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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Financing
About producers/importers of Electrical and Electronical Equipment and about 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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
New technologies
Development of treatment costs
Vienna, 2. May 2016

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. Collection Quantities – MemBer States
Vienna, 2. May 2016

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

21. Collection Quantities - Austria
Vienna, 2. May 2016

22. Collection Rates - Austria
Vienna, 2. May 2016

23. 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 Wien
Tel.: (+43) 01 – – 0 Fax.: (+43) 01 – – 19
Wien, 14. Jänner 2014