Austrian Coordinating Body of WEEE (EAK)

1. Austrian Coordinating Body of WEEE (EAK) This project is funded by the European Union Andreas SchuhRobert Holoubek IT / Wastemanagement/Flow Analysis

2. Overview Legislation / Organisation Collection Financing Reporting Success factors New challenges in thefuture A fewnumbers on WEEE

3. Legal Basis • Founded in May 2005 as a limited liability company • Non-profit organisation • Issued by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management entrusted with tasks defined in: • Waste Management Act (AWG) 2002 • WEEE Ordinance • Battery Ordinance

4. OWNERS Federal Bodiesfor ElectricalandFurnishingsRetailers Austrian Chamberof Commerce (WKO) - Department for Environment andEnergyPolicy Trade Association of the Electrical and Electronics Industry Trade Association for Waste and Waste Water Management Federal Bodies Federal Guilds Photography, Optics, Medical ProductRetailers Department Stores and Mail Order Plastics Processers Mechatronics Technicians Machine and Computer Systems Retailers Leather Goods, Toys and Sports Articles Vehicle Mechanics Carpenters FurnishingRetailers Electrical and Alarm System Technicians Locksmiths, agricultural machinery mechanics Seconary Raw Materials Trade Panel Beaters Ownership

5. Financingof EAK The boardapproves the annualbudgetbased on an annual businessplan. The budgethastobefinanced by all collectiveschemesoperatingin Austria according tothemarketshare Surplusses will berepaidtothecollectiveschemes

6. Main Tasks andActivities Central Coordination Platform Calculation of quarterly and annual market shares Electronical pickup-service for municipalities Reporting to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Coordination of nationwide public relation activities

7. Central CoordinationPlatform Federal Agency for Environment Chamberof Commerce Association of Cities and Towns EAK Association of Municipalities Registered Collection Points Collective Schemes

8. Collection of WEEE andBatteries • 5 Collection and treatment categories for WEEE • GROSS - Large appliances (> 50 cm edge length) • KLEIN - Small household appliances (< 50 cm edge length) • KUEHL - Cooling appliances • BILDS - Display screen equipment • LAMPE - Gas discharge lamps • 3 Collection and treatment categories for batteries • Portable batteries • Starter batteries (separate regulation) • Industrial batteries (separate regulation)

9. Collection of WEEE andBatteries 2.100 municipal collection points 1:1 collection at the point of sale for WEEE 0:1 collection for used batteries About 60 treatmentfacilitiesfor WEEE About 18 treatmentfacilitiesforusedbatteries

10. Financing • About 2.000 producers/importers of Electrical and Electronical Equipment and about 900 produces/importers of batteries • Licensing fees per mass per category to collective scheme • 5 collective schemes for WEEE and used batteries • Transport and treatment • Collection infrastructure • Public relation activities • Coordination body

11. Reporting • Electronic Data Management (EDM) • Registration of all actors • Quarterly report of POM-masses by the collective schemes • Annual reports (POM, collection, treatment, …) • Austrian Coordination Body • Continuous reports of collection quantities by the collective schemes • Plausibility checks of POM-masses and collection quantities

12. SuccessFactors Fulfilment of EU specifications Few collection and treatment categories Shared responsibility concerning collection (producer/trade/municipalities/treatment) Dense collection network Coordination Body as a central information platform

13. SuccessFactors Uniform public relation activities Equitable partition of the obligation shares Producer responsibility (equality of producer and importer) Willingness to dialogue of all stakeholders

14. New Challenges in thefuture • Extension of the scope (Device list*, PV modules 2016) • Separate collection and treatment category • Classified as commercial/industrial equipment • Installation and dismantling by professionals • Special bearing and transportation • In general long service life http://www.bmlfuw.gv.at/suchergebnisse.html?queryString=RoHS • New technologies • Development of treatment costs

15. New Challenges in thefuture • New methodology for the collection rate • 2016: 45 % of the average POM-masses of the last three years • 2019: 65 % of the average POM-masses of the last three years “OR” • 85 % of WEEE generated (UNU-codes) • Reporting of large appliances is essential • Currently the collection rate is 25 %  58 % necessary to meet the requirements • Private transfer • Collection and treatment with scrap iron • Disclosure to informal collectors  export and loss of resources • Long life cycle

16. Re-Use • Additional tasks for operators of municipal collection points • Separation of re-use devices • Own preparation for re-use or disclosure to socio-economic companies (at least 2 times a year) • Requirements for re-use operators • Permit referred to Waste Management Act 2002 • Appropriate infrastructure • Qualified staff for inspection, repair and maintenance of re-use products • Reporting

17. New Regulationssince 1. January 2016 • Obligation to designate an “Authorized Representative” (AS) in the recipient country to fulfil producer responsibility • Improving the financing of POM-masses sold by e-commerce • natural or legal person in the MS • Delivery address in the MS • Administrative responsibility • Equipped with power of attorney • Registration (person and producer/importer) • Obligated for Austrian companies also in destination countries of their products

18. Put on the Market Quantities (POM) – Member states

19. Collection Quantities – MemBer States

20. Put on the MarketQuantities (POM) – Austria

21. Collection Quantities - Austria

22. Collection Rates - Austria

23. This project is funded by the European Union Thankyouverymuchforyourattention! Austrian Coordination Body for WEEE an UsedBatteries Mariahilfer Straße 841070 Wien Tel.: (+43) 01 – 522 37 62 – 0Fax.: (+43) 01 – 522 37 62 – 19 E-Mail: office@eak-austria.at