WEEE Directive: Observations & Experiences & Views for a Way Forward

WEEE Directive:

Observations & Experiences

& Views for a Way Forward

WEEE Dialogue with Council WG: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels, July 7, 2009

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Purpose of the WEEE DirectivePurpose of the WEEE Directive

Preserve, protect and improve quality of environmentDivert WEEE from landfill Recycle WEEE according to EU regulations and standardsAppropriate treatment of WEEE containing materials and components listed in Annex IIRe-use of appliancesSave natural resources (material and energy)

Provide consumers access to outlets for end-of-life products

Define and distribute roles and responsibilities of the different stakeholders


Recast of the WEEE DirectiveRecast of the WEEE Directive

Commission has identified the correct problems,

But….

We think that the Commission proposal will not solve the problems, because:

WEEE is handled by many actors, not only producers.

Large quantities of WEEE are traded by other actors who are not identified as stakeholders in the Directive.

The limited focus on collection & recycling organizations does not allow Member States to gain complete overview about all WEEE streams (lack of transparency of process)

We want to start a re-thinking to discuss the processes of WEEE and what should be tackled to achieve the objectives of the Directive.


WEEE and other treatment & recovery facility

Households

Municipalities

WEEE Market Situation (2005-2008)WEEE Market Situation (2005-2008)

Retailer Social

Org.2nd Hand

Market

Collection & RecyclingOrganization

Producer

Waste tax €

Product Price (€)

Handling fee €

Retail-Logistic

Repair

Service

Export outside EU

Product Price (€)

WEEE Sale €

WEEE Sale €WEEE Sale €

ServiceFee (€)

Global Raw Material Market

Evidence Notes (UK) Scrap certificate (ES))

€

InformalCollectors

Recyclers/ Brokers Scrap Dealer



Households

Municipalities


Retailer Social

Org.2nd Hand

Market


Producer

Waste tax €

Product Price (€)

Handling fee €

Retail-Logistic

Repair

Service

Export outside EU

Product Price (€)

WEEE Sale €


ServiceFee (€)



€

InformalCollectors


Covered byWEEE Directive



Households

Municipalities


Retailer Social

Org.2nd Hand

Market


Producer

Waste tax €

Product Price (€)

Handling fee €

Retail-Logistic

Repair

Service

Export outside EU

Product Price (€)

WEEE Sale €


ServiceFee (€)



€

InformalCollectors


Not covered byWEEE Directive


Dutch Case StudyDutch Case Study

Source: Witteveen+Bos, Onderzoek naar complementaire afvalstromen voor e-waste in Nederland, 10 April 2008

Waste bin 11%

Collection & Recycling

Organization30%

Traded by Municipalities &

Retailer40%

Reuse & Installer19%

Co

ns

um

er

18

.5

kg

Retailer

Municipal


More Sustainable WEEE - basic principles: More Sustainable WEEE - basic principles:

Member States need to ensure that all WEEE collected by different actors is managed (handed over, traded) by registered and qualified parties and are accounted for.

WEEE volumes traded need to be measured and reported.

Producers and their CRO’s are ready to accept all WEEE handed over to them

no evidence note or certificate system such as in UK or Spain

All WEEE to be treated according to EU regulations and standards.

Collection & recycling rates can be best measured at permitted, qualified treatment & recycling facilities.

A European WEEE Recycling Market needs to be enabled with harmonized technical standardization.

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