WEEE Presentation Alan Hodgson

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WEEE Regulations and SMEs

Alan Hodgson

Senior Environment Officer

Incidents & Contingency Planning

Producer Responsibility



Introduction

We throw away a million tonnes of household electricaland electronic waste every year in the United Kingdom.At least as much comes from non-household sourcessuch as offices, factories, schools and hospitals.



What is the background?

g

Kitchen appliances, mobile phones and computersoffer many benefits during their working lives butwhen this equipment is thrown away it affects theenvironment.

g WEEE is one of the fastest growing waste streams inthe UK and the EU.

g Some WEEE contains hazardous substances and

parts such as mercury in some switches, lead insolder, and cadmium in batteries.

g Recycling rates for most types of WEEE (other thanlarge ‘white goods’ such as fridges and washingmachines) are very low.



What are the Regulations for?

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment(WEEE) Directive was adopted by the EU in 2003. Itaims to reduce the amount of WEEE being disposedin landfills by promoting separate collection,

treatment and recycling.



What do the Regulations do?

g

Require electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) tobe marked with a ‘crossed out wheeled bin’ symbol;

g Set targets for the amount of household WEEE to beseparately collected;

g Require the UK to establish and maintain a register ofEEE producers;

g Makes distributors and retailers responsible for takingback WEEE free of charge…;

g Require all separately collected WEEE to be treated;

g Introduce recycling and recovery targets for various

categories of WEEE.



What is the scope of the WEEE Directive?The types of products covered are:

g large and small household appliances;

g IT and telecommunication equipment;

g consumer equipment such as TVs, videos, hi-fi;

g lighting, electrical and electronic tools (except largestationary industrial tools);

g toys, leisure and sports equipment;

g automatic dispensers;

g medical devices (these are exempt from the WEEErecycling and recovery targets);

g monitoring and control instruments.



What is Electrical and ElectronicEquipment?

The WEEE Regulations apply to EEE which:g is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic

fields in order to work properly, including equipmentfor the generation, transfer and measurement of such

currents and fields;

g is designed for use with a voltage rating notexceeding 1,000V for alternating current and 1,500V

for direct current; andg falls into one of the ten Categories in Schedule 1 to

the WEEE Regulations.



WEEE category 1-Large household appliances

g Refrigerators, freezers & other large appliances used for

refrigeration, conservation and storage of food

g Washing machines, clothes dryers & dish washingmachines

g Electric stoves, electric hot plates & microwaves

g Other large appliances used for cooking and other

processing of food

g Electric radiators & other large appliances for heatingrooms, beds, seating furniture

g Electric fans, air conditioner appliances & other fanning,exhaust ventilation and conditioning equipment



WEEE category 2 -Small household appliances

g Vacuum cleaners, carpet sweepers & other appliances for

cleaningg Appliances used for sewing, knitting, weaving and other

processing for textiles

g

Irons and other appliances for ironing, mangling and othercare of clothing

g Toasters, fryers, grinders, coffee machines and equipmentfor opening or sealing containers or packages

g Electric knives & scalesg Appliances for hair-cutting, hair drying, tooth brushing,

shaving, massage and other body care appliances

g Clocks, watches and equipment for the purpose ofmeasuring, indicating or registering time



WEEE category 3 -IT & Telecommunications equipment

g Centralised data processing:

g Mainframes

g Minicomputers

g Printer units




g Personal computing:

g Personal computers (CPU, mouse, screen andkeyboard included)

g Laptop computers (CPU, mouse, screen and

keyboard included)g Notebook computers

g Notepad computers

g Printersg Copying equipment

g Electrical and electronic typewriters

g Pocket and desk calculators




g Other products and equipment for the collection,

storage, processing, presentation orcommunication of information by electronicmeans:

g User terminals and systemsg Facsimile & telex

g Telephones & pay telephones

g Cordless telephones, cellular telephones &answering systems

g Other products or equipment for transmittingsound, images or other information bytelecommunications



WEEE category 4 -Consumer equipment

g Radio sets

g Television sets

g Video cameras

g Video recorders

g Hi-fi recorders

g Audio amplifiers

g Musical instruments

g and other products or equipment for the purpose ofrecording or reproducing sound or images, includingsignals or other technologies for the distribution of

sound and image than by telecommunications.



WEEE category 5 -Lighting equipment

g Luminaires for fluorescent lamps with the exception of

luminaires in households

g Straight fluorescent lamps

g Compact fluorescent lamps

g High intensity discharge lamps, including pressuresodium lamps and metal halide lamps

g Low pressure sodium lamps

g Other lighting or equipment for the purpose ofspreading or controlling light with the exception offilament bulbs.



WEEE category 6 -Electrical & electronic tools

g Drills & saws

g Sewing machines

g Equipment for turning, milling, sanding, grinding, sawing,cutting, shearing, drilling, making holes, punching, folding,

bending or similar processing of wood, metal and othermaterials

g Tools for riveting, nailing or screwing or removing rivets,nails, screws or similar uses

g Tools for welding, soldering or similar use

g Equipment for spraying, spreading, dispersing or othertreatment of liquid or gaseous substances by other means

g

Tools for mowing or other gardening activities



WEEE category 7 -Toys, leisure & sports equipment

g Electric trains or car racing sets

g Hand-held video game consoles

g Video games

g Computers for biking, diving, running, rowing etc.

g Sports equipment with electric or electroniccomponents

g Coin slot machines



WEEE category 8 -Medical devices

with the exception of all implanted and infected products

g Radiotherapy equipment

g Cardiology & Dialysis

g Pulmonary ventilators

g Nuclear medicine

g Laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnosis

g Analysers

g Freezers

g Fertilization tests

g Other appliances for detecting, preventing,

monitoring, treating, alleviating illness, injury or



WEEE category 9 -Monitoring & control instruments

g Smoke detectors

g Heating regulators

g Thermostats

g Measuring, weighing or adjusting appliances for

household or as laboratory equipment

g Other monitoring and control instruments used inindustrial installations (e.g. in control panels)



WEEE category 10 -Automatic dispensers

g Automatic dispensers for hot drinks

g Automatic dispensers for hot or cold bottles or cans

g Automatic dispensers for solid products

g Automatic dispensers for money

g All appliances which deliver automatically all kind ofproducts.



Consumablesg Consumables only become WEEE if they are part of

another product that is WEEE.

g For example, when a printer is discarded it becomesWEEE. If an ink cartridge is inside the printer at the

time, then the ink cartridge also becomes part of thatWEEE at the time of discarding.

g The ink cartridge would not be WEEE if discarded onits own and is outside the scope of the Regulations.

g This only applies to consumables that would normallybe included in the main EEE at time of disposal andnot to other consumables; for example printer paper

discarded with a printer would not be WEEE.



Is It WEEE?Decision Flow Chart



N

O

T

C

O

V

E

R

E

D

Needs electric current to work?

Less than 1,000v AC or 1,500v DC?

Intended for specific national security & military purpose

Main power source is electricity?

Electricity is needed for primary function?

Forms part of equipment not included in product categories?

Covered by scope of the Regulations

YES

YES

No

YES

Luminaires in households

Large-scale stationary industrial tool Implanted & infected medical products

Filament

lightbulbs

Covered by a specific exemption?

Large householdappliances

Small householdappliances

IT & telecomsequipment

Consumerequipment

Lightingequipment

Electrical &electronic tools

Toys, leisure &sports equipment

Medicaldevices

Monitoring & controlinstruments

Automaticdispensers

Fits within one of the 10 product categories?

Yes

No

YES

No

No

Yes

No

YES

No

No



What producers need to know

g If your company manufactures electrical andelectronic equipment (EEE), you will need to join aProducer Compliance Scheme that has beenapproved by one of the environment agencies.

g You are also regarded as a ‘producer’ if you importEEE into the UK on a professional basis or you resellEEE produced by someone else under your ownbrand.

g Producers must have applied to join an approvedProducer Compliance Scheme by 15 March 2007.



Marking EEE products

g Producers will have to mark EEE with a crossed outwheeled bin symbol, a producer id mark & date mark.

g In some cases... the symbol can be printed on thepackaging, the instructions or on the warranty.

g By encouraging WEEE to be collected separately, theregulations aim to promote reuse, recovery & recycling.

g CENELEC has developed a European Standard for

WEEE Directive marking.g BSI has published this standard as BS EN 50419:2005

which can be obtained from BSI by phone on 0208 9969000 or from their website.



What business users need to know

g The WEEE legislation introduces new responsibilitiesfor businesses and other non-household users ofelectrical and electronic equipment (EEE).

g This includes schools, hospitals and government

agencies when they dispose of their electrical waste.g These organisations will need to ensure that all

separately collected WEEE is treated and recycled.

g Whether the business or the producer of the EEEpays for this depends on the circumstances.



Business EEE from products put onthe market after 13 August 2005

g EEE producers are responsible for financing thecollection, treatment, recovery and disposal of theEEE that they supply to business users.

g The directive allows producers and business users to

agree alternative financing arrangements.g This is a commercial decision and is likely to form part

of the normal negotiating processes for supply

contracts in the future.



Business EEE from products put onthe market before 13 August 2005

g Different arrangements apply for WEEE arising fromproducts put on the market before 13 August 2005(known as historic WEEE).

g If historic WEEE from businesses is being replaced by

new equivalent products, the EEE producer isresponsible for financing the collection, treatment,recovery and disposal when supplying the newproducts.

g In other cases, for example where the historic WEEEis not being replaced, the end user (the business) hasto pay.



What retailers need to know

g The WEEE regulations will also affect retailers andother distributors who sell EEE.

g If they’re selling EEE to the public, retailers will have toensure that their customers can return their WEEE

free of charge on a one-for-one basis, as long as thenew equipment is of a similar type and has the samefunction as the old equipment.

g

Householders will be able (but not compelled) to returntheir WEEE to retailers who offer in-store take-back.

g Retailers will be able to set up alternative collectionsystems as long as they are still convenient for

customers.



What retailers need to knowg The regulations allow a Distributor Take-back Scheme as

an alternative to in-store take back for retailers and otherdistributors who join.

g This will probably be based mainly on the existing network

of local authority civic amenity sites.g Valpak has recently been appointed to operate the

Distributor Take-back Scheme.

g

Retailers and other distributors that join will contribute to theupgrade of Designated Collection Facilities.

g These retailers will not have to offer in-store take back ofWEEE but will direct consumers to the nearest Designated

Collection Facility.



What retailers need to knowg Retailers will also have to ask producers for their

unique producer number when they supply EEE.

g This number will prove that the producer has joined anapproved compliance scheme and is helping fund the

treatment and recycling of separately collectedhousehold WEEE.

g Retailers may agree with producers to showconsumers a ‘visible fee’ for treating and recyclingcertain types of products at end of their life.

g The WEEE regulations and guidance set out therestrictions that apply to these fees.



Information Resources

g www.environment-agency.gov.uk/weee

(See also FAQ link)

g www.netregs.gov.uk

g www.dti.gov.uk

DTI Guidance Booklet

g www.defra.gov.uk

g www.valpak.co.uk



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