文档介绍：The WEEE and ROHS Directives
Recycling Policy Unit
Sustainable Development
DTI
WEEE - THE OBJECTIVES
A producer responsibility Directive aimed at:
reducing Electrical waste, increasing recovery and recycling and minimising environmental impact
improving environmental performance of all operators involved in the life cycle of EEE
WEEE & ROHS - the History
10 years of debate
Wide differences of mission proposal: Summer 2000
DTI menced
Consultation published Dec 2000
Agreement mon Position June mon position adopted Dec 2001
Conciliation procedure Aug 2002 – Oct 2002
Publication in OJ 27 Jan 2003
Producer: a definition
“producer” means any person who, irrespective of selling technique used, including by means of munication ……..
1. Manufactures and sells his own brand
2. Resells under his own brand
3. Imports or exports
What is Covered?
All equipment dependent on electrical currents or ic fields
10 indicative categories: large Household, small household, IT and s., consumer equipment, lighting equipment, electrical and electronic tools, toys leisure & sports, medical devices, monitoring, auto disp.
WEEE Directive - requirements
Separate collection of WEEE (4kg)
Treatment according to standards
Recovery & recycling - set targets
Producer pays from collection onwards (not B2B)
Option for business users to pay some or all of costs – B2B text to be clarified
Retailers to offer take-back
Consumers to return WEEE free of charge
Timetable
Conciliation ends - October 2002
Publication – 27 January 2003
mence – 27 July 2004
Producer Responsibility – 27 July 2005
Meet collection target – 31 Dec 2006
Meet recycling targets – 31 Dec 2006
ROHS Directive
Seeks to reduce the environmental impact of WEEE by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances during manufacture
Complementary to the WEEE Directive
What is covered?
All products in the WEEE Directive except:
medical equipment and monitoring and control equipment
From July 2006, the following are banned - l