WEEE compliance schemeMichal Mazal, International Trade

ASEKOL Compliance Scheme Efficient Compliance scheme National WEEE Register Authorities vs. Industry

A not-for-profit company established in 2005 by key market players

More than 600 clients on the Czech and Slovak markets

Continuous development of operation and services

Active member in organisations on European level

Stable collection even in a sluggish market

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120 t

10,000 t

20,000 t

30,000 t

40,000 t

50,000 t

37,185 37,433

42,588

25,786

37,086

31,136

9,182

12,927

17,186 16,558 17,657 17,139

Amount of EEE introduced to the market (t) Amount of EEE taken back (t)

25%35%

40% 64% 48% 55%

Efficient Compliance Scheme

3 methods for fulfilling legal obligations

State fundProducer’s individual activity

Compliance scheme

Advantages of compliance schemes

Efficiency Simplicity

High standard in handling WEEE

Transparency

1

3

2

4

Collection Transportation Recycling Registration Regular / Annual reporting Advisory and training Public awareness activities

What the producer gets

Compliance scheme

What the producer pays A contribution according to

the amount of EEE introduced to the market ( Qty/Weight)

Administration flat fee

Option: Visibility of recycling fee (VF) Creating of Financial reserve

Scheme’s operations chart

State institution

Client

reportingmaterial flow

service demand

Processor

Transporter

Collection point

Transport hub

Control mechanisms chart

Client

Processor

Collection point

Transport hub

Regular close control

Voluntary management audit

Auditing reports as to the volume of products introduced to the market

successful strategy

Transportation

Co-operation with municipalities

Public awareness activities

3

5

6

Transparent Financing1

Collection Network2

Recycling4

Collection network

Structure of collection points

Collection yards in municipalities 8%

Colle

ctio

np

oin

ts12%

18%

18%

24%

Contracting municipalities with mobile collections

20%

Municipal collection points

Points of sale and services

Collection points in schools

Collection points in companies and institutions

(Asekol)

0

4 000

8 000

12 000

16 000

2007 2009 2011 2013

Collection points (year-on-year 5.4%)

15,935

ASEKOL’s collection containers

E-house717 containers

EKO-centre22 containers

Red container

1,987 containers

E-box

2,577 containers

Collection containers in schools

3,391 containers

Focus on public awareness and social responsibility

National WEEE Register

WEEE REGISTER

Central register Independent front office Run by Authority/Commercial entity Mandatory Registration/Changes Mandatory Reporting (regular, annual ) Mandatory obligation for producers & compliance schemes Public access to a list of registered producers & schemes

National Register

Producers,Individual

Producers,Collective

Compliance schemes

WEEE REGISTER

Data collection Data management WEEE performance Annual reporting

National Register

PoMQUANTIT

Y

WEEECOLLECT

ED

WEEERECYCLE

D

WEEERECOVER

ED

WEEEEXPORTE

DMARKETSHARE

Authorities & Industry

Producers’ obligations

Marking EEEEnsuring and fulfilling quotas for WEEE

Informing consumers, sellers and processors

Preparing an annual report on obligation fulfilment for the Ministry of the Environment

Registering and ensuring obligations related to introducing EEE to the market

Securing and financing take-back of used EEE. Extended producer´s responsibility

WEEE Implementation

Functional/Practical implementation Involvement Stakeholders Identify Targets, Priorities Utilize abroad´s functional models „Round Table“ negotiation Working groups Public Awarenes / Wisdom

Producers ( EPR )Trade AssociationsMunicipalitiesIndustryRecyclers

Michal MazalManager, International Tradetel.: +420 234 235 292e-mail: mazal@asekol.cz

ASEKOL s.r.o.Čs. exilu 2062/8, 143 00  Prague 4tel.: +420 234 235 111e-mail: info@asekol.cz

www.asekol.cz