In Conclusion• Producers’ Obligations:→Register as a producer/importer putting electrical and electronic

equipment within the scope of the WEEE Directive on the market.

It will be an offense not to register.

Registration should be with the National Clearing House (NCH) in the UK. Other Member States use various terms, e.g. Germany is the Elektro-Altgerate Register (EAR). Spain is the National Register of Industrial Establishments.

→Report to the National Clearing House sales data of electrical and electronic products for the year 2004 and subsequently on an annual basis. This will be used to determine your market share and financing cost.

→Indicate if you propose to comply independently or via some collective arrangement, e.g. a compliance scheme.

→Finance the costs of collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE allocated to you by the National Clearing House.

A compliance scheme can perform these obligations on behalf of its members.


In Conclusion continues• Producers’ Obligations:→Report evidence to the National Clearing House to show the WEEE

allocated to you is treated at authorized treatment facilities. Report evidence to show that the target percentages of recovery and recycling/reuse of the WEEE allocated to you by the National Clearing House have been carried out.

A compliance scheme can perform these obligations on behalf of its members.


UK WEEE GUIDANCE

New Guidance Notes for the UK Published here:

http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file37923.pdf

Note: 80 Pages

http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file37923.pdf


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