MoreThanWaste.com - Series of WEEE deadlines looming (05/03/2007)

"We have now published the full list of approved compliance schemes that applied to us during January to help producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) meet the new regulations. This shows the systems we put in place have worked well to meet the deadline of approving the schemes"

Bob Mead, WEEE Project Manager at the Environment Agency

Several deadline and target dates relating to the WEEE regulations are rapidly approaching following the publication by the Environment Agency of the full list of producer compliance schemes.

The Environment Agency has urged companies that produce, rebrand or import electrical and electronic equipment to sign up with an approved compliance scheme by the 15 March 2007 deadline.

Following on rapidly from this date, each compliance scheme will then have until 31 March 2007 to register its members with the relevant environment agency, which will issue each producer with a producer registration number. The producer will need to give this registration number to anyone who distributes or sells their products.

The Environment Agency has already started work on the design of the approval process for WEEE Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs) and is targeting mid-March for completion with receipt of applications anticipated from 1 April, 2007.

From 1 July 2007, under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, producers of EEE including manufacturers, rebranders and importers will be responsible for paying for the treatment and recycling of products at the end of their life.

Bob Mead, WEEE Project Manager at the Environment Agency said:

"These producers will have to join a compliance scheme that will help them meet the requirements of the regulations by collecting and recycling products on their behalf. They have until 15 March 2007 to join any of the schemes and with a wide choice of approved schemes, we urge producers to find the one that's best for them."

"We have now published the full list of approved compliance schemes that applied to us during January to help producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) meet the new regulations. This shows the systems we put in place have worked well to meet the deadline of approving the schemes."

Throughout the process the three environment agencies, Environment Agency (England and Wales) SEPA (Scotland) and the Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland, worked closely to deliver a consistent approach across the UK. They also helped the prospective compliance schemes ensure that their applications were complete and met the requirements of the Regulations.

As part of the registration process, producers will need to pay a registration fee to the compliance scheme they would like to join and supply data on how much electrical and electronic equipment they placed on the market in 2006. They may be charged a membership fee, which the individual schemes will decide on.

The next priority of the Environment Agency is to approve facilities in England and Wales that will be involved in recycling electrical and electronic wastes. These should become Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs).

The approval process is currently being designed and the Environment Agency is working to have the forms and related documents for prospective facilities ready around mid-March. The Agency will then "hope" to be receiving applications from 1 April with the aim of determining them by 1 July.

Full list of approved producer compliance schemes

The 37 compliance schemes approved by the Environment Agency and SEPA are:

A1 Compliance

Accerio WEEE Scheme

Advantage Waste Brokers

B2B Compliance

B2BWEEE Scheme

Budget Pack

City Compliance Scheme

Compliance 4U Ltd

Comply Direct

Dataserv Compliance Limited

DHL WEEE Compliance

Draeger Medical

Econo-Weee

Electric

Electrolink

ERP UK

Foneback

Interlevin

Lumicom Compliance Scheme

Lundy Lifecycle

My Key Recycling

Northern Compliance Limited

Recycle 1st

Recycling Telecom

RENE AG

REPIC

Recolight

Servis WEEE

Shields Environmental PCS

Transform

Valpack

Veolia ES WEEE Compliance Scheme (UK) Ltd

WE3 Compliance

WEEE Compliance UK

WEEECare

WEEE Comply

WEEE Link

Further information

For the full list of approved compliance schemes and their contact details, along with further information on the WEEE regulations, visit the Environment Agency web site or contact the Agency on 08708 506 506.


	Series of WEEE deadlines looming (05/03/2007) "We have now published the full list of approved compliance schemes that applied to us during January to help producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) meet the new regulations. This shows the systems we put in place have worked well to meet the deadline of approving the schemes" Bob Mead, WEEE Project Manager at the Environment Agency Several deadline and target dates relating to the WEEE regulations are rapidly approaching following the publication by the Environment Agency of the full list of producer compliance schemes. The Environment Agency has urged companies that produce, rebrand or import electrical and electronic equipment to sign up with an approved compliance scheme by the 15 March 2007 deadline. Following on rapidly from this date, each compliance scheme will then have until 31 March 2007 to register its members with the relevant environment agency, which will issue each producer with a producer registration number. The producer will need to give this registration number to anyone who distributes or sells their products. The Environment Agency has already started work on the design of the approval process for WEEE Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs) and is targeting mid-March for completion with receipt of applications anticipated from 1 April, 2007. From 1 July 2007, under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, producers of EEE including manufacturers, rebranders and importers will be responsible for paying for the treatment and recycling of products at the end of their life. Bob Mead, WEEE Project Manager at the Environment Agency said: "These producers will have to join a compliance scheme that will help them meet the requirements of the regulations by collecting and recycling products on their behalf. They have until 15 March 2007 to join any of the schemes and with a wide choice of approved schemes, we urge producers to find the one that's best for them." "We have now published the full list of approved compliance schemes that applied to us during January to help producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) meet the new regulations. This shows the systems we put in place have worked well to meet the deadline of approving the schemes." Throughout the process the three environment agencies, Environment Agency (England and Wales) SEPA (Scotland) and the Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland, worked closely to deliver a consistent approach across the UK. They also helped the prospective compliance schemes ensure that their applications were complete and met the requirements of the Regulations. As part of the registration process, producers will need to pay a registration fee to the compliance scheme they would like to join and supply data on how much electrical and electronic equipment they placed on the market in 2006. They may be charged a membership fee, which the individual schemes will decide on. The next priority of the Environment Agency is to approve facilities in England and Wales that will be involved in recycling electrical and electronic wastes. These should become Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs). The approval process is currently being designed and the Environment Agency is working to have the forms and related documents for prospective facilities ready around mid-March. The Agency will then "hope" to be receiving applications from 1 April with the aim of determining them by 1 July. Full list of approved producer compliance schemes The 37 compliance schemes approved by the Environment Agency and SEPA are: A1 Compliance Accerio WEEE Scheme Advantage Waste Brokers B2B Compliance B2BWEEE Scheme Budget Pack City Compliance Scheme Compliance 4U Ltd Comply Direct Dataserv Compliance Limited DHL WEEE Compliance Draeger Medical Econo-Weee Electric Electrolink ERP UK Foneback Interlevin Lumicom Compliance Scheme Lundy Lifecycle My Key Recycling Northern Compliance Limited Recycle 1st Recycling Telecom RENE AG REPIC Recolight Servis WEEE Shields Environmental PCS Transform Valpack Veolia ES WEEE Compliance Scheme (UK) Ltd WE3 Compliance WEEE Compliance UK WEEECare WEEE Comply WEEE Link Further information For the full list of approved compliance schemes and their contact details, along with further information on the WEEE regulations, visit the Environment Agency web site or contact the Agency on 08708 506 506.