Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Work started in the year 1994 To device a strategy for reducing the impact of electrical equipment on environment at end-of-life. WEEE represents 4 % of municipal waste stream in EU & is growing at % every five years. WEEE contains a number of hazardous substances including heavy metals & organic pollutants. This is posing human health & environmental risk because they are not adequately treated during current waste management process.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Aims to, Reduce Electrical & Electronic equipment waste Increase reuse, recycling & recovery Improve environmental performance of all the operators involved in life cycle of electrical & electronic equipment, particularly those involved in WEEE treatment. Covers wide range of EEE falling with in voltage range up to 1000VAC & 1500VDC Such equipment is identified in 10 categories with Reuse, recycle & recovery targets set out. Comes into effect on 13 th Aug 2005

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive reference : 2002/96/EC Member states should encourage the design & production of EEE which take into account & facilitate dismantling & recovery, in particular, the reuse & recycling of WEEE, their components & materials. Producers should not prevent, through specific design features or manufacturing processes, WEEE from being reused, unless such specific design features or manufacturing processes present overriding advantages. (Clause 14)

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive reference : 2002/96/EC contd …. Separate collection is the precondition to ensure specific treatment & recycling of WEEE & is necessary to achieve the chosen level of protection of human health & environment. Member states should adopt appropriate measures to minimise the disposal of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste & achieve a high level of separate collection of WEEE. Consumers have to actively contribute to success of such collection & should be encouraged to return WEEE. For this purpose convenient facilities should be set up for the return of WEEE Clause 15, 16

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive reference : 2002/96/EC contd …. Producers should finance collection from collection facilities & the treatment, recovery & disposal of WEEE. In order to give maximum effect to the concept of producer responsibility, each producer should be responsible for financing the management of waster from his own products. For a transitional period, producers should be allowed to show purchasers on a voluntary basis at the time of sale of new products, the cost of collecting, treating & disposing. Clause 15, 16

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive reference : 2002/96/EC contd …. Information on component & material identification to be provided by producers is important to facilitate the management, & in particular the treatment & recovery recycling of WEE Member states shall take the necessary measures to ensure that producers provide reuse & treatment information for each type of new EEE put on the market, with in 1 year after the equipment is put on the market.

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive reference : 2002/96/EC contd …. Member states shall ensure that any product of an EEE put on the market after 13 th August 2005, is clearly identified by a mark on the appliance.

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 1.Large house hold appliances 2.Small household appliances 3.IT & Telecommunications equipment 4.Consumer equipment 5.Lighting equipment 6.Electrical & Electronic Tools ( With exception to large scale stationary Industrial Tools) 7.Toys leisure and sports equipment 8.Medical Devices ( with exception of all implanted and infected products) 9.Monitoring & control instruments 10.Automatic dispensers Categories of EEE covered as in Annex 1A

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recovery targets fixed. Target date : 31 Dec 2006 For WEEE falling under categories 1 & 10 of Annex 1A Rate of recovery shall be increased to a minimum 80 % by an average wt. Per appliance and Component, material & substance reuse and recycling shall be increased to minimum of 75% by an average wt. per appliance. For WEEE falling under categories 3 & 4, Rate of recovery shall be increased to minimum 75% by an average wt. Per appliance and Component, material & substance reuse and recycling shall be increased to minimum of 65% by an average wt. per appliance

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recovery targets contd…. For WEEE falling under categories 2,5,6,7 & 9, Rate of recovery shall be increased to a minimum 70 % by an average wt. Per appliance and Component, material & substance reuse and recycling shall be increased to minimum of 50% by an average wt. per appliance. For WEEE falling under category 8, Rate of recovery shall established by 31 st Dec 2008