The WEEE Forum’s vision on WEEE management issues and policy principles TAIEX 3-4 December 2009, Ankara

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Levelling the playing field 2

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Overview Brief introduction WEEELABEX Key figures Review of the Directive 3

Brief introduction

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 5 Member organisation WEEE Forum membership Amb3E Appliances Recycling Asekol Ecodom Ecoasimelec Ecofimatica Ecolec Ecologic Ecoped Eco-RAEE's ecoR’it Eco-systèmes Ecotic (ES) Eco Tic (RO) EES-Ringlus ElectroCoord ElektroEko Elektrowin El-Kretsen Elretur (NO) elretur (DK) Envidom ICT Milieu Lightcycle Lumicom NVMP Recupel Re.Media Repic Retela RoRec SENS Ser-Ty SEWA SLRS SWICO UFH WEEE Ireland Zeos

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 6 Member organisation WEEE Forum membership Primarily non-profit oriented European Run on behalf of producers Involved in collection/recovery of WEEE Officially recognised Apply WEEE Forum standards

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Mt collected in 2008 Equivalent to 150 Eiffel towers collected and recycled

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Influence the decision-making process. Stakeholders community 8 Producers Retail Sector committees Recyclers NGOs Academia

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge The WEEE Forum’s “niche”: projects 9 Optimise operations within the existing regulatory framework.

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Mission 10 Optimise the efficiency of member organisations’ operations while striving for continuous environmental improvement. Share experience Benchmark operations (Key Figures) Produce ambitious standards (WEEELABEX) Develop data management tools (WF_RepTool) Voice common concerns

WEEELABEX project

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 12 Move away from awful situations Widespread and pervasive pollution

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 13 Focus on a better future Closing the loop, and protection of workers and the environment

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Raison d’être of WEEELABEX Seek to establish clear and unambiguous European set of requirements (standards). Create incentives for operators to meet the standards. Make it easier for authorities to spot dodgy operators. Create a more flexible toolbox than legislation.

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge WEEELABEX Labelling Certification & Implementation Standardisation 15 Certification rules, i.e. formal requirements and the sanction and cancellation procedure. Manuals, check lists, forms for the auditing and monitoring process. A pool of auditors, familiar with WEEE processing technologies, trained to audit operators according to the standard.

WEEELABEX Consumer Transporters transfer station Municipal collection point Municipal collection point Cooperation contract Set of specifications or “Standards” Code of practice Transport Full truck Audit No Audit Treatment Municipal take-over point Retail collection point

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge What is in it for each stakeholder? E-waste processors: Visible distinction between those that meet the highest standards and others that do not. Focus on quality in waste processing. Enforcement agencies: The label will make it easier for enforcement agencies to spot free- riders or non-compliant processors. The standards will ensure more compliance with the law without their involvement. Consumers and producers: Less confusion concerning applicable standard. Allows producers to position themselves as responsible citizens. NGOs: Focus on quality in waste processing. Achievement of high standards guaranteed in shorter time span. 17

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge The WEEELABEX stakeholders Producers and recovery systems WEEE Forum CECED DigitalEurop e ELC TechAmerica Europe ERP Recyclers European Electronics Recyclers Association Environment EEB Authorities European Commission ACR+ Academia and others United Nations University 18

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge GA Board Project Steering Group Technical Committee WG WEEELABEX WEEELABEX Stakeholders Group Forum for exchanges of views European Commission LIFE desk WG Flat Screens WG CRT WG Lamps Involvement of stakeholders 19 WG Plastics WG Cooling Secretary General and Project Manager

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge WG WEEELABEX WG Flat Screens WG CRT WG Lamps : Focus on standardisation 20 WG Plastics WG Cooling Working groups Technical Committee

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 21 FAQ

What lessons do our facts and figures teach us?

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Quantities steadily increase RecupelEl Kretsen ElectroCoordEnvidom

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Costs steadily decline

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 25 *Operational costs: Compensation, collection, containers, transport, logistic and treatment Costs differ

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge WEEE Ireland (IE) 1,054t1,737t 1,844t +64%+6% 8,344t11,325t 6,785t +35%-40% 12,366t12,466t 11,051t +0,8%-11,3% 3,036t3,983t 3,940t +31%-1,07% Elretur (NO) Economic conditions vary

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 27 Electro Coord (HU) 0,795t1,092t 1,599t +37,3%+46,4% 1,065t7,185t 6,666t +574%-7,2% Eco-systèmes (FR) 84,728t98,616t 106,310t %+7.8% 5,420t8,739t +61% Economic conditions vary

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 28 Culture and wealth Awareness of general public Past purchasing behaviour Residential conditions Legal Ownership of waste Export restrictions Collection targets Enforcement Control of WEEE flow Market dynamics Appliances intrinsic net value/cost Infrastructure Access to collection facilities Density of collection infrastructure CRO area coverage Convenience for customers Sources of collection Factors that influence collection

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Kg/inh.a Clearing house Competition Age Correlation?

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge time Probably the most influential factor…

The review of the Directive

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Levelling the playing field 32

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Basic philosophy on e-waste policies 34 Equivalent responsibility for everyone that handles WEEE. Secure free, full and physical access to WEEE.

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge 6 basic principles All parties that handle WEEE must be subject to reporting, registration and treatment requirements. Producers must have free, complete and physical access to WEEE. All WEEE treated at registered facilities must be reported. Municipalities must continue to focus on what they are historically good at: Collection of all types of waste. Authorities must perform supervision and fight illegal behaviour. Ban on the export of WEEE. 35

Treatment & Recycling Facility Households Municipalitie s Retailer Social Org. 2nd Hand Market Collection & Recycling Organization Recycling Companies/ Scrap Dealer & Broker Producer Waste tax € Product Price (€) Handling fee € Retail- Logistic Repair Service Export outside EU Product Price (€) WEEE Sale € Service Fee (€) Global Raw Material Market Evidence Notes (UK) Scrap certificate (ES)) € Informal Collectors

Treatment & Recycling Facility Households Municipalitie s Retailer Social Org. 2nd Hand Market Collection & Recycling Organization Recycling Companies/ Scrap Dealer & Broker Producer Waste tax € Product Price (€) Handling fee € Retail- Logistic Repair Service Export outside EU Product Price (€) WEEE Sale € Service Fee (€) Global Raw Material Market Evidence Notes (UK) Scrap certificate (ES)) € Informal Collectors Covered by the WEEE Directive

Treatment & Recycling Facility Households Municipalitie s Retailer Social Org. 2nd Hand Market Collection & Recycling Organization Recycling Companies/ Scrap Dealer & Broker Producer Waste tax € Product Price (€) Handling fee € Retail- Logistic Repair Service Export outside EU Product Price (€) WEEE Sale € Service Fee (€) Global Raw Material Market Evidence Notes (UK) Scrap certificate (ES)) € Informal Collectors Covered by the WEEE Directive Not covered by the WEEE Directive

Taking on Europe’s electronic waste challenge Source: Witteveen+Bos, Onderzoek naar complementaire afvalstromen voor e-waste in Nederland, 10 April 2008 Waste bin 11% Collection & recycling organization 30% Traded by municipalities & retailers 40% Reuse & installer 19% Consumer 18.5 kg Retailer Municipality Sources of collection

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