Debra Huntington

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Debra Huntington

• Assistant Director
• WEEE Implementation Team

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WEEE Directive - Summary

• Producer Responsibility Directive to address a
  priority waste stream
• Gives responsibility for the collection,
  treatment and reprocessing of WEEE to producers
• Distributors have obligations to provide
  facilities for consumers to dispose of their
  electrical products
• Directive emphasises the need to prioritise
  re-use of products.

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The UK regulations will

• Place direct obligations for collection treatment
  and reprocessing on Producers based on market
  share and level of WEEE arising
• An annual compliance period ie 1 January 31
  December (except first period in 2007 )
• An evidence based system of reporting both for
  compliance and UK reporting to the Commission
• Require distributors to provide appropriate
  facilities for consumers.

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What is a producer?

• For the purpose of WEEE Regulations you are a
  producer if-
• You manufacture electrical and electronic
  equipment (EEE) selling under your own brand
  within the UK
• Sell EEE under your own brand within the UK which
  has been manufactured by someone else
• You import EEE for sale on the UK Market

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Producers obligations - Household

• Obligations will be based on market share and
  levels of WEEE arising within a compliance period
• Producers required to join compliance scheme to
  discharge their obligations
• Producer Compliance Schemes (PCS) will collect,
  and transport for treatment and reprocessing,
  WEEE left at public DCFs or other collection
  facilities.
• Producers are responsible for financing this
  activity via PCS.

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Producer Obligations -Non Household

• Obligations will relate to individual EEE Sales
  and WEEE arising
• Producer/compliance schemes will deal directly
  with the end-user when products reach their end
  of life
• Orphan WEEE will be the responsibility of the
  end-user under EPA Duty of Care regulations

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Role of Compliance Schemes

• Schemes will register their members with the
  appropriate environmental agency annually
• Register of producers will be a public document
• Schemes will be responsible for collection,
  transportation, treatment and reprocessing of
  WEEE in line with the obligations of their
  Members
• Presenting Declarations of Compliance with
  supporting evidence, to the appropriate
  environmental agency

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Common issues arising from Consultation

• Safeguards for small business how can we ensure
  they are treated proportionately by schemes No
  exemptions within the Directive
• Evidence options to simplify
• Re-use in particular reporting requirement
• Individual Producer Responsibility How can we
  address this

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EU Review

• Review scheduled for 2008 to look at and possibly
  revise targets within the Directive
• Now likely to be a more fundamental review into
  the requirements of the Directive
• Overall timetable not yet clear

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Next Steps

• Consultation will close on the 17 October
• Responses as early as possible please!
• Engagement with stakeholders will continue
• Regulations will be laid before Parliament early
  December 2006 and will come into effect early
  2007
• Guidance will be revisited and revised as a
  result of the consultation and the discussion
  with stakeholders on the practical details

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Contact

• Tony Pedrotti
• Director Sustainable Development Regulation
  Directorate
• Tony.Pedrotti_at_dti.gsi.gov.uk
• Debra Huntington
• Assistant Director Sustainable Development
  Regulation Directorate
• Policy Lead
• Debra.Huntington_at_dti.gsi.gov.uk