ANNUALREPORTCOLLECTION AND TREATMENTOF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN ITALY

2019

ANNUALREPORT1 WEEE TERMS \ 2 HOW THE WEEE SYSTEM OPERATES \3 ROLE OF THE COLLECTIVE SYSTEMS \ 4 NATIONAL DATA \ 5 EFFICIENCY REWARDS \ 6 REGIONAL DATA \ 7 COLLECTION WEBSITE

2019

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1At the end of its working life, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has to be recycled and consequently sorted into different groups for collection. That is why WEEE is identified by the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol. WEEE collection and the WEEE recycling sector are subject to Italian legislative decree 49/2014, which defines the direct liability of many different players: the manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment, suppliers, local authorities and consumers. They all have specific tasks to perform to ensure the system’s environmental sustainability and thus help protect the environment.

WEEE TERMS

CONSUMER

The person who purchases a piece of electrical or electronic

equipment (EEE).

WEEE

Electrical and electronic equipment waste (domestic

or professional).

EEE MANUFACTURER

The company that puts a piece of electrical or electronic

equipment “on the market”.

ECO-CONTRIBUTION

Amount set by law that the manufacturer adds to the sales

price of the EEE and which finances the collective systems.

WEEECOORDINATION CENTRE

Central organism that ensures uniform operating conditions

in the collection system and is the reference point for

the entire sector of management of domestic WEEE.

COLLECTIVE SYSTEMS

Non-profit making consortia to which EEE manufacturers belong;

their task is to collect, withdraw and manage domestic WEEE

throughout the country.

TREATMENT PLANT

Company that recycles, recovers and exploits materials

found in WEEE.

DISTRIBUTION

Retail outlets at which the EEE can be purchased or WEEE can

be delivered in “1 against 1” and “1 against 0” mode.

COLLECTION FACILITY

Place set up by the local authorities to which the public

can free of charge take their WEEE sorted into categories.

GROUPS

The five groups into which WEEE is sorted.

WEEE SYMBOL

Symbol that identifies the WEEE, enables consumers to recognize

it and assign it to the correct category of waste.

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COLLECTIONFACILITIES

There are more than 4 thousand WEEE collection

facilities throughout Italy.

2In order to prevent electronic waste being dumped or disposed of together with other waste, the citizen can dispose of its WEEE free of charge in the collectionfacilities set up by local authorities or take advantage of the “1 against 1” or “1 against 0” service handing it over to a retailer. Through the collective system, the EEE manufacturers to fund and manage the entire system of recycling electric waste until it is transformed into secondary raw materials. The cost of the activity of the collective systems is funded by the eco-contribution that is paid by the consumer purchasing a new product.

HOW THE WEEESYSTEM OPERATES

CONSUMER

COLLECTION

EEE PRODUCER

COLLECTIVE SYSTEMS

TREATMENT PLANT

WEEE RECYCLINGMATERIAL RECOVERY

PURCHASE OF EEE

WEEE

ORGANIZE WEEE COLLECTION

JOIN TO

ECO-CONTRIBUTION

EC

O-C

ON

TRIB

UTI

ON

EC

O-C

ON

TRIB

UTIO

N

Where do I throw it away?

1 AGAINST 1MINISTERIAL DECREE 65/2010

Dealer is obliged to accept WEEE from a consumer who

purchases an equivalent new product.

1 AGAINST 0MINISTERIAL DECREE 121/2016

Free delivery of WEEE measuring less than 25 cm

to retail outlets with more than 400 square metres of floor

space (optional for other retail outlets).

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WEEE Groups

COOLING AND FREEZING APPLIANCESREFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, AIR CONDITIONING

SCREENAND MONITORSTV AND CRT, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, TABLETS, SMARTPHONES, LCD SCREENS, ETC

LIGHTING EQUIPMENTDISCHARGE LAMPS, FLUORESCENT LAMPS, OTHER LIGHTING , ETC.

LARGE HOUSEHOLDAPPLIANCES

WASHING MACHINES, DISHWASHERS, HOODS, OVENS, ETC.

CONSUMEREQUIPMENT

SMALL APPLIANCES, PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS, ETC.

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

3In compliance with Italian legislative decree 49/2014, the producers of domestic EEE assign responsibility for managing domestic WEEE to the Collective Systems. There are currently 13 non-profit making Collective Systems managing the transport, treatment and recovery of WEEE in compliance with the provisions of the decree and the rules set by the WEEE Coordination Centre. The burden of the Collective Systems is proportionate to the market share of the respective producers in each of the five groups into which WEEE is divided. R1 (cooling and freezing appliances), R2 (large household appliances), R3 (screen and monitors), R4 (consumer equipment ), R5 (lighting equipment).

ROLE OFCOLLECTIVESYSTEMS

CollectiveSystems

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4In 2019 in Italy, the Collective Systems collected 343,069 tonnes of WEEE from over 5 thousand collection points and sent it for correct processing. This is more than 10.45% compared with 2018 and is the equivalent of collecting 5.68 kg per capita. The largest percentage of WEEE collected is R2, followed by R1 and by small household appliance, consumer equipment and photovoltaic panels (R4). The decline in weight of appliances with screens (R3) collected was an expected natural development. Lighting, (R5), because of the nature of the product, was the category that was collected least. Voluntary collection of R5 by some Collective Systems has contributed to increase the total collection of lighting by 35% to 2,796 tonnes.

NATIONAL DATA

R2115,109 TON33.55%

R193,432 TON27.23%

R359,853 TON17.45%R4

72,609 TON21.16%

R52,066 TON

0.61%

2019/2018 INCREASE

+10.45%

POPULATION

60,359,546

COLLECTIONPER CAPITA

5.68 KG

TOTALCOLLECTION

343,069TON

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19WEEE collection points in Italy

5,196Total

4,367 8 442359 20

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MUNICIPALCOLLECTION

FACILITIES

Places set up by the local authorities to

which the public can free of charge take their WEEE sorted

into categories.

LARGE USERS

Sites organized by public or private

parties (airports, companies, hospitals,

barracks ...) that produce significant

quantities of lighting WEEE

(R4 and R5).

INSTALLERS

Collection points for WEEE coming from activities of

installers of lighting sources (R5).

COLLECTION SITES

Collection points for WEEE coming from ”1 against 1” and “1 against 0”

managed by dealers.

INDIVIDUALCOLLECTION SITES

Places set up by the producer via the

Collective Systems for WEEE coming from voluntary collection

activities.

Missions made 2018/2019

Missions and average load by grouping

Punctuality rate

179,397 194,734

+8,55%2018 2019

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

1,500KG/MIS

94KG/MIS

2,792KG/MIS

20K10K 30K 50K40K

DEC99.34%

JUL98.56%

AUG97.63%

SEP97.51%

OCT98.36%

NOV99.38%

JAN99.13%

FEB99.48%

MAR99.68%

APR99.43%

MAY99.43%

JUN99.54%

49,807

41,223

41,897

21,882

39,915

1,876KG/MIS

1,733KG/MIS

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€ 10,516,869

€ 5,286,282

€ 4,461,515

North

Centre

South and islands

Total€ 20,264,665

EMILIA ROMAGNA € 2,235,923

FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA € 477,440

LIGURIA € 885,853

LOMBARDIA € 3,412,622

PIEMONTE € 1,261,637

TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE € 399,702

VALLE D’AOSTA € 67,570

VENETO € 1,776,122

ABRUZZO € 340,303

LAZIO € 1,972,260

MARCHE € 585,890

TOSCANA € 2,142,122

UMBRIA € 245,707

BASILICATA € 171,219

CALABRIA € 576,978

CAMPANIA € 1,018,688

MOLISE € 89,889

PUGLIA € 743,536

SARDEGNA € 720,131

SICILIA € 1,141,073

5In order to constantly improve WEEE collection both in quantitative and qualitative terms, producer, through the Collective Systems, support the local authorities and managers of the centres with funding. These amounts (“efficiency rewards”) are paid on the basis of certain defined criteria on the occurrence of good operating conditions by the collection facilities. In particular, the quality of the collected WEEE and the quantity of waste collected are criteria for payment of the rewards.

EFFICIENCY REWARDSTHE INDICATED VALUES ARE BASED ON SELF-CERTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE COLLECTIVE SYSTEMS TO THE WEEE COORDINATION CENTRE

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Regional collection data

186,167TON

77,377TON

North

South and islands

EMILIA ROMAGNA 8.08 +6.85%

FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA 7.35 +6.98%

LIGURIA 7.62 +14.45%

LOMBARDIA 6.43 +8.28%

PIEMONTE 5.37 +8.16%

TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE 7.50 +2.15%

VALLE D’AOSTA 10.30 -2.28%

VENETO 6.51 +13.39%

ABRUZZO 4.61 +5.41%

LAZIO 5.03 +18.44%

MARCHE 6.13 +8.03%

TOSCANA 7.87 +10.04%

UMBRIA 5.92 +8.44%

BASILICATA 4.91 +29.72%

CALABRIA 4.56 +7.82%

CAMPANIA 3.24 +9.24%

MOLISE 5.24 -13.60%

PUGLIA 3.52 +18.85%

SARDEGNA 8.43 +8.71%

SICILIA 3.47 +19.18%

5.68 NATIONAL AVERAGE

79,525TON

Centre

COLLECTIONTREND

2019/2018

COLLECTIONPER CAPITA

(KG/AB)

Total collection (ton)

6Collection of WEEE is not uniform throughout the country. The most virtuous regions are those of the north, where in 2019 186 thousand tonnes of electric waste were collected, which amount to 54.27% of the national total. The most virtuous region in the north is Valle d’Aosta, which is the region with the greatest per capita collection in Italy. The Centre, and the South and Islands accounted respectively for 23.18% and 22.55% of the rest of the waste collected. In central Italy, Tuscany is the region in which the greatest amount per capita was collected whereas in the South and Islands, the highest was in Sardinia.

REGIONAL DATA

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Select town, period and grouping to know the WEEE waste collection progress in your municipality in the last three years, this year or a month ago or the progress of each category. Then you can download the report.

Thanks to the collection data archive you can download the collection data

per capita throughout Italy or collection data for each province and compare it with the results of the last three years.

7The new WEEE Italy website is an indispensable tool and is very useful for all the parties and operators who want the latest details on the collection of domestic WEEE in Italy. In addition to the breakdown by region and province, the website also shows the quantities of WEEE managed by all Italian local authorities dealing with the collection of technological waste. The website also contains an archive providing data on the last three years of collection. Personalized searches can be made and downloaded in different formats.

COLLECTION WEBSITE

Contact Centre 800-894.097

From Monday to Friday 8.30 - 17.30

Saturday 8.30 - 13.00

Centro di Coordinamento RAEE

www.cdcraee.it

info@cdcraee.it

@CdC_RAEE