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What WEEE means to you!

Simon CookLumicom

The WEEE DirectiveThe main purpose of the Directive is the protection of the environment and human health. It provides that producers of electrical and electronic equipment (“EEE”) will be financially responsible for managing the waste that arises from products they place on the Union market. This policy is intended to promote greater efficiencies in the management of waste from this type of equipment. Producers must also be registered with the national authorities in any Member State where they place EEE onto the market either directly or by appointing an authorised representative to act on their behalf. The Directive provides that Member States must establish systems for the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of most types of waste electrical and electronic equipment (“WEEE”); and that the costs of these systems must be largely borne by the producers of such equipment. Distributors of B2C EEE also have obligations under the Directive to establish systems for the return of WEEE from private households (i.e. from consumers) free of charge.

The WEEE DirectiveWhat happens to my waste?

WEEE SCRAP

The WEEE DirectiveSo what are we paying for?

• Compliance• Your end of life product• Historic Waste created by your products• Good Practise• Long Term Sustainability

The WEEE Directive

Changes?

The Transitional Period.Following the Recast in 2013, planned changes are

scheduled until 2019

1st Jan 2014, 2019 New Producer Category

1st Jan 2015 New Product Schedule

1st Jan 2014,2016,2019 New Treatment Targets

1st Jan 2016, 2019 New Collection Targets

1st Jan 2019 Open Scope for all EEE

Current Product Schedule SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 5

Categories of EEE covered by these Regulations during the Transitional Period

5) LIGHTING EQUIPMENT

9) CONTROL GEAR AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS

13) LAMPS

14) PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS

New Product Schedule SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 6Categories of EEE covered by these Regulations from January 2019

3) LAMPS

4) LARGE EQUIPMENT (ANY EXTERNAL DIMENSION MORE THAN 50CM) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: LuminairesThis category does not include equipment included in category 3.

5) SMALL EQUIPMENT (NO EXTERNAL DIMENSION MORE THAN 50CM)INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Luminaires

1St January 2014 to 31st December 2015

WEEE treated at the relevant AATF will meet the following targets— for WEEE

that falls within categories 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Schedule 1—

• at least 70% recovery by the average weight in tonnes of the equipment; and at least 55% reuse and recycling of components, materials and substances by the average weight in tonnes of the equipment;

• for gas discharge lamps and LED light sources, at least 80% reuse and

recycling of components, materials and substances by the average weight in tonnes of the lamps.

NEW RECYCLING TARGETS

1St January 2016 to 31st December 2018

for WEEE that falls within categories 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Schedule 1—

• at least 75% recovery by the average weight in tonnes of the equipment,

• excluding gas discharge lamps and LED light sources, at least 55% reuse and recycling of components, materials and substances by the average weight in tonnes of the equipment;

• for gas discharge lamps and LED light sources, at least 80% reuse and recycling of components, materials and substances by the average weight in tonnes of the lamps.

1St January 2019 onwards

WEEE treated at the relevant AATF will meet the followingtargets—• for WEEE that falls within categories 1 and 4 of Schedule 3—(i) at least 85% recovery by the average weight in tonnes of the equipment,(ii) at least 80% reuse and recycling of components, materials and substances by theaverage weight in tonnes of the equipment;• for WEEE that falls within categories 5 or 6 of Schedule 3—(i) at least 75% recovery by the average weight in tonnes of the equipment,(ii) excluding gas discharge lamps and LED light sources, at least 55% reuse andrecycling of components, materials and substances by the average weight in tonnesof the equipment;• for WEEE falling within category 3 at least 80% reuse and recycling of components,materials and substances by the average weight in tonnes of the lamps.

There is a change to the targets on the level of collections of WEEE.

2015 - Currently there is a target of 4Kg/head of population.

This is changing to a percentage of the average weight of the three previous years' "placed on market" figures divided by the population

2016 - The target will rise to 45% of this figure2019 - The target rises to 65%

The target applies to all WEEE - whether from B2B or B2C sources.

NEW COLLECTION TARGETS

WEEE regulationsChanges in classification of lighting equipment as B2B or B2C

Introduction

Following the recast of the WEEE directive, the Government has now updated its guidance on how Producers should decide if products are classified as Household (B2C), or Non-Household (B2B).

The BIS guidance is available online at https://www.gov.uk/business-to-consumer-b2c-and-business-to-business-b2b-eee-and-weee-how-to-correctly-identify

Previously, the approach to classification as B2B or B2C was largely based upon the route to market – broadly speaking, sales through retailers were B2C, and other channels were B2B. That has now changed. Instead, Producers should now use the nature of the product as the basis for the decision. Products that are designed solely for businesses should be classified as B2B. Those that are designed for consumers, or for both businesses and consumers should be classified as B2C. The BIS guidance includes general principles, and then specific examples to show how those principles should be applied for each of the different categories of equipment. It is for each Producer to make their own assessment of their products, using steps 1-3 in the BIS guidance. It should be noted that guidance on lamps and luminaires inevitably diverges: lamps are generally more generic and interchangeable than luminaires.

DUAL USE

The following advice, which closely follows the BIS guidance, is provided to LIA members:

Luminaires (category 5)

The BIS guidance states “B2C luminaires aren’t currently covered by the WEEE Regulations so dual use luminaires are out of scope until 2019. An example of a dual use luminaire is a downlight designed to take a GU10 or MR16 lamp.”

We recommend that you classify luminaires (both traditional, and LED integrated) as B2B but the following are examples that could be considered as ‘dual use’.

Downlights and spotlights of a domestic scaleBatten fittingsDomestic scale decorative fittings Corridor/bulkhead luminaires of a domestic scaleAny luminaires currently considered as B2CThe above products could all be regarded as dual use, and therefore B2C. This therefore takes them out of the scope of the WEEE regulations until 2019. As a result, they are not subject to WEEE and should not be reported to your PCS. Note that all emergency luminaires should be classified as B2B.

Gas Discharge Lamps and LED Light Sources (category 13)

The BIS guidance states “The majority of lamps are designed and capable of dual use so should be classified as B2C. Classify as B2C gas discharge lamps, LED light sources (lamps) and sodium lamps (includes retrofit and non-retrofit lamps). Classify as B2B floodlights for stadiums and lamps used in cinema projectors.”

We recommend that you classify all lamps (both traditional and LED) as B2C except the following:

Lamps for use in stadium lightingXenon and LED cinema projector lampsAny similar lamps designed specifically and solely for industrial applications As a reminder, all incandescent lamps remain out of scope of the WEEE regulations.

Models must be either B2B or B2C

It is important to note that you must classify a product either as B2C or B2B. You cannot split your data to record the same product as partly B2C and partly B2B. This is a change from the previous system, in which it was possible to record a proportion of product as B2B, and B2C.

Timescales

The BIS guidance comes into force with immediate effect, and covers all product declared by Producers from 1st January 2015. Producers and PCSs are legally required to report the tonnage of B2C EEE put on the market on a quarterly basis. As a result, wherever possible, classification should be updated to follow the new guidance. LIA members are advised that B2C data should be submitted to the PCS in April 2015, and quarterly thereafter.

Interplay with energy labelling regulations

The Government has confirmed that classifying dual use products as household for the purposes of the WEEE regulations does not mean that those products necessarily need to comply with the energy labelling regulations. The scope and applicability of the energy labelling regulations is not influenced by classification decisions under the WEEE regulations.

LED LUMINAIRES

In 2014 an LED Luminaires with non user replaceable modules was reclassified as a

lamp under Cat 13.

In 2015 all commercial luminaires, irrespective of light source, will be reported in

Cat 5 (luminaires).

Installers1. Make sure you buy from registered sources

SummaryProducers1. Make sure you are registered2. Ensure you are financially covered for disposal

End Users1. Make sure you only use registered Producers2. Ensure your Installers use the WEEE Scheme

2. Don’t let your WEEE go astray2. Don’t WEEE all over the place

Questions

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