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• Investing in Waste of Electrical and Electronic
  Equipment
• Bergen, September 2003

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• Key data on WEEE in Europe
• 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
• 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
• 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 by 31/12/2006
• From other sources to be arranged by producers

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• WEEE Figures
• 6 million tons year of WEEE estimated in Europe.
• 12 to 20 kg/inhabitant per year.
• WEEE to be collected in Europe (kg/km2) (4kg
  scenario)

lt 40 40-100 100-200 200-400 400-800 800-2.000 2.00
0-4.000 4.000
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• The content of the WEEE Directive
• 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
• 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 a system to
  which all producers, existing on the market when
  the respective cost occur contribute
  proportionately.
• Visible fee explicitly allowed for 8/10 years.

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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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The new legislative framework creates a new
market New business opportunities
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• WIE strengths
• Presence in most of European countries
• Great potential as a network
• Experience on waste and recycling activities
• Corporate Social Responsibility aspects
• Competitiveness

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

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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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• 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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• WIE Study
• Study Structure
• 21. Legal Study
• 2. Market research
• 3. Business plan (currently being developed)

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• Principal findings (very general for
  confidentiality reasons)
• WEEE market as an interesting one for the
  disability sector
• WEEE market developing very rapidly need to
  react swiftly
• Interest of industry (major multinationals) in
  partnering with WIE (negotiations under way)
• Opportunities also to partner with recyclers and
  retailers
• Business opportunities both at European and
  national level
• Identification of the most interesting waste
  streams and activities
• Identification of critical mass to be reached by
  WIE
• - Need to develop some sort of common
  commercial
• structure