Austrian Coordinating Body of WEEE (EAK) This project is funded by the European Union Andreas Schuh Robert Holoubek IT / Waste management/Flow Analysis

Overview Legislation / Organisation Collection Financing Reporting Success factors New challenges in the future A few numbers on WEEE Vienna, 2. May 2016

Legal Basis Founded in May 2005 as a limited liability company Non-profit organisation Issued by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management entrusted with tasks defined in: Waste Management Act (AWG) 2002 WEEE Ordinance Battery Ordinance Vienna, 2. May 2016

Ownership OWNERS Vienna, 2. May 2016 Federal Bodies for Electrical and Furnishings Retailers Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) - Department for Environment and Energy Policy Trade Association of the Electrical and Electronics Industry Trade Association for Waste and Waste Water Management Federal Bodies Federal Guilds Photography, Optics, Medical Product Retailers Machine and Computer Systems Retailers Furnishing Retailers Seconary Raw Materials Trade Plastics Processers Vehicle Mechanics Electrical and Alarm System Technicians Panel Beaters Mechatronics Technicians Carpenters Locksmiths, agricultural machinery mechanics Department Stores and Mail Order Leather Goods, Toys and Sports Articles Vienna, 2. May 2016

Financing of EAK The board approves the annual budget based on an annual businessplan. The budget has to be financed by all collective schemes operating in Austria according to the market share Surplusses will be repaid to the collective schemes Vienna, 2. May 2016

Main Tasks and Activities Central Coordination Platform Calculation of quarterly and annual market shares Electronical pickup-service for municipalities Reporting to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Coordination of nationwide public relation activities Vienna, 2. May 2016

Central Coordination Platform EAK Federal Agency for Environment Collective Schemes Chamber of Commerce Registered Collection Points Association of Municipalities Association of Cities and Towns Vienna, 2. May 2016

Collection of WEEE and Batteries 5 Collection and treatment categories for WEEE GROSS - Large appliances (> 50 cm edge length) KLEIN - Small household appliances (< 50 cm edge length) KUEHL - Cooling appliances BILDS - Display screen equipment LAMPE - Gas discharge lamps 3 Collection and treatment categories for batteries Portable batteries Starter batteries (separate regulation) Industrial batteries (separate regulation) Vienna, 2. May 2016

Collection of WEEE and Batteries 2.100 municipal collection points 1:1 collection at the point of sale for WEEE 0:1 collection for used batteries About 60 treatment facilities for WEEE About 18 treatment facilities for used batteries Vienna, 2. May 2016

Financing About 2.000 producers/importers of Electrical and Electronical Equipment and about 900 produces/importers of batteries Licensing fees per mass per category to collective scheme 5 collective schemes for WEEE and used batteries Transport and treatment Collection infrastructure Public relation activities Coordination body Vienna, 2. May 2016

Reporting Electronic Data Management (EDM) Austrian Coordination Body Registration of all actors Quarterly report of POM-masses by the collective schemes Annual reports (POM, collection, treatment, …) Austrian Coordination Body Continuous reports of collection quantities by the collective schemes Plausibility checks of POM-masses and collection quantities Vienna, 2. May 2016

Success Factors Fulfilment of EU specifications Few collection and treatment categories Shared responsibility concerning collection (producer/trade/municipalities/treatment) Dense collection network Coordination Body as a central information platform Vienna, 2. May 2016

Success Factors Uniform public relation activities Equitable partition of the obligation shares Producer responsibility (equality of producer and importer) Willingness to dialogue of all stakeholders Vienna, 2. May 2016

New Challenges in the future Extension of the scope (Device list*, PV modules 2016) Separate collection and treatment category Classified as commercial/industrial equipment Installation and dismantling by professionals Special bearing and transportation In general long service life http://www.bmlfuw.gv.at/suchergebnisse.html?queryString=RoHS New technologies Development of treatment costs Vienna, 2. May 2016

New Challenges in the future New methodology for the collection rate 2016: 45 % of the average POM-masses of the last three years 2019: 65 % of the average POM-masses of the last three years “OR” 85 % of WEEE generated (UNU-codes) Reporting of large appliances is essential Currently the collection rate is 25 %  58 % necessary to meet the requirements Private transfer Collection and treatment with scrap iron Disclosure to informal collectors  export and loss of resources Long life cycle Vienna, 2. May 2016

Re-Use Additional tasks for operators of municipal collection points Separation of re-use devices Own preparation for re-use or disclosure to socio-economic companies (at least 2 times a year) Requirements for re-use operators Permit referred to Waste Management Act 2002 Appropriate infrastructure Qualified staff for inspection, repair and maintenance of re-use products Reporting Vienna, 2. May 2016

New Regulations since 1. January 2016 Obligation to designate an “Authorized Representative” (AS) in the recipient country to fulfil producer responsibility Improving the financing of POM-masses sold by e- commerce natural or legal person in the MS Delivery address in the MS Administrative responsibility Equipped with power of attorney Registration (person and producer/importer) Obligated for Austrian companies also in destination countries of their products Vienna, 2. May 2016

Put on the Market Quantities (POM) – Member states Vienna, 2. May 2016

Collection Quantities – MemBer States Vienna, 2. May 2016

Put on the Market Quantities (POM) – Austria Vienna, 2. May 2016

Collection Quantities - Austria Vienna, 2. May 2016

Collection Rates - Austria Vienna, 2. May 2016

Thank you very much for your attention! This project is funded by the European Union Thank you very much for your attention! Austrian Coordination Body for WEEE an Used Batteries Mariahilfer Straße 84 1070 Wien Tel.: (+43) 01 – 522 37 62 – 0 Fax.: (+43) 01 – 522 37 62 – 19 E-Mail: office@eak-austria.at Wien, 14. Jänner 2014