Webinar for ReusersRefurbishers of Waste Electronic

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Webinar for Reusers/Refurbishers of Waste
Electronic Electrical Equipment
Welcome! This webinar begins at 2 p.m. All phone
lines are muted until the meeting starts.

• November 5, 2008

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Webinar for Reusers/Refurbishers of Waste
Electronic Electrical Equipment

• November 5, 2008

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Welcome

• All webinar audience
• Expand view to full screen
• 2 arrows to open close webinar control panel
• Audience lines muted until Question Answer
  (QA)
• Use control panel for questions
• send confidential questions directly to OES (do
  not use webinar QA feature
• Slides to be sent to participants

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Agenda

• Program overview update
• Review registration application process
• reuse/refurbisher sites
• WEEE Reuse Refurbishment Standard Assessment
  process
• Next steps
• Frequently asked questions
• Questions answers

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Program Update

• OES is not-for-profit Industry Funding
  Organization (IFO) for Waste Electrical
  Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
• Plan for Phase 1 WEEE approved by Waste Diversion
  Ontario (WDO)
• approved July 10, 2008
• Phase 1 commences April 1, 2009
• CSR contracted by OES as program manager
• Phase 2 WEEE plan development begun
• Phase 2 plan due July 10, 2009

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Two Phases of Obligated Products (1)

• WEEE regulation released December, 2004
• Ministers Program Request Letter (June 2007)
  requires 2 phases
• Phase 1 designated WEEE
• televisions
• computer monitors
• desktop, laptop notebook computers including
  CPUs
• computer printers fax machines
• computer peripherals keyboards, mice etc.

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Two Phases of Obligated Products (2)

• Phase 2 designated WEEE
• photocopiers
• PDA, handheld computers
• telephones, cell phones, modems
• audio playback recording systems
• tape, disk digital
• video playback recording systems
• tape, disk digital
• cameras
• tape, disk digital

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Reuser/Refurbisher Registration Application
Process Demonstration

• Paul Flegg

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Reuser/Refurbisher Registration Process

• Online process for completing registration
  application
• based on questions in Appendix 10a 10b
• Prospective reusers refurbishers must register
  complete application requirements
• company information
• contact information
• collection site details
• collection site events (if applicable)

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Registration Requirements

• Registration URL serves as single access to OES
  system
• https//mtsreg.oesdatasystem.ca/login.aspx
• Online registration required for
• primary end-of-life (EOL) WEEE recyclers
• reusers refurbishers
• transportation consolidation operators
• collection site operators sites
• stewards under this program

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Application Sections

• Basic registration
• request for approval by OES of services your
  organization currently provides or wishes to
  provide
• primary financial contacts
• facility location (s)
• Application as a reuser/refurbisher
• responses required to each question

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Helpful Hints

• Save frequently with ltSAVEgt button
• Dont use forward/back buttons on browser
• use navigation buttons at bottom
• Registered applicants can save return as
  convenient
• Upload documents where asked by using the upload
  button next to question
• After registering/receiving applicant number
  login, enter contact company information
• Add sites owned used for WEEE
  refurbishment/reuse

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Organization
Registration accepts all types of applicants
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Contact Screen
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Site Information Reuser/Refurbisher Service
Provider
Click here to add more sites
Site specific information (e.g., what each site
manages)
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Downstream Recyclers
List all downstream recyclers that your
organization will use
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Downstream/Processor by Material
List up to 3 downstream recyclers or processors
that you currently use for each material
List WEEEthat your organization plans to
reuse/refurbish
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Reuse/Refurbishment Standards
Each site is listed as added for the entire
application
Each site will have a unique set of required
questions
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Completed Applications

• Once completed, click on submission button
• Review Terms Conditions
• check that you agree to terms
• Click ltSubmitgt button
• OES will review application contact applicant
  re questions or missing information

We will notify you about system improvements
adjustments
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WEEE Reuse Refurbishment Standard Assessment
Process

• Gordon Day

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Topics

• Overview of reuse/refurbishment program
• Reuse/refurbishment standard
• Review of assessment document
• Questions and issues that require clarification

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WEEE Program Plan Reuse/Refurbishment (1)

• Increase accessibility through partnerships with
  existing reuse/refurbishing organizations
• Establish minimum operating standards to be
  OES-approved site
• Part of provincially-branded/promoted program
• Promotion education inform public direct
  generators about reuse organizations
• searchable website
• direct ICI generators who choose reuse

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WEEE Program Plan Reuse/Refurbishment (2)

• Opportunity for reusers/refurbishers to operate
  as they do now
• allow incoming equipment to be redistributed
• Retain revenue from higher value scrap
• for sale to OES approved processor
• Option to receive incentive of 165/tonne to
  manage non-usable materials as per OES packaging
  standard

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WEEE Program Plan Reuse/Refurbishment (3)

• OES to manage non revenue-generating waste
• remove EOL disposal costs
• Relieves burden of organizing downstream
  recyclers
• Relief of transportation costs

See Table 7.9, WEEE Program Plan for incentives
summary
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WEEE Collection by Reuse Refurbishment
Organizations

• Program objective
• track all WEEE collected for redistribution /or
  recycling
• ensure that reuse activities meet new reuse
  standard for handling export
• Reuse refurbishment organizations can
  participate in OES program as
• OES-approved reusers/refurbishers
• OES-approved collection sites
• authorized to perform reuse refurbishment
  activities
• OES-approved processors (Section 5.2.5)

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WEEE Reuse Refurbishment (WEEER) Standard

• Standard for reuse EOL recycling was a Plan
  requirement
• Recycling Standard in place in BC, SK, NS
• OES developed WEEE Reuse Refurbishment (WEEERR)
  Standard
• first of its kind in North America
• Standard defines minimum requirements for reuse
  refurbishing
• based on approach used for Electronic Recycling
  Standard
• demonstrate maintain objective evidence of
  conformance

See Appendix 10a, WEEE Program Plan
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WEEER Standard Details (1)

• 1.0 Legal other requirements
• operate in accordance to legal requirements
• insurance coverage
• 2.0 Safety Environmental Risk Assessment
• risk assessment evaluation
• 3.0 Training Awareness
• employee training
• instructions for accidents, emergencies

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WEEER Standard Details (2)

• 4.0 Materials Management
• handling, storage management practices
• 5.0 WEEE Information Security
• security policies practices
• data wiping protocol software
• 6.0 Records Reporting
• records of units received, reused, redistributed

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WEEER Standard Details (3)

• 7.0 Warranty Requirements
• minimum warranty for repair or replacement
• 8.0 Consumer Safety
• parts compatibility
• testing of redistributed WEEE
• 9.0 Resources

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Reuser/Refurbisher Assessment Process (1)
Process to demonstrate compliance with Standard,
as described in Program Plan...
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Reuser/Refurbisher Assessment Process (2)
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Frequently Asked Questions

• Can a reuser/refurbisher apply to become
  multi-service provider under the program?
• Yes apply online
• https//mtsreg.oesdatasystem.ca/login.aspx
• Can reusers/refurbishers expect to receive an
  incentive for reuse/refurbishment activities?
• No direct payments are available for this
  activity
• see Sections 5.2.5 7.4.2 for information about
  incentives

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Preliminary TimingSubject to Reality

• Reuse/refurbisher application process open now
• 27 organizations registered to date
• need to complete all application process
  requirements as quickly as possible
• OES-approved reusers refurbishers will be
  posted
• www.ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca
• OES reserves right to modify process
• address unanticipated issues

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Next Steps

• Register online complete application process as
  quickly as possible
• contact OES customer service representatives with
  questions via email at
• customerservice_at_ontarioelectronicstewardship.ca
• OES to monitor application progress
• communicate program changes to registered
  applicants via Bits and Bytes e-newsletter

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Questions Answers

• Use Question Answer box on screen
• If confidential question, send for future
  responsecustomerservice_at_ontarioelectronicsteward
  ship.ca

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Thank you!