1. Preparation for Re-use of Electrical & Electronic Equipment Julie-Ann Adams www.reallygreencredentials.com

2. ‘Treatment’ and ‘re-use’ is there a difference? CENELEC – treatment and re-use standards Is a European Standard for re-use needed? EN 50164 (draft) The ‘Preparation for re-use’ Standard Standards for the Preparation for Re-use of Electrical & Electronic Equipment 2

3. ‘Treatment’ and ‘re-use’ is there a difference? The WEEE Directive 2008/98/EC contains the following: TreatmentRe-Use operations ‘treatment’ means recovery or disposal operations, including preparation prior to recovery or disposal”. operation ‘re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived operation ‘recovery’ means any operation the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy. Annex II sets out a non-exhaustive list of recovery operations”. operations ‘preparing for re-use’ means checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations, by which products or components of products that have become waste are prepared so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing". operation ‘disposal’ means any operation which is not recovery even where the operation has as a secondary consequence the reclamation of substances or energy. Annex I of the Directive sets out a non- exhaustive list of disposal operations. CENELEC definition: ‘re-use electrical and electronic equipment (REEE)’ WEEE whole equipment and components, that were previously discarded as WEEE, which has been prepared for re-use for the same purpose for which it was conceived. 3

4. WEEE Collection & Logistics WEEE Intended for Re-use Preparation for Re-use on WEEE REEE Re-Use EEE (whole equipment) REEE Components EEE Components Used / Second- hand EEE Preparation for Re-use on Used / Second-hand EEE WEEE T reatment End of Waste Secondary raw materials EEE Products Failed /non-repairable equipment Discarded as waste Given or sold as working equipment / components UEEE / WEEE to REEE routes 4

5. 5 http://www.cenelec.eu/ CENELEC is the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization and is responsible for standardization in the electrotechnical engineering field. In an ever more global economy, CENELEC fosters innovation and competitiveness, making technology available industry-wide through the production of voluntary standards. Through the work of its members together with its experts, the industry federations and consumers, European Standards are created in order to encourage technological development, to ensure interoperability and to guarantee the safety and health of consumers and provide environmental protection. Designated as a European Standards Organization by the European Commission, CENELEC is a non-profit technical organization set up under Belgian law.

6. WEEE Standards 50574-1. Cooling and freezing requirements (50625-2-3) 50574-2. TS on C&F (to become: 50625-3-4) 50625-1. General treatment requirements 50625-2-1. Lamps requirements 50625-2-2. Displays requirements 50625-2-3. Cooling and freezing requirements 50625-2-4. Photovoltaic panels requirements 50625-3-1. General Technical Specification 50625-3-2. Lamps Technical Specification 50625-3-3.Displays Technical Specification 50625-3-4. C&F Technical Specification 50625-3-5.PV panels Technical Specification 50625-4. Collection and Logistics requirements 50625-5. End processing fractions requirements 50614 Re-use requirements 6

7. Current time-table 7

8. Is a standard needed? We could just hope for the best and assume all the industry actors will pull together…. We could just assume all is well.. Or We could look to those operators who have good practices; work to carefully planned and tested procedures and who have independent audits that examine their management and operational controls against a European Standard 8

9. EN 50164 The ‘Preparation for re-use’ Standard 9 traceable A standard by which “good” re-use operators can be independently assessed to check that legal requirements are met; that records and management controls are in place; that the preparation for re-use tests and processes are sufficient; robust and traceable….

10. The process: 10 Risk assessments – health & safety and environmental Legal compliance Records – type; make etc. and ‘market potential’ Visual checks – for cracked casing; damaged cables; burnt housing, motors etc. Safety checks – more than just an electrical test on the plug / cable & including checks on product recalls Functionality – for core functions Data and licensed software removal – inc. mobile phones, ICT; Cleaning – not a necessity if being cleaned at final sale point Labelled – as “re-use” with name of operator Tracking – giving each piece of equipment or separately prepared component a unique ID A warranty – minimum of 28 days

11. Traceability – a key criteria 11 Following the sorting and assessment of WEEE suitable for re-use by the preparation for re-use operator and up to and including the sale or donation of REEE to the next owner, the Standard requires that each item of equipment or re-use component shall be uniquely identified by the preparation for re-use operator with an identification reference number or code (electronic or physical). At the point of sale or donation of REEE, both domestically and/or across international borders a new unique identification number shall be allocated to indicate that the preparation for re-use process has been completed.

12. The future 12 The preparation for re-use standard will provide a “win-win” for all stakeholders Assurance of legal compliance Assurance of the safety and functionality of re- use equipment Promotion of re-use in the community Support for re-use businesses Support for the objectives of the European Commission to reduce the volume of WEEE being sent to landfill or for recycling – thus support the circular economy

13. Thank you for your attention Julie-Ann Adams Managing Director Really Green Credentials Ltd www.reallygreencredentials.com 13