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WEEE Solutions Presentation to ETTC. 12th April 2007

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WEEE Solutions

Presentation to ETTC.12th April 2007

Presentation Overview

• Company Overview

• Wincanton Recycling History

• WEEE Legislation and Obligations

• Categories of WEEE and Service Levels Required

• Case Study: The Wincanton Recycling Plant

Group dimensionsTurnover £1.8 billion

Employees 30,000

Warehousing 2 million m²

Vehicles 5,550

Locations 380+

Countries 15 European countries

Some of our customers

STYLO

Wincanton Recycling History

• Nov 2002 Fridge plant commissioned at Billingham site

• Dec 2004 Clear high profile fridge mountain at Trafford Park, Manchester

• Apr 2005 National sortation network set up on the back of national Comet contract

• Oct 2005 Win “Best Partnership” category at National Recycling Awards with Comet and Remploy

• Jan 2006 WEEE plant commissioned at Billingham site

• Mar 2006 National B2B collection service initiated

• Feb 2007 Achieve ISO 14001 accreditation

WEEE Legislation

WEEE Implementation Milestones

• Dec 06: WEEE Regulations Published

• Feb 07: Approval of producer compliance schemes

• Mar 07: Producers provide sales data to Env Agency

• April 07: Approval of treatment facilities

• July 07: Full implementation of Directive including B2B WEEE

• Dec 07: End of first compliance period

B2C Obligations• “Producers”

• Financing of collection and recycling of WEEE arising at “Designated Collection Facilities” (eg civic amenity sites

• Obligation discharged through producer compliance scheme

• Retailers• Offer in-store take back on a like-for-like basis

• Or pay into a retail compliance scheme (to fund upgrades to CA sites)

B2B Obligations

• B2B Producers responsible for collection and recycling of:

• B2B EEE Placed on market after 13 Aug 05

• B2B EEE Placed on market before 13 Aug 05 and being replaced on like-for-like basis

• Can discharge this responsibility by contractual agreement with their customer

• Responsibility will end up being hidden in the small print of the purchase agreement

• Treatment standards as per B2C WEEE

WEEE Types and Service Requirements

WEEE Categories1. Large Household Appliances

2. Small Household Appliances

3. IT and Telecommunications Equipment

4. Consumer Equipment

5. Lighting Equipment

6. Electrical and Electronic Tools

7. Toys, Leisure and Sports Equipment

8. Medical Devices

9. Monitoring and Control Instruments

10. Automatic Vending Dispensers

What is not covered as WEEE?

• Military equipment

• Filament light bulbs

• Household luminaries

• Large scale static industrial tools

• Implanted and infected medical equipment

• Fixed installations

WEEE Collections

• B2C WEEE

• Collections from civic amenity sites

• Retailer distribution centres

• B2B WEEE

• More varied types and quantities of WEEE

• More collection options required

WEEE Collections• Networks required to be able to collect varying types and

quantities of WEEE

• From electronic card readers to vending machines

• Some specialist collection / de-installation services required

• Logistics is the largest cost element in collection and recycling

• Wincanton have developed a suite of services based upon core logistics expertise

Wincanton B2B Solutions

Client

Wincanton Call Centre

Clients Collection

Point

Drop -off Centre

Treatment Plant

Producer Compliance

SchemeAsset

Management

Man & Van Collection

WEEE Container

Data Wiping & Refurbishment

Recycling

Pallet Collections

Parcel Collections

Bulk – Artic Collections

Material Flows

Information Flows

Case Study – WEEE Containers

• Initiated Mar 06

• Full UK coverage

• WEEE container delivered flatpacked with instructions and waste consignment note

• Customer fills with WEEE

• Box collected, securely closed and sent for recycling

• Ideal for end-user of EEE

WEEE Treatment

What does WEEE consist of?• Ferrous Metal (Iron, stainless steel)

• Non-Ferrous Metal (aluminium, copper)

• Plastics

• Printed circuit boards

• Batteries

• Capacitors

• Liquid crystal displays

• Cathode ray tubes

• Mercury switches

Legislative requirements• EU WEEE Directive sets recycling targets for different

categories of WEEE

Recycling Recovery

• White goods & fridges 75% 80%

• IT & consumer equipment 65% 75%

• Small appliances, power tools etc 50% 70%

• Gas discharge lamps 80% N/A

• These targets will be gradually increased by the EU

• Treatment plants need to be able to demonstrate these recycling rates are achieved

Treatment requirements

• Directive names specific components to be recovered, for example

• Capacitors

• Mercury switches or backlight lamps

• Batteries

• Printed circuit boards

• Toner cartridges

• Plastic containing brominated flame retardants

• Cathode ray tubes (CRT’s)

• Refrigerant gases

• Liquid crystal displays (LCD’s)

The Wincanton WEEE Plant

• Commissioned Jan 2006

• Represents £4.5 million investment

• Can process 10 tonnes per hours (75,000T per year)

• Breaks open outer casings

• Releases internal components

• Utilises mixture of mechanical and manual separation

Basis of the MeWa plant• ‘QZ’ technology

• Utilises chains to break up materials rather than conventional shearing technology

• Speed and residence time adjustable• WEEE Plant

- Component separation

- Analogy of “cracking the nut”

• Fridge plant- Small fragments

- Release of all gases

WEEE Plant Process

Mechanical separation

Picking station

QZ

Ferrous metalPlastic Non-Ferrous metal

Individual components

Mechanical separation

In-Feed

Hopper

FinesCoarse Ferrous Coarse non-Ferrous

Batteries Electrical motors

Capacitors Large items

Printed circuit boards Other “hazardous”components

Discharge of components

Component Separation

Ferrous separation

Non-Ferrous separation

Granulation

Manual pre-treatment

Individual components

Fridge Plant Process

QZ

Materials Separation

De-gassing

Foam powder Ferrous metal

Plastic

Non-Ferrous metal

Oil

CFC or hydrocarbon

gases

CFC or CFC Replacement

gasesRemoval of compressor

Removal of cooling circuit contents

Fines separationDrying Ferrous separation Non-Ferrous separation

Removal of nitrogen and CFC gases

Nitrogen “blanket” Shredding

Ultrasonic separation

Cryo-Condensation

Further CFC Removal

Compliance Reporting

• Requirement to show that material recycling rates have been achieved

• Treatment plants to apply to become “Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities” (AATF)

• Application process commenced in March

• Requirement to follow material outputs downstream via accredited routes

• Evidence of Treatment presented to Producer Compliance Schemes

Summary

• B2B WEEE solutions will be required by all businesses

• WEEE recycling has become a niche market

• Recycling industry is ready for implementation

• Collection methods important to keep costs down

• BE PREPARED – don’t wait until July.

• We are ready for WEEE!