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Weeeco Limited Vincent F Eckerman WE 3 Recycled Ltd Barry N Groves Delegates Who

WEEE Seminar Objectives (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Understand “Why the WEEE Directive” Understanding the Jargon Understand “Social and Environmental Responsibility” Recognise “Key components of WEEE Legislation in UK” Understand “Importance of timescales” Understand “Implications to Business and the Public Sector” Understand the process for implementation Solutions available Opportunities Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Why WEEE Directive? (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) We throw away a million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste every year in the UK. Of which only 12% is IT Equipment. Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Why WEEE Directive? Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR

Why WEEE Directive? • WEEE Recycling The Norm – “Its not about the WEEE Directive it’s about our corporate responsibility to the Environment and Community” (MD Weeeco) Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

WEEE Jargon Explained • • • WEEE – Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment – Electrical and Electronic Equipment requiring disposal EEE – Electrical Electronic Equipment – Working Electrical and Electronic Equipment Producer – An organisation Manufacturing, Distributing, Re Branding or Importing EEE PCS – Producer Compliance Scheme – Organisation meeting producers responsibilities Historical WEEE – EEE requiring disposal which was purchased before 13 th August 2005 Household WEEE – EEE sold post 13 th August 2006 to a consumer Non Household WEEE – EEE sold post 13 th August 2006 to a Business, Organisation or Institution B 2 B – Business 2 Business – Businesses selling EEE to Business, Organisations or Institutions B 2 C – Business 2 Consumer – Businesses selling EEE to consumers Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

WEEE Jargon Explained • • DCF – Designated Collection Facility – A collection point for the removal of WEEE ATF – Accredited Treatment Facility – A recycling plant/process accredited by the Environment Agency ERMS – Electronic Recycling Management System – Web based tracker system for EEE from purchase to destruction WEEE Streaming – The segregation of WEEE items prior to collection Scaleable Solutions – default container solution for collecting WEEE from any sized organisation i. e. single owner to plc corporation WEEE Care & Compliance – A service level agreement that incorporates environmental sustainability, corporate responsibility and best value WEEE One Stop Shop – A service that deals with all categories of WEEE in a single contract Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Key Components of UK WEEE Legislation? WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Ro. HS - The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment HWR - Hazardous Waste Regulation – (HWR) Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

WEEE Directive Why? The amount of Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment generated in the community is growing rapidly (approximately 5 million tonnes in EU per annum = 1 Mil in UK). Objective? To stop the practice of placing WEEE in Landfill. (Update on timetable for implementation to follow) Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Ro. HS Explained Why? Hazardous substances currently used in the manufacture of electrical equipment have a major environmental impact. Objective? To ensure that best environmental practice is implemented at design and during manufacturing to reduce the environmental impact and improve recycling performance. Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

HWR Explained Why? All WEEE contains a degree of Hazardous Waste and needs to be treated carefully when recycling or decommissioning. Objective? Post July 2005 organisations producing more than 200 KG of HW in any one year must register with the Environment Agency to ensure an audit trail of disposal to licensed facilities. Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

WEEE Directive DEFRA Latest Implementation Paper Timescales “If you’re not confused then you’re not

• Critical Dates for Businesses – – – – July 2005 HWR Aug 2005 WEEE Registering July 2006 Ro. Hs Dec 2006 WEEE Paper to Parliament Jan 2007 WEEE UK Law* Feb 2007 WEEE PCS Apt* Apr 2007 WEEE Compliance B 2 B* Jul 2007 WEEE Compliance B 2 C* *Subject to Implementation by Parliament Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Implications to Business and the Public Sector The WEEE Draft Legislation Wednesday, 08 November

Implications for Business • Historic Waste – Pre August 2005 • EEE Procurement – Like for Like Take Back – WEEE Disposal Options • Non Household WEEE – Definition Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Implications for Local Authorities As Per Businesses + • DCF’s – Civic Amenity Sites? – Collection from Households? • Non Household WEEE – Charging to Business End Users • Information and Advice – Consumer – Business Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Implementation Process (Phase 1) • Historic WEEE (Site WEEE Amnesty) – Removal to Central Point Undercover – Audit into Waste Streams WEEE Hazardous WEEE – Arrange Removal Ensuring Duty of Care Certification Data Destruction Certification Environmental & Social Responsible Recycling Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Implementation Process (Phase 2) • WEEE Policy Making (Site Benchmarking) – Audit Current EEE into Waste Streams – Introduce Policy for Recording EEE Items – WEEE Stream Assessment – PAT/Asset Register Procurement of New EEE – Take Back Fee Transparency – Flexible Environmental Reporting via ERMS Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Implementation Process (Phase 3) • WEEE Disposal (Care & Compliance) – Introduce Policy for Internal Removal – Rate Card if Applicable External Removal by Organisations Offering – Environmental Sustainability – Social Responsibility – Cost Effectiveness EA Hazardous Waste Registration – Set up your own DCF – Explore the Opportunities Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

WEEE Streaming WEEE 1 Items with a high concentration of printed circuit boards with the batteries removed. WEEE 2 Items with a low concentration of printed circuit boards with the batteries removed. WEEE 3 Items with the batteries removed CRTs, TFTs, CFTs TVs and any other type of monitor WEEE 4 Fluorescent tubes and other mercury containing waste. WEEE 5 All Batteries WEEE 6 Items containing Chlorofluorocarbons - CFCs E Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Implementation Process (Completed) Outcome – WEEE Policy (14001 & 9001 Standard) – WEEE Storage Criteria & Container Solutions – Improved Environmental Performance – Peace of Mind Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Weeeco & WE 3 Care & Compliance • We Reject B 2 B Redistribution because: – – – IT Only Cost Savings (up to 40%) Charity – Community Projects E Bay – Hard Drive Market True Audit Trail versus Duty of Care Bulk Second Hand Market – 3 rd World Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

WEEE Processing Magnet WEEE 1 Floatation Heat Shredder WEEE 2 WEEE 3 Separate Monitor Pack -TFS Holland WEEE 5 Transport LA - Derby OB - France 99. 07% 98% 75 -90% CFC Extracted WEEE 6 Transport Newport 96% Shredder Burn Off WEEE 4 Transport Germany Smelt 99% 25%/75% Wednesday, 08 November 2006 ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE

Qu Wednesday, 08 November 2006 www. weeeco. com ons esti ms or F “In its lifetime a typical Microwave will use more power to Illuminate its digital clock than it will use for actually cooking food” Copyright 2005 ES SR CE

• Case Study One – Wilton Centre • Case Study Two – Combined

• WEEE Disposal Contract – Scaleable Solutions – Administrative Procedures – ERMS/Toolkit Wednesday, 08 November 2006 Audit Trail Data Destruction Certification Recycling Declaration Reuse Declaration Hazardous Waste Notes Environmental Reporting ES www. weeeco. com Copyright 2005 SR CE