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• Investing in Waste of Electrical and Electronic
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• Reykjavik, 30th May 2003

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A) Introduction to the WEEE Directive B) WIE
Study on WEEE Recycling Investment
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A) Introduction to the WEEE Directive
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• Key data on WEEE
• Around 14 kg per inhabitant and year
• Around 5 Million tonnes annually
• Fastest growing waste stream (three times faster
  than average growth of waste)

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• The content of the WEEE Directive (1)
• Objectives
• The prevention of WEEE
• The reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery
  of such wastes so as to reduce the disposal of
  waste.
• To improve the environmental performance of all
  operators involved in the life cycle of EEE, e.g.
  producers, distributors and consumers and in
  particular those operators directly involved in
  the treatment of WEEE.

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• The content of the WEEE Directive (2)
• Scope Directive shall apply to EEE falling under
  the categories set out in Annex IA.
• 1. Large household appliances
• 2. Small household appliances
• 3. IT and telecommunications equipment
• 4. Consumer equipment
• 5. Lighting equipment
• 6. Electrical and electronic tools
• 7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
• 8. Medical devices
• 9. Monitoring and control instruments
• 10. Automatic dispensers

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• The content of the WEEE Directive (3)
• Collection
• From private households free of charge
• Member States to take appropriate measures to
  minimise the disposal of WEEE as unsorted
  municipal waste
• Availability and accessibility of Collection
  points
• 11 take back in shops at purchase of a new
  product
• Mandatory collection target of 4kg per inhabitant
  and year
• From other sources to be arranged by producers

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• The content of the WEEE Directive (4)
• Treatment
• Member States shall ensure that producers set up
  systems to provide for the treatment of WEEE
  using best available treatment, recovery and
  recycling techniques.
• Systems may be set up by producers individually
  and/or collectively.
• Member States may set up minimum quality
  standards for the treatment.

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• The content of the WEEE Directive (5)
• Recovery
• Member States shall ensure that producers set up
  systems on an individual or on a collective basis
  to provide for the recovery of WEEE.
• Producers must meet minimum recovery targets plus
  combined targets for re-use and recycling.

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• The content of the WEEE Directive (6)
• The financing obligations for WEEE from
  households
• New waste (from products put on the market from
  13 August 2005)
• Producers responsible for financing waste from
  own products
• Producers can choose to fulfill obligation either
  individually or by joining a collective scheme
• Historical waste (from products put on the
  market before 13 August 2005)
• Responsibility for the financing by system to
  which all producers, existing on the market when
  the respective costs occur, contribute
  proportionately.
• Visible fee explicitly allowed for 8/10 years.

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• The content of the WEEE Directive (7)
• The financing obligations for WEEE from sources
  other than households (Article 9)
• The producer is responsible for own waste.
• Alternative arrangements possible.
• New Commission Proposal for a Directive amending
  WEEE Directive (Article 9).

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• The content of the WEEE Directive (8)
• The marking obligations under the WEEE Directive
  (applicable as from mid to late 2005)
• Crossed-out dustbin
• Identification of the producer
• Identification of date of placing on the market
  (before or after 13 August 2005)

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• Transposition and implementation deadlines
• 10/12/2002 Adoption by Council and Parliament
• 13/2/2003 Publication and entry into force
• 13/8/2004 Deadline for transposition in Member
  States
• 13/8/2005 Collection systems must be
  operational treatment and financing
  obligations enter into force
• 31/12/2006 Collection and recovery targets to
  be attained

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B) WIE Study on WEEE Recycling Investment
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• WIE Study
• Objectives
• Study the possibility of investing in WEEE
  recycling as a way to create more employment for
  people with disabilities and contribute to their
  integration into the labour market
• Study the viability to create a WEEE recycling
  network through seven European Countries

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• Scope
• Seven countries
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• Spain
• Sweden
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom

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• WIE Study
• Study Structure (1)
• 1. WEEE Directive analysis and prospects for
  implementation
• The WEEE Directive
• National legislation and existing systems
• Prospects for implementation and strategic
  considerations for manufacturers

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• WIE Study
• Study Structure (2)
• 22. Market research
• The way in which collection and treatment is
  organised
• The market research will take specific interest
  for dismantling facilities (labor-intensive
  activity)
• Potential competition
• Environmental factors
• Technological aspects
• Geographical and logistical aspects

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• WIE Study
• Study Structure (3)
• 3. Business Plan
• Description of the business.
• Marketing/communications plan.
• Human resources.
• Business plan projections.
• A start-up plan scheduling the steps to be taken
• Follow-up tools

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• WIE Study
• Study Structure (4)
• 4. Contacts and interaction with manufacturers
• Contacts will be made with manufacturers,
  retailers and recyclers in order to ensure that
  the study and project proposal respond to their
  expectations and needs
• 5. Legal form
• Once the study is finished, if WIE members decide
  to go ahead, a legal study analysing the
  different legal forms that exist under the
  Belgian Company Law will have to be carried out.

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• Investing in Waste of Electrical and Electronic
  Equipment
• Reykjavik, 30th May 2003