MoreThanWaste.com - WEEE - Valpak's Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) (06/02/2007)

"We look forward to meeting the challenges of a tight timescale brought about by the required changes to the draft regulations and guidance. In order for the scheme to be successful, we will need the full co-operation of retailers, enabling us to collect funds in order to have everything in place for WEEE Day on 1 July 2007"

Steve Gough, Chief Executive

Valpak is urging both retailers and Local Authorities to participate in the WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) , and take advantage of its benefits.

The Scheme will be operated by Valpak and is open to all retailers who wish to opt out of obligations to take back old electrical products instore on a one-for-one and like-for-like basis.

A series of local authority seminars are said by the organisation to be going well. Local authorities are currently weighing up their options under the new regulations, influenced by the funding available.

Funding

The DTS will collect a total of £10m from retailer members which will make up a fund to be used in assisting in the enhancement of the UK's network of WEEE collection facilities.

Funding of up to £9,000 per Civic Amenity (CA) site will be provided to Local Authorities, to be spent as they wish on site improvements. A registration payment of £6,000 will be made to all sites, with a further £3,000 available to those sites that justify this additional expenditure.

Retailers who join the scheme, which includes any business supplying electrical products to households, will be fully exempt from any requirement to offer instore take back for the full term of the scheme's appointment (three years), by payment of a one off fee which will be related to their sales of electrical equipment in 2006. The scheme will also assist its members in their obligation to educate customers as to the availability of collection facilities.

Retailers who decide against joining the scheme will be offered the option of being added to a voluntary register to assist in enforcement of the regulations.

Under the WEEE Regulations, Local Authorities (LAs) will no longer have to pay for treating the hazardous electrical equipment that they collect at CA sites (or equivalent sites). Through bulky waste collections LAs will be able to increase their recycling rate at no extra cost, and will benefit as the recipients of additional funding from retailers, according to Valpak.

Valpak comments

Steve Gough, Valpak's Chief Executive said:


	WEEE - Valpak's Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) (06/02/2007) "We look forward to meeting the challenges of a tight timescale brought about by the required changes to the draft regulations and guidance. In order for the scheme to be successful, we will need the full co-operation of retailers, enabling us to collect funds in order to have everything in place for WEEE Day on 1 July 2007" Steve Gough, Chief Executive Valpak is urging both retailers and Local Authorities to participate in the WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) , and take advantage of its benefits. The Scheme will be operated by Valpak and is open to all retailers who wish to opt out of obligations to take back old electrical products instore on a one-for-one and like-for-like basis. A series of local authority seminars are said by the organisation to be going well. Local authorities are currently weighing up their options under the new regulations, influenced by the funding available. Funding The DTS will collect a total of £10m from retailer members which will make up a fund to be used in assisting in the enhancement of the UK's network of WEEE collection facilities. Funding of up to £9,000 per Civic Amenity (CA) site will be provided to Local Authorities, to be spent as they wish on site improvements. A registration payment of £6,000 will be made to all sites, with a further £3,000 available to those sites that justify this additional expenditure. Retailers who join the scheme, which includes any business supplying electrical products to households, will be fully exempt from any requirement to offer instore take back for the full term of the scheme's appointment (three years), by payment of a one off fee which will be related to their sales of electrical equipment in 2006. The scheme will also assist its members in their obligation to educate customers as to the availability of collection facilities. Retailers who decide against joining the scheme will be offered the option of being added to a voluntary register to assist in enforcement of the regulations. Under the WEEE Regulations, Local Authorities (LAs) will no longer have to pay for treating the hazardous electrical equipment that they collect at CA sites (or equivalent sites). Through bulky waste collections LAs will be able to increase their recycling rate at no extra cost, and will benefit as the recipients of additional funding from retailers, according to Valpak. Valpak comments Steve Gough, Valpak's Chief Executive said: "We look forward to meeting the challenges of a tight timescale brought about by the required changes to the draft regulations and guidance. In order for the scheme to be successful, we will need the full co-operation of retailers, enabling us to collect funds in order to have everything in place for WEEE Day on 1 July 2007."