1. WEEEs/BATTERIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN SPAIN
EVA FORNES. KIEV, 15 JUNE 2015

2. WEEEs/BATTERIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN SPAIN
INTRODUCTION
LEGISLATION (WEEEs / Waste Batteries)
MAIN ROLES:
ADMINISTRATIONS: National, Regional and Local level
PRODUCERS
PRODUCERS RESPONSIBILITY ORGANIZATIONS (PRO)
COLLECTION AND TREATMENT INSTALLATIONS
To reach the event from the airport, besides taking a taxi, you can take the train. The trainstation is located on level -1 in Brussels National Airport. You will have to take the train from the airport going to Brussel-Noord, from there you will need to transfer to Brussel-Schuman. 2

3. Introduction 46.423.064 inh 92,0 inh./km² 504.645 km2
(4,6% Spain)
inh (11% Spain) 212,2 inh./km²
km2
inh 92,0 inh./km²
Spain is divided into 17 Autonomous Communities or Regions with autonomic Governments.
Valencia Region is one of these 17 A.C. And is located in the East of Spain
These regional Governents have several competences, being the environment one of them.
Valencia Region as an Autonomous Community has its own Regional Government and Regional Parlament. The Regional Government is composed by the president and 14 different regional ministries. 3

4. Spanish WEEEs Legislation
ROYAL DECREE 110/2015, OF 25 FEBRUARY ON WASTE ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
TRANSPOSES DIRECTIVE 2012/19/UE AND DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU ON USE RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCIES IN EEE
REPEALS ROYAL DECREE 208/2005 ON WEEES (DIRECTIVE /96/CE)
INTEGRATES SPANISH LAW ON WASTE (TRANSPOSITION OF WFD)
IMPROVE MANAGEMENT DEFICIENCIES IN SPAIN
(HIERARCHY PRINCIPLES, HOMOGENEIZE CONDITIONS, MARKET UNIT) 4

5. Spanish Waste Batteries Legislation
ROYAL DECREE 106/2008, OF 1 FEBRUARY ON WASTE BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS
TRANSPOSES DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC
PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PRINCIPLE (SYSTEMS TO COLLECT AND TREAT):
BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS OF FREQUENT USE
BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS (industrial and automotive)
MINIMUM COLLECTION RATES: 45% in 2015 (Directive in 9/2016)
PROHIBITS PLACING ON MARKET if more than 0,0005% Hg or 0,0002% Cd except: certain uses (medical, emergencies, cordless power tools) 5

6. Spanish WEEEs legislation
SINGLE COORDINATION INSTRUMENT: WEEEs WORKING GROUP
WEEE ELECTRONIC PLATFORM (Integrates PP.AA. information instruments)
COLLECTION ASSIGNMENT OFFICE
DISTINCTION USED EEE AND WEEE (second hand EEE)
DISTRIBUTORS ROLE
FULFILMENT OF COLLECTION OBJECTIVES AT REGIONAL LEVEL
WEEEs and R CODES
7 EEE CATEGORIES AND 7 COLLECTION FRACTIONS
TECHNICAL ANNEXS
SINGLE PERMIT FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 6

7. Main Roles PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS
NATIONAL LEVEL (environment and industry competent bodies)
REGIONAL LEVEL
LOCAL ENTITIES
PRODUCERS
INDIVIDUALLY
PRODUCERS RESPONSIBILITY ORGANIZATIONS
DISTRIBUTORS (conventional and distance selling)
COLLECTION AND TREATMENT INSTALLATIONS 7

8. Public Administrations
NATIONAL LEVEL
Directive transposition
Coordinator of WEEE working group
Data control and reports elaboration: WEEE electronic platform
Integrated Industrial Register (EEE producers)
REGIONAL LEVEL
Permits:
Producer responsibility organizations (prior: waste coordination comission report)
Collection and treatment installations
Register of producer responsability individual scheme
Inspections 8

9. Public Administrations
LOCAL ENTITIES
SET UP FREE (at least) WEEEs SEPARATELY COLLECTION
PROHIBITION OF WEEEs ABANDONE
WEEE CAN BE MANAGED:
COLLECTION ASSIGNMENT OFFICE (asume costs)
COLLECTOR (without producer’s funding and min 1 year)
SOCIAL ECONOMY AGREEMENTS FOR (PREPARING FOR) RE-USE
PUBLIC AWARENESS : WHERE, WHEN AND HOW INFORMATION (WEEE COLLECTION)
DELIVERY RECEIPT FOR CITIZENS AND DATA IN ELECTRONIC PLATFORM 9

10. Producers PREVENTION MEASURES: Design and prevention plans
SPANISH INTEGRATED INDUSTRIAL REGISTER (o legal representative). EEE on market
INFORMATION ABOUT NEW EEE: Dismantling Manuals
COMPLY OBLIGATIONS
individually (notification to Regional Competent Authority) or
Producers Responsibility Organizations (PRO)
ASSUME COSTS of separate collection, identification, classification, storage, transport and treatment, and adaptation of drop-off centers
COMPLY with collection and recovery (inc. re-use prep.) objectives 10

11. PRO Obligations ANNUAL REPORT to Ministry (economic data audited)
INFORMATION to PPAA about collection networks
CONTROL AND MONITORING in electronic platform
MANAGEMENT FEE can not be shown separately (pollutor pays)
APPLY FOR A PERMIT Regional authority where located. Valid 4 years
Requirements:
Technical: collection rates and treatment objectives
Legal: Avoid conflict of interests. PRO can not involve other stakeholders including intallations.
Financial (expenses and incomes, financial guarantee, fee) 11

12. WEEE and Waste Batteries PRO12

13. RECOVERABLE FRACTIONS
WEEE Management Scheme €
PROFESSIONAL USERS
PRODUCER
DISTRIBUTOR
RECOVERABLE FRACTIONS
RECOVERY €
CONSUMERS
PRO 13

14. for MW fractions (WEEEs, waste batteries…) from Households
Local Entities Collection Model
for MW fractions (WEEEs, waste batteries…) from Households
Always < 5 km from Generation Center
SPECIFIC WEEEs REGISTER FOR DROP-OFF CENTERS (IN/OUT)
TYPE
POPULATION
LAYOUT m²
BIG CONTAINERS m³ A
1-1000
in 1 level
2 – 3
18 m³ B
in 2 levels
4 – 5
18 or 26 m³ C
8 – 10 D
> 10000
12 – 20
Economically viable
Barrio: neighborhood
MIN. INFRASTRUCTURES - MIN. CAPACITY R/D MW GENERATED
Transfer Stations
1 for each Area (except for Municipalities < 30 min to Treatment Plant)
In Centre of Gravity
Capacity = MW Generated object of Transfer
Adapted for Organic and Rest-Fraction
Recovery Installation 1 facility (20 years life)
Materials Recovery > 9 % of Total Input
2 treatment Lines (1 Organic Fraction + 1 Mixed Waste Organic Fraction)
1 Mixed-Waste Rest-Fraction Treatment Line
Composting in Closed Plant with air extraction systems and biofilters
1 Pretreatment and Shredding Line for Prunning and Gardening Waste
1 Dead Pets Incineration Line
Disposal Installation 1 Landfill (20 years life)
Enough Capacity for Rest-Fraction and others non R
White with/without CFCs, Brown, IT/Office WEEEs Classification
Furniture, Mattresses and Belongings Shredding Center
Pruning and Gardening Waste Shredding Center
4 O CINCO VECES AL MES EN PUEBLOS PEQUEÑOS Y REMOTILLOS
+ bulky waste collection on pavement 14

15. 3/5 fractions 15

16. Indicative list of specific recovery and treatment operations
Spanish WEEEs Treatment
Indicative list of specific recovery and treatment operations
R12 Exchange of waste for submission to any of the operations numbered R1 to R11
R1201 WEEE Classification, sorting or grouping
R1202 WEEE disassembly
R1203 Separation of WEEE components (inc. hazardous substances)
R1205 Mechanical treatment to prepare further treatment
R Compactation of recoverable materials
R1212 Physical-chemical treatment
R1213 Processes for materials recovery
R13 Storage of waste pending any of the operation numbered R1 to R12
R1301 Collection storage
R1302 Storage prior to treatment
R14 Preparation for re-use
R1400 WEEE preparation for re-use 16

17. Treatment Technologies
WEEE dismantling chain 17

18. Treatment Technologies
Waste Batteries recovery process:
Shredding
Materials separation (Pb and PP) and acid neutralisation
Lead smelting process 18

19. Treatment Technologies
CFC Fridges treatment plant 19

20. Treatment Technologies
Cathode-ray tube (CRT) TV, monitors and screens treatment 20

21. Treatment Technologies
Distillation process for Hg recovery 21

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