Wednesday, 08 November 2006 Copyright 2005

Wednesday, 08 November 2006

www.weeeco.com Copyright 2005

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Weeeco LimitedVincent F Eckerman

WE3 Recycled LtdBarry N Groves

DelegatesWho are you and why are you here?



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1. Understand “Why the WEEE Directive”2. Understanding the Jargon3. Understand “Social and Environmental

Responsibility”4. Recognise “Key components of WEEE

Legislation in UK”5. Understand “Importance of timescales”6. Understand “Implications to Business and

the Public Sector”7. Understand the process for implementation8. Solutions available9. Opportunities

WEEE Seminar Objectives(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)



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We throw away a million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste every year in the UK.

Of which only 12% is IT Equipment.

Why WEEE Directive?(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)



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Why WEEE Directive?



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• WEEE Recycling The Norm– “Its not about the WEEE Directive it’s

about our corporate responsibility to the Environment and Community” (MD Weeeco)

Why WEEE Directive?



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• WEEE – Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment – Electrical and Electronic Equipment requiring disposal

• EEE – Electrical Electronic Equipment – Working Electrical and Electronic Equipment

• Producer – An organisation Manufacturing, Distributing, Re Branding or Importing EEE

• PCS – Producer Compliance Scheme – Organisation meeting producers responsibilities

• Historical WEEE – EEE requiring disposal which was purchased before 13th August 2005

• Household WEEE – EEE sold post 13th August 2006 to a consumer

• Non Household WEEE – EEE sold post 13th August 2006 to a Business, Organisation or Institution

• B2B – Business 2 Business – Businesses selling EEE to Business, Organisations or Institutions

• B2C – Business 2 Consumer – Businesses selling EEE to consumers

WEEE Jargon Explained



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• DCF – Designated Collection Facility – A collection point for the removal of WEEE

• ATF – Accredited Treatment Facility – A recycling plant/process accredited by the Environment Agency

• ERMS – Electronic Recycling Management System – Web based tracker system for EEE from purchase to destruction

• WEEE Streaming – The segregation of WEEE items prior to collection

• Scaleable Solutions – default container solution for collecting WEEE from any sized organisation i.e. single owner to plc corporation

• WEEE Care & Compliance – A service level agreement that incorporates environmental sustainability, corporate responsibility and best value

• WEEE One Stop Shop – A service that deals with all categories of WEEE in a single contract

WEEE Jargon Explained



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WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

RoHS - The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

HWR - Hazardous Waste Regulation – (HWR)

Key Components of

UK WEEE Legislation?



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WEEE Directive

Objective? To stop the practice of placing WEEE in Landfill. (Update on timetable for implementation to follow)

Why?The amount of Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment generated in the community is growing rapidly (approximately 5 million tonnes in EU per annum = 1 Mil in UK).



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RoHS Explained

Why?Hazardous substances currently used in the manufacture of electrical equipment have a major environmental impact.

Objective?To ensure that best environmental practice is implemented at design and during manufacturing to reduce the environmental impact and improve recycling performance.



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HWR Explained

Why?All WEEE contains a degree of Hazardous Waste and needs to be treated carefully when recycling or decommissioning.

Objective?Post July 2005 organisations producing more than 200KG of HW in any one year must register with the Environment Agency to ensure an audit trail of disposal to licensed facilities.



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WEEE DirectiveDEFRA

Latest Implementation Paper

Timescales

“If you’re not confused then you’re not up to date!”



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• Critical Dates for Businesses– July 2005 HWR– Aug 2005 WEEE Registering– July 2006 RoHs– Dec 2006 WEEE Paper to Parliament– Jan 2007 WEEE UK Law*– Feb 2007 WEEE PCS Apt*– Apr 2007 WEEE Compliance B2B*– Jul 2007 WEEE Compliance B2C**Subject to Implementation by Parliament



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Implications to Business and the Public Sector

The WEEE Draft Legislation



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Implications for Business

• Historic Waste– Pre August 2005

• EEE Procurement– Like for Like Take Back– WEEE Disposal Options

• Non Household WEEE– Definition



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Implications for Local Authorities

As Per Businesses +• DCF’s

– Civic Amenity Sites?– Collection from Households?

• Non Household WEEE– Charging to Business End Users

• Information and Advice– Consumer– Business



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Implementation Process (Phase 1)

• Historic WEEE (Site WEEE Amnesty)– Removal to Central Point

Undercover

– Audit into Waste StreamsWEEEHazardous WEEE

– Arrange Removal EnsuringDuty of Care CertificationData Destruction CertificationEnvironmental & Social Responsible Recycling



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• WEEE Policy Making (Site Benchmarking)– Audit Current EEE into Waste Streams– Introduce Policy for

Recording EEE Items– WEEE Stream Assessment– PAT/Asset Register

Procurement of New EEE– Take Back Fee Transparency– Flexible

Environmental Reporting via ERMS



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• WEEE Disposal (Care & Compliance)– Introduce Policy for

Internal Removal– Rate Card if Applicable

External Removal by Organisations Offering– Environmental Sustainability– Social Responsibility– Cost Effectiveness

EA Hazardous Waste Registration

– Set up your own DCF– Explore the Opportunities



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WEEE 1 Items with a high concentration of printed circuit boards with the batteries removed.

WEEE 2 Items with a low concentration of printed circuit boards with the batteries removed.

WEEE 3 Items with the batteries removed CRTs, TFTs, CFTs TVs and any other type of monitor

WEEE 4 Fluorescent tubes and other mercury containing waste.

WEEE 5 All Batteries

WEEE 6 Items containing Chlorofluorocarbons - CFCs

WEEE Streaming



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Outcome

– WEEE Policy (14001 & 9001 Standard)

– WEEE Storage Criteria & Container Solutions

– Improved Environmental Performance

– Peace of Mind

Implementation Process (Completed)



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Weeeco & WE3 Care & Compliance

• We Reject B2B Redistribution because:– IT Only– Cost Savings (up to 40%)– Charity – Community Projects– E Bay – Hard Drive Market– True Audit Trail versus Duty of Care– Bulk Second Hand Market – 3rd World



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WEEE Processing

WEEE 1

WEEE 2

WEEE 3

WEEE 4

WEEE 5

WEEE 6

Shredder

Separate Monitor

Floatation

Heat

Magnet

Transport

Transport

LA - Derby

Transport

Pack -TFS

OB - France

Newport

Holland

99.07%

75-90%

98%

96%

99%Germany Smelt

25%/75%

Burn Off

CFC Extracted

Shredder



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“In its lifetime a typical Microwave will use more power to Illuminate its digital clock than it will use for actually cooking food”

Questions Forms



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• Case Study One– Wilton Centre

• Case Study Two– Combined Procurement Group

• Case Study Three– NEE Controls



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• WEEE Disposal Contract– Scaleable Solutions– Administrative Procedures– ERMS/Toolkit

Audit Trail

Data Destruction Certification

Recycling Declaration

Reuse Declaration

Hazardous Waste Notes

Environmental Reporting



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• Develops’– 3rd Party DCF

• WEEE Toolkit (ERMS)– What does it look like



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• Summary– Informal Feedback– Acid Testing Objectives– Safe Journey

Documents

Wednesday, 08 November 2006 Copyright 2005