The WEEE directive and CENELEC standards. What can be expected? How can recycling in Europe benefit from the standards? Agenda

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1 1 The WEEE directive and CENELEC standards What can be expected? How can recycling in Europe benefit from the standards? Lizzi Andersen, Senior Specialist, Waste and Resources, COWI A/S 1 Agenda Why standards? Which standards will be developed? What do the standards address? Where are we in the process? How is the standardisation work organised? Will the standards improve the possibilities for extraction of critical resources from WEEE? 2

Lizzi Andersen, Senior Specialist, Waste and Resources, COWI A/S 1 Agenda Why standards?

2 2 Why standards? Article 8(5) of the WEEE Directive requires the Commission to request that the European standardisation organisations develop European standards for the treatment, including recovery, recycling and preparing for re-use, of WEEE, reflecting the state of the art. Mandate of January with the purpose: To develop one or more European standard(s) for the treatment (including recovery, recycling and preparing for re-use) of waste electrical and electronic equipment, reflecting the state of the art. Unlike harmonised standards, the references of which are published in the Official Journal of European Union, and which are prepared to support Union harmonisation legislation, these standards do not automatically provide a "presumption of conformity". However, the Commission may in the future adopt implementing acts laying down minimum quality standards based in particular on the European standards developed by the European standardisation organisations. 3 Which standards are being developed? (1) EN series: EN : Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for end-of-life household appliances containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons. Published 2012 TS : Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for end-of-life household appliances containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons - Part 2: Specification for de-pollution. Mar

preparing for re-use, of WEEE, reflecting the state of the art.

3 3 Which standards are being developed? (2) EN50625 series: EN : Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 1: General treatment requirements. Apr-14 EN : Treatment requirements for lamps. Feb-15 EN : Treatment requirements for WEEE containing CRTs and flat panel displays. Apr-15 EN : Treatment requirements for WEEE containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons. May-15 EN : Treatment requirements for photovoltaic panels. Oct-15 TS : Specification for de-pollution - General. Nov-14 TS : Specification for de-pollution - Lamps. Jun-15 TS : Specification for de-pollution - WEEE containing CRTs and flat panel displays. Sep-15 TS : Specification for de-pollution - WEEE containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons. May-15 TS : Specification for de-pollution Photovoltaic panels. Oct-15 TS : Specification for the collection and logistics associated with WEEE. Oct-15 TS : Specification for the end processing of WEEE fractions - copper and precious metals. Nov - 15 TR : Report on the alignment between Directive 2012/19/EU and EN series standards. Dec-14 5 Which standards are being developed? (3) EN 50614: Requirements for the preparation for re-use of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Dec

Apr-15 EN 50625-2-3: Treatment requirements for WEEE containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons. May-15 EN 50625-2-4: Treatment requirements for photovoltaic panels.

4 4 What do the standards address? Treatment (including recovery, recycling and preparing for re-use) of waste electrical and electronic equipment Collection of WEEE How should treatment and collection processes be monitored? - NOT specific techniques How should recovery rates be calculated and monitored? How should depollution of the WEEE be monitored (which substances, what limit values, how is the compliance monitored)? 7 Monitoring of treatment and collection processes The standards sets requirements for: Management principles Technical and infrastructural pre-conditions Training Monitoring Shipments Receiving of WEEE at treatment facility Handling of WEEE Storage of WEEE prior to treatment Treatment of non de-polluted WEEE and fractions Storage of fractions Recovery and disposal of fractions 8

- NOT specific techniques How should recovery rates be calculated and monitored? How should depollution of the WEEE be monitored (which substances, what limit values, how is the compliance monitored)?

5 5 Determination of recovery rates Principles Calculation Documentation Classification of final use of fractions Documentation for downstream monitoring and establishment of recycling and recovery rates 9 Monitoring of depollution for Capacitors Printed circuit boards Gas discharge lamps and components containing mercury Batteries and accumulators Plastics, incl. Plastics fractions with brominated flame retardants (BFRs) Volatile fluorocarbons and volatile hydrocarbons Asbestos Components containing radioactive substances 10

$Plastics fractions with brominated flame retardants (BFRs) Volatile fluorocarbons and volatile hydrocarbons Asbestos Components$

6 6 Where are we in the process? Standard on collection, logistics & treatment requirements for end-of-life household appliances containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons is published. The related specification on depollution will be published soon. The standard on general treatment requirements for WEEE has been accepted by the national standardisation commitees and will be published soon. The related de-pollution standard is going through the last technical process and will then go for voting The same applies to the lamp standard The display standard and the collection specifications are being worked on The alignment report will probably be ready before summer The rest of the standards and specifications are just starting up 11 How is the standardisation work organised? The standardisation work is done within CENELEC, the European standardisation organisation for electric and electronic equipment. The national standardisation organisations, in Denmark Danish Standards, vote as to whether they support the work and will send experts to the committees and working groups, in this case TC 111X, working groups 4, 6 and 7. A convenor is appointed to the working groups and to the sub-groups working on the specific standards. Commenting rounds are carried out first within the sub-groups, then the working group, then a technical inquiry to the national committees and finally a national committee approval round, where you can only vote yes or no. Since the commission wants the standards ready as a part of the implementation process, the process has been shortened as much as possible within the rules. So if you want influence, you have to participate from a very early stage. 12

The standard on general treatment requirements for WEEE has been accepted by the national standardisation commitees and will be published soon.

7 7 Will the standards improve the possibilities for extraction of critical resources from WEEE? At the moment, the standards are not set to be legally binding by the directive, so their impact will be dependent on to which degree the countries making tem binding within their national legislation. Right now, The Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, and probably France and Italy how said they intend to make them legally binding (as far as I know). The standards will if implemented improve both the way WEEE is collected and treated and impede the possibilities for illegal export. In this way they will help to ensure that the metal fractions in the WEEE are recovered and do not contain to many impurities, which is a prerequisite for an enhanced degree of extraction of critical resources. 13 Thank you for your attention! 14

legislation. Right now, The Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, and probably France and Italy how said they intend to make them legally binding (as far as I know).

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