RID UK LIMITED

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RID UK LIMITED ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
"WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT" RECYCLERS VIEW INDUSTRIAL WEEE
Alan Dukinfield Sales Director
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WASTE RECYCLING FIGURES FOR EUROPE ()
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THE DRIVERS FOR EE RECYCLING

• WEEE DIRECTIVE
• 1- Large household appliances 2- Small house
  hold appliances
• 3- IT Telecommunication equipment 4- Consumer
  equipment
• 5- Lighting equipment 6- Electrical and
  electronic tools
• 7- Toys, leisure sports equipment 8- Medical
  devices
• 9- Monitoring and control instruments 10-
  Automatic dispensers
• LANDFILL DIRECTIVE
• Hazardous - Non Hazardous - Inert
• Co disposal of hazardous non-hazardous banned
  16 July 04
• Banned landfill of liquid and certain solid
  wastes
• Pre-treatment prior to landfilling 2004 for
  hazardous / 2007 for non hazardous
• New procedures for waste acceptance (July 2005)
• Sets targets for reduction in landfill

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THE DRIVERS FOR EE RECYCLING

• HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE
• Additional 200 hazardous items now listed on EWC
  2002
• Some EE equipment included
• More waste less space 10-15 merchant sites from
  218
• Hazardous waste producers may have to register as
  such and segregate hazardous waste at source
• Exemption of notification if less than threshold
  of 50kg a year or 200 kg a year of WEEE
• Pre-notification of hazardous waste movement is
  not required
• ISO 14001
• Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
• EUP DIRECTIVE
• - Energy Using Products directive

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PROPOSED WEEE STRUCTURE
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PRODUCER COMPLIANCE
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PRODUCER COMPLIANCE
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WEEE DIRECTIVE B2B SECTOR SPECIFIC

• Producer responsible for all new WEEE on Market
  after August 2005
• Producer responsible for historic on a one for
  one basis if supplying a new item
• Last user responsible for all other historic
  waste
• Contractual agreement allows user to be
  responsible for ALL WEEE
• Whoever takes responsibility for WEEE is
  responsible for reporting recycling figures

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B2B SECTOR THE LAST HOLDERS ROLE

• Important to consider as disposal route
  determines what is left for producer
  responsibility
• Last holders/users have responsibility under WEEE
  directive and hazardous waste directive.
• Some level of segregation of waste will therefore
  take place
• User / last holder could dispose of WEEE
  themselves
• Return WEEE when buying new item
• Key Factor
• Will user last holder want to segregate, WEEE,
  Non-WEEE, Historic WEEE, some may choose just to
  segregate as EE waste and use existing
  contractor or specialist contractor to dispose of
  it. This further limits producer responsibility.

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WEEE DIRECTIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT
FACILITIES

• Minimum treatment for products i.e.
• Removal of circuit boards
• Batteries
• CRTs
• Capacitors
• Minimum standards for sites for storage of WEEE
• Minimum standards for sites for the treatment of
  WEEE
• Containers for the storage of batteries etc.
• Impermeable surfaces

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WEEE DIRECTIVE METHODS OF TREATMENT
Shredding and Sorting
Complete Recycling Plant
Specialist Disassembly
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WEEE DIRECTIVE SHREDDING / SORTING
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WEEE DIRECTIVE COMPLETE PLANT
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WEEE DIRECTIVE SPECIALIST DISASSEMBLY
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WHY IS TREATMENT GUIDANCE NECESSARY

• Only specific mentioned in WEEE directive
• CRTs (coating removed)
• Gas containing equipment (gas extracted)
• Gas discharge Lamps (mercury removed)
• Directive and regulations have different
  interpretations
• Remove fluids how much?
• Remove batteries, whole or parts / components?
• Guidance can be updated / response to changes in
  technology

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WHICH METHOD TO USE (BATRT)

• Fluids removed (less than 5 remaining)
• Capacitors containing PCBs
• Toner cartridges removed whole
• Batteries removed largely intact and
  recognisable as batteries
• Circuit boards removed as whole circuit boards
  or at least as large pieces
• Brominated flame retardant plastics removed
• Other components other than those in annex II
  that need to be removed to render WEEE
  non-hazardous

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BREAKDOWN SHEET
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HOW CAN RECYCLERS HELP?

• Advice on design for disassembly
• Advice on directives and how it effects you
• Help with collection / treatment
• Help with information for treatment facilities
• Offer practical advice on treatment options
• Offer practical advice on re-use / salvage
• Knowledge of end markets / raw materials

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RID UK LIMITED ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
Turnbridge Mills, Quay Street, Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire, HD1 6QT Tel [phone] Fax
01484 550500 Website www.getrid.uk.com Email
recycle_at_getrid.uk.com