1. National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme
Tim Rogers

2. Contents Legislative framework About the Scheme
Scheme aims and requirements
Finding more information

3. Legislative framework
Product Stewardship Act 2011
Voluntary
Co-regulatory
Mandatory
Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011

4. Regulations
Provide for the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme
Identifies:
Requirements on liable parties
Required to join approved co-regulatory arrangements
Covered products – TVs, computers and peripherals
Rules for approved arrangements and arrangement administrators
Outcomes to be achieved – targets and reasonable access
Reporting, record-keeping and other requirements

5. About the Scheme
Increase recycling, decrease television, computer, printer and computer products waste going to landfill
Free to the community and small business at designated collection services across metro, regional and remote locations
Seamless to the community
Designated collection services funded and run by the television and computer industry

6. About the Scheme
Manufacturers and importers of televisions and computers are regulated under the Scheme and are referred to as liable parties
Liable parties must join an approved co-regulatory arrangement by the census date each year
Failure to meet this obligation could result in substantial penalties

7. About the Scheme
An approved co-regulatory arrangement is a set of activities or measures designed to achieve the outcomes in the regulations
There are now multiple approved co-regulatory arrangements
Multiple arrangements will encourage competition and increase the level of choice to the community
Each approved co-regulatory arrangements will deliver the outcomes set out in the Regulations

8. Recycling Target
The Scheme aims to lift television and computer recycling from the low rate of 17% in 2010 to 80% by 2021/2022
Recycling means the initial processing of a product, including disassembly or shredding, for the purpose of recovering useable materials
In order to meet this outcome, co-regulatory arrangements will need to obtain documentation from their service providers showing the initial processing has been complete
Only products covered under by the Scheme will be counted towards the Scheme recycling target

9. Waste collected by the Scheme

10. Material recovery target
Measuring resource recovery is important because televisions and computers contain valuable materials that can be re-used and hazardous substances that are better kept out of the environment
Material recovery means the proportion of materials (by weight) that is sent after recycling for processing into useable materials
Material recovery target of 90% applies from

11. Reasonable access to a collection service
Co-regulatory arrangements must provide reasonable access to services across metropolitan, regional and remote areas of Australia by the end of 2013
Collection services may include a permanent drop-off point, local retailers, a take-back event or a mail-back option –or a combination of all of these.
Drop-off for households and small business is free at a designated collection point.
Coverage will also be driven by rising recycling targets

12. ABS Remoteness Classification Structure

13. Reasonable access metrics
Each approved arrangement must meet the metrics
Metro areas: at least one service for every 250,000 people in each metro area
Inner Regional areas: at least one service within 100km of every town of 10,000 people or more
Outer Regional areas: at least one service within 150km of every town of 4,000 people or more
Remote areas: at least one service within 200km of every town of 2,000 people or more and at a frequency of at least once every two years

14. Environmental and OHS considerations
Co-regulatory arrangements will be required to assess the adequacy of environmental, health and safety policies and practices of collection and recycling service providers
To ensure consistency in collection and recycling operations, work is being done to develop new standards
ANZ Standard for the collection, transport, storage and treatment of electrical and electronic equipment is being developed
A model Code of Practice for the e-waste recycling industry is currently being developed to provide guidance on effective ways to manage work health and safety risks

15. Contacting co-regulatory arrangements
DHL Supply Chain ANZ Recycling Platform
Mark Phillips Carmel Dollisson
Account Manager - Special Projects General Manager
Phone: Phone:
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E-Cycle Solutions Pty Ltd (TVs only) Sims Recycling Solutions
Sandy McGregor Zoltan Sekula
Manager – Product Stewardship
Phone:
Fax: Phone:
Mobile:

16. More information
Contact the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Website:
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