1. Seminar on Assessment of the WEEE in South Eastern Countries of the Mediterranean
Sorting, recovery, recycling and treatment of WEEE in the Czech Republic
Jaromír MANHART
17 March Turkey, Ankara

2. TURKEY CZECH Population Population 71 517 100 (January 2009)
Area km2
Regions
7 regions
81 provinces
Ankara
inhabitants
Population
(September 2008)
Area km2
Regions
13 regions
Prague
inhabitants

3. Electrical and Electronic Equipment
EEE
Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- any EEE on the list of categories 1 – 10 with those 7 exemption (state defence)
- EEE that need voltage up to 1000 V alternating current (AC) or up to 1500 V direct current (DC)
- any Equipment having a two-pin plug, or battery hole (need the source for their basic
- any complete EEE that became waste or is not for use anymore

4. EEE - Producers´ responsibility during the whole Life Cycle of the EEE
MAIN PRINCIPLE WEEE
EEE - Producers´ responsibility during the whole Life Cycle of the EEE
Waste Act No. 185/2001 Coll., in the Czech Republic sets other responsibility levels:
- Producers (ANNUAL REPORT by 31.3.next y.)
- Owners/Sellers (Merchants)
- Operator of a take-back system (ANN. REPORT)
- Operator of a facility for WEEE dismantling
- Operator of a facility for waste recovery
- Municipalities

5. EEE - Producer
any natural or legal person authorized to do business who,
1. manufactures and sells electrical and electronic equipment under his own brand, or
2. resells under his own brand electrical and electronic equipment produced by other suppliers, or
3. imports electrical and electronic equipment to the Czech Republic or puts such electrical and electronic equipment on the market in the Czech Republic within its business activities

6. EEE - Producers´ responsibility I
Provide separate collection, taking-back, treatment, recovery and disposal of household WEEE
- independently, on his own (INDIVIDUAL)
- together with some other producer or producers based on the agreement (SOLIDARY)
- by assigning duties to some other legal person (COLLECTIVE SYSTEM)

7. EEE - Producers´ responsibility II
Label EEE placed on the market after
Graphically labelled EEE that must be taken-back
Inform consumers on the special places of the take-back system and where the „old/historical“ EEE can be left
Inform consumers about the take-back system and EEE hazardous content and components
Produce EEE in the way of easy dismantling and of possible reuse again

8. EEE Producers´ responsibility III
6. Limit the content of Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr (VI), PBB and PBDE (LCD)
7. Join the financing system of „old/historical“ WEEE placed on the market before
8. Inform and report to the Operator of a facility for WEEE dismantling on necessary information regarding dismantling procedure, difficulties and hazardous substances in the EEE

9. EEE - Producers´ responsibility IV
Ensure reuse of WEEE:

10. Legal persons with assigned duties (COLLECTIVE SYSTEM) I

11. Legal persons with assigned duties (COLLECTIVE SYSTEM) II

12. Czech WEEE Overview I Key target:
collection of separated WEEE from households
to 4 kg/cap/year by 31 December 2008
FULFILLED!!!!!
3 collective systems reported tonnes WEEE = 3,4 kg/cap/year
3 other collective systems reported preliminary
= 0,9 kg/cap/year

13. Czech WEEE Overview II Following years (2006):
WEEE from the take-back system ~ 2000 t/WEEE/month
~ 2,3 kg/cap/year of WEEE
80 % TVs
refrigerators ( pcs)
The collection take-back network by II/2009:
6257 villages and towns ČR
6911 locations collective places
4143 mobile collections
- new markets of new EEE, EEE-services and EEE-service providers

14. WEEE Collection
- take-back network covers all towns with more than 5000 inhabitants
- ~400 municipal collection yards for citizens of towns and villages to leave their WEEE there free of charge

17. “FEED the E-aliens“

18. PROBLEMS AND ??? Biggest problems and challenges:
- Obtain WEEE from the citizens
Different methods to work with households: a) collection based on surcharge positive/negative price, b) collection voluntary, no surcharge (separate collection into containers in the streets), c) motivated collection (collection with advertisement, commercial competition etc.).

19. Thank you very much for your attention
JAROMÍR MANHART
Ministry of the Environment
Environmental Damage Department
Vršovická 65
PRAHA 10
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