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Europe WEEE Directive “Recast”

Andreas Bohnhoff

Director Supply Chain Management Europe

WEEE, Waste Batteries and Packaging Recycling

Agenda

1 The WEEE Recast

2 How to Comply in Europe?

3 EPEAT Certification and B2B

1 WEEE Recast: Product Scope

Before 2014

1. Large Domestic appliance

2. Small domestic Appliance

3. IT

4. CE

5. Lighting

6. Toys and Leisure

7. Tools

8. Medical Equipment

9. Monitoring instruments

10.Vending machines

2015 -2018

1. Large Domestic appliance

2. Small domestic Appliance

3. IT+ Solar Moduls

4. CE

5. Lighting

6. Toys and Leisure

7. Tools

8. Medical Equipment

9. Monitoring instruments

10.Vending machines

From 2018

1. Temperature exchange equipment

2. Screens, monitors (over 100cm2)

3. Lamps

4. Large equipment (> 50 cm)

5. Small equipment

6. Small IT and telecom equipment

Producers can be

Locally produce and sell under own brand name

Locally sells under own brand name, but produced by third party (OEM)

Import Products and sell to the local market

Internet sellers (Direct to Consumer) must establish „authorized representative”

Foreign-based producers can establish an „authorized representative”

1 WEEE Recast: Producer Definition

1 WEEE Recast: Collection Targets

Before 2015

4 kg per person and year

From 2016

45 % of the weight Put on Market (POM) (equal to 4 kg per person and year

After 2019

65 % of POM (or 85% of all WEEE arising)

1 The WEEE Recast

1 Directive

28 Implementation in different Countries

strictly confidential

MUNICIPALITIES RETAILERS OTHERS

Treatment and Recycling Plants

EEE/Batteries/Packaging Sale

Return of

WEEE

Fin

ance

Collection and treatment

PRODUCERS

Consumers/ Professional Users

COMPLIANCE SCHEME

Support for registrations,

declarations, reporting,

collection and treatment of

waste EEE and Batteries (mandatory by law)

Return of waste

Batteries Return of waste

Packaging

1 WEEE Recast: Function of Compliance Scheme

Producer transfer obligation to Compliance scheme

1 WEEE Recast: Obligations for Producer

1.Mandatory legal representative for

internet sales and optional for all

foreign companies

2.Transfer obligation to compliance

scheme by contract (Special case

Germany)

3.POM reporting to compliance

scheme

strictly confidential

The Recast had to be transposed into local law by the EU countries by Feb 14, 2014

1 WEEE Recast: Implementation Status

Implementation Status

22 Sep 2014

2 How to Comply? ERP today

Subsidiaries: 17

Members > 2,400

WEEE Collected >

2,100,000 Ton

Batteries collected >

21,000 Ton

The only Compliance Scheme that can service your needs at European level and beyond

2 How to Comply: EuropePlusPackage

ERP

Assessments of the producers’ local compliance obligations

Local registrations and obligations fulfillment

• Coordinate registrations and obligations at European level

• Organise national membership contracts for each relevant country

• Set up a declaration and reporting process for each country

• Yearly management of the local obligations

COMPLIANCE ACROSS EUROPE WITH THE ERP SUPPORT

Producers,

Manifacturers, Resellers

Importers, Distance sellers

strictly confidential

2 How to Comply? Reporting to Authorities

strictly confidential

ERP COUNTRY

Producer has to

reports only to ERP

Producer has to reports

to ERP and registry

ERP Reports on

bahalf of producer

Austria x

Denmark x

Germany x x

Finland x

France x X

Ireland x

Italy x x

Netherlands X

Norway X

Poland x

Portugal x (x)

Slovakia x

Spain x

Sweden x

UK x

2 How to comply: IT Tools across Europe

strictly confidential

3. EPEAT

strictly confidential

Many Governments and global corporation have made

the EPEAT certification mandatory for the purchasing of

IT Equipment (see http://www.epeat.net/participants/purchasers/)

EPEAT is a environmental certification system, which

classify product into three classes:

3. EPEAT Product Scope

strictly confidential

Today

PCs and displays

PC Desktops, Notebooks, Displays,

Workstations, and Tables

Imaging Equipment

Printers, Copiers, Scanners, Fax

Televisions

Future

Servers

Mobile Devices

3. EPEAT Criteria

strictly confidential

Certification Criteria Reduction/elimination of environmentally sensitive materials

Material selection

Design for end of life

Product longevity/life extension

Energy conservation

End-of-life management Corporate performance

Packaging

Consumables (unique to Imaging Equipment standard)

Indoor Air Quality (unique to Imaging Equipment standard)

3. EPEAT Criteria End of Life

strictly confidential

3. EPEAT and ERP

ERP’s has a strict audit procedure executed

by credited external auditors

ERP audits all first-tier recycling suppliers

and also 2nd and 3rd tier suppliers

ERP’s support for EPEAT certification

strictly confidential

3 EPEAT and B2B Service

B2B services are always costumer tailored

depending on the products, type of collection

point and logistical conditions

ERP provides B2B services in all countries

ERP can offer also compliant B2B services in

Europe

strictly confidential

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