ECO RAEES Foundation

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ECO- RAEES Foundation

• PRESENTATION
• Not-for-profit Organisation ECO- RAEES
• (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste
  Take-back System )

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What is the ECO-RAEES Foundation?

• We are an enviromental foundation,
  not-for-profit organization, founded by
  MANUFACTURERS and IMPORTERS of electrical and
  electronic equipment, and the support of the
  Spanish Authorities.

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Legislation

• We accomplish the requirements of Spanish
  Foundation Law nr. 50/2002 dated on December 26th
  2002, such as Take-Back obligations imposed in
  Law 208/2005 dated February 25th 2005.
• We are registered and approved by the Ministry of
  Environment nr. 460.002.
• We are currently authorised and we collect waste
  in different regional governments.

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Legislation OBJECTIVES

• To Reduce the amount of WEEE (Minimum
  4Kg/inhab/year).
• To Release the dangerous components.
• To Increase reusing of the EEE.
• To apply percentages of recycling and value of
  WEEE.
• To stablish and coordinate the collection of
  WEEE, ensuring that discarded equipment is
  recycled in an effective way.
• .........

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Why the purpose ofECO- RAEES Foundation?

• The Take-Back System Foundation ECO-RAEES was
  founded by manufacturers and importers, to
  stablish a Take-Back System according to the law,
  and their requirements and needs.
• A made-to-measure suit tailored for producers by
  producers

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What categories are covered by ECO- RAEEs
Foundation?

• Since the origin of the Foundation, new members
  have joined us, and we are currently covering the
  following WEEE categories
• 1 (Large Household appliances)
• 2 ( Short Household Appliances )
• 3 ( IT T )
• 4 ( Consumption Electronics)
• 5 ( Lighting )
• 6 ( Tools )
• 7 ( Toys and Leisure Sport)
• 8 ( Medical Devices)
• 9 ( Audio-visual appliances)
• 10 ( Vending machines)

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What categories are covered by ECO- RAEEs
Foundation?

• ?After the recent coming into force of the
  Executive Order 106/2008, ECO-RAEEs Foundation
  broadened its sphere of action for batteries
  waste management to ensure waste processing
  effectiveness of the following
• Batteries
• ? Button cells (Oxygen, Silver Oxide, Manganese
  dioxide Lithium, .. )
• ? Dry cells (Alkaline, Zinc-Carbon, Lithium
  AAA, Lithium aa, Lithium, non-rechargeables, ..
• ? Portable accumulators

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ECO- RAEEs Foundation OBJECTIVES (I)

• Our main purpose is environmental conservation,
  ensuring that discarded equipment is recycled in
  an effective way.
• To invoice the real cost of collecting and
  recycling materials, which were sure enough
  placed in the market.
• Minimize the Waste Management Cost
• Flexible Financial System designed by the own
  producers / importers.

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Foundation ECO- RAEEs OBJECTIVES (II)

• To inform and advise accordingly to our members
  to accomplish the current waste obligation, and
  any further regulation.
• Our members are updated any time.
• New categories and members are free to be taken
  under consideration.

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Foundation ECO- RAEEs OBJECTIVES (III)

• We are working together with the Spanish
  Authorities, Ministery of Environment and
  regional governments, in order to solve some
  discrepancies in the WEEE obligation as per Law
  208/2005, dd 25th of February.
• To accomplish the Law with the support of
  regional governments and in defense of the
  interest of our members.

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OUR TASKS (I)

• We are in charge of collection, sorting,
  treatment, recycling and value of Waste
  Electrical and Electronic Equipment nationwide,
  where our members have sold and distributed their
  products .

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OUR TASKS (II)

• . We follow up the waste and discarded
  equipment, in the whole process, since the
  collection, whatever transport is required in the
  point of loading, until the final reusing or
  recycling process in the most suitable recycling
  plant .
• We provide always accurate information on the
  process to the Ministry of Environment, and to
  our members.

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OUR TASKS (III)

• To minimize the recycling costs in any process
  involved til recycling.
• To reuse the waste just whenever the
  manufacturer or importer is willing to do it.

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ECO-RAEEs Agreements (I)

• We have collaboration agreements and public and
  private institutions support, among which we
  find
• Valencian Computer Stores Business Association
  (AVINFO) Agreement.
• Technical Support and Repair Business Association
  (ASETECO) Agreement.

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ECO-RAEEs Agreements (II)

• Electrical Appliances Stores Business Association
  (COMELEC) Agreement.
• Spanish Recovery Federation (including the main
  Treatment Plants and WEEE operators in Spain)
  Agreement.
• Diputación of Valencia Agreement (GIRSA) for the
  waste collection and transport from the Recycling
  Plants in the Comunidad Valenciana to the
  Treatment Plants.

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ECO-RAEEs Agreements (III)

• ECO-RAEEs Foundation has the main Comunidad
  Valenciana Business Associationss support
• Institutes of Technolgy ITACA, ITE and AIMME,
  Centro Europeo de Empresas Innovadores de
  Valencia (CEEI) dependent of IMPIVA (Instituto de
  la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa de la Generalitat
  Valenciana) funded by the European Union.
  www.ceei.net
• We also have the support of Cámara de Comercio de
  Valencia, as members of its Environment and
  Industry Commision. www.camaravalencia.com

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ECO-RAEEs Agreements (IV)

• Asociación de Gestores de Residuos No Peligrosos
  y Peligrosos de la Comunidad Valenciana
  (AGENOPE).
• Gremi de Recuperadors de Catalunya.
• Asociación de Gestores de Residuos de las Islas 
  Canarias.
• WEEE Treatment Plants and Transport operators
  Agreements at a national level.

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ECO- RAEES Foundation Website
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ECO- RAEES Foundation Website

• Some of the services we provide through our web
  are

Regular updates and guidance notes, such as
essential compliance information Tracking and
reporting of WEEE collected and treated to
provide auditable compliance Regular
information on WEEE collected, cost updates and
forecasts
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Infrastructure ? LOGISTICS

• We have signed agreements with certified
  organisations and operators, that are selected
  according to their experience with the ecological
  treatment of discarded equipment, efficiency and
  cost.
• We have got all kind of vehicles and containers
  according to the waste and its collection,
  bearing in mind the infrastructure of the places
  of loading.

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Offices ? LOGISTICS
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Distribution hubs ? LOGISTICS
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Signed Agreements

• With the most important spanish recycling plants
  of Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
• With a large number of container parks, waste
  trucking companies, and waste associations like
  Girsa , Agenope, Gremi Recuperadors, FER, among
  others.
• Likewise a continous dialogue with other Spanish
  WEEE Compliance Schemes .

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Advantages of Foundation ECO- RAEES (I)

• To be member of Take-back System Foundation ECO-
  RAEES , the manufacturer / importer guarantees
  the requirements of Spanish and European waste
  Legislation.
• Our members are updated for any modification or
  under the forthcoming Spanish WEEE regulations,
  which will take-over the WEEE obligations of the
  members.

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Advantages of Foundation ECO- RAEES (II)

• Both manufacturer and importer belong to a WEEE
  compliance scheme designed by their own, with a
  flexible financial programme according to each
  needs and requirements, minimising costs and
  maximising efficiencies, thanks to the economies
  of scale.

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Advantages of Foundation ECO- RAEES (III)

• Upon request of the member, we give value to
  reuseful waste, in order to minimize the cost of
  the global process.
• We have got the support of the Spanish regional
  governments and other associations related with
  Electrical and Electronic equipments.

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Advantages of Foundation ECO- RAEES (IV)

• According to the waste, we have got the best
  logistic solution and the type of collection
  required, on bulk, crane, boxes, containers,
  etc.
• Legal responsability rests with WEEE Compliance
  Scheme ECO-RAEES.

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Contact details

• ECO- RAEEs Foundation
• Telephone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Postal address
• C/ Escultor José Capuz nº 17, 1º, pta.1ª.
• 46006 Valencia - Spain
• info_at_eco-raee.com
• www.eco-raee.com