CAL/EPA ELECTRONIC WASTE FORUM

WEEE Directive Peggy Harris, DTSC Shirley Willd-Wagner, CIWMB

WEEE Dir.-Objectives Prevention of WEEE Prevention of WEEE Re-use, recycling and other recovery of WEEE to reduce disposal Re-use, recycling and other recovery of WEEE to reduce disposal Improve environmental performance Improve environmental performance

WEEE Directive Scope Large household appliances Large household appliances Small household appliances Small household appliances IT and telecommunication equipment IT and telecommunication equipment Consumer equipment Consumer equipment Lighting equipment Lighting equipment Electrical and electronic tools Electrical and electronic tools Toys, leisure and sports equipment Toys, leisure and sports equipment Medical devices Medical devices Monitoring and control instruments Monitoring and control instruments Automatic dispensers Automatic dispensers

WEEE Dir.-Product Design Member States Member States Encourage design and production to facilitate dismantling and recoveryEncourage design and production to facilitate dismantling and recovery Ensure design features don’t inhibit reuse and recyclingEnsure design features don’t inhibit reuse and recycling Restrictions on Hazardous SubstancesRestrictions on Hazardous Substances electrical and electronic equipmentelectrical and electronic equipment

ROHS New EEE does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB, or PBDE New EEE does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB, or PBDE Establish maximum, tolerable concentration values Establish maximum, tolerable concentration values Consider if elimination or substitution is technically and scientificaly impracticable, or impacts environmentally unsound Consider if elimination or substitution is technically and scientificaly impracticable, or impacts environmentally unsound

WEEE Dir. - Separate Collection Member States shall ensure: Member States shall ensure: WEEE returned from private households free of charge, including distributor take backWEEE returned from private households free of charge, including distributor take back Producers (or TPO) provide for collectionProducers (or TPO) provide for collection WEEE collected is transferred to authorized treatment facilitiesWEEE collected is transferred to authorized treatment facilities Minimum rate of separate collection of 4 kg/inhabitant/year from private householdsMinimum rate of separate collection of 4 kg/inhabitant/year from private households

WEEE Dir. - Treatment Producers (or TPO) to provide for treatment of WEEE Producers (or TPO) to provide for treatment of WEEE Permit Permit Inspection-once a year Inspection-once a year Type and quantities of wasteType and quantities of waste General technical requirementsGeneral technical requirements Safety precautionsSafety precautions

WEEE Dir.-Recovery Producers (or TPO) to provide for recovery of separately collected WEEE- individual or collectively Producers (or TPO) to provide for recovery of separately collected WEEE- individual or collectively Priority to be given to re-use Priority to be given to re-use By 12/31/06 By 12/31/06 Rate of component, material and substance re-use and recycling minimum setRate of component, material and substance re-use and recycling minimum set Reporting Reporting

WEEE Dir.-Financing Producers provide for financing of collection, treatment, recovery and disposal for users Producers provide for financing of collection, treatment, recovery and disposal for users Each producer responsible for new products-individually or collectively Each producer responsible for new products-individually or collectively Historic waste-responsibility of all producers Historic waste-responsibility of all producers Producer supplying by “distance communication” also responsible Producer supplying by “distance communication” also responsible

WEEE Dir.-Public Information Member States responsible for educating consumers about Member States responsible for educating consumers about CollectionCollection ResponsibilityResponsibility Potential impactsPotential impacts Labeling implicationsLabeling implications Producers responsible for label denoting separate collection requirement Producers responsible for label denoting separate collection requirement

EU-Current Status Member States-1 ½ years to adopt WEEE Directive Member States-1 ½ years to adopt WEEE Directive Many Member States have adopted some type of legislation ranging from ARF (visible and invisible), EOL, mandatory take back Many Member States have adopted some type of legislation ranging from ARF (visible and invisible), EOL, mandatory take back 11 countries have mandatory electronics recovery laws 11 countries have mandatory electronics recovery laws

Peggy Harris, DTSC (916) hazardous waste Shirley Willd-Wagner, CIWMB (916)