Objectives of separate collection, recovery, reuse and recycling
The Member States should provide for the attainment of two basic objectives:
- to achieve a rate of separate collection of at least four kilograms on average per inhabitant per year of WEEE from private households
- to achieve required levels of recovery, reuse and recycling of the components for WEEE separately collected by the liable parties
According to the WEEE Directive, the deadline for the attainment of these objectives is 31st December 2006. Some countries were given the possibility of postponement, either by the Directive itself or by subsequent decisions
An overview of deadlines for the attainment of objectives by countries:
| BASIS | COUNTRIES | DEADLINES | DEADLINES |
| Separate collection - 4 kg per inhabitant |
Levels of recovery, reuse, recycling |
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| DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January 2003 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - OJ L 37, 13th February 2003 |
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdomof Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
31.12.2006 | 31.12.2006 |
| DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January 2003 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - OJ L 37, 13th February 2003 |
Greece, Ireland |
31st December 2006, with a possibility of prolongation until 31st December 2008 |
31st December 2006, with a possibility of prolongation until 31st December 2008 |
| Council Decision of 30 March 2004 granting the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungara, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia certain temporary derogations from Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (2004/312/EC)- UL L 100, 6.4.2004 | Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungara, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia | 31.12.2008 31.12.2007 | 31.12.2008 31.12.2007 |
| Council Decision of 26 April 2004 granting Cyprus, Malta and Poland certain temporary derogations from Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (2004/486/EC)- UL L 162, 30.4.2004 | Cyprus, Malta and Poland | 31.12.2008 | 31.12.2008 |
Voluntary collective WEEE management systems
Even before the implementation of the WEEE Directive, collective WEEE management systems were already operating in some European countries, and some of them started operating or are being established at an accelerated pace after the implementation of the WEEE Directive.
Associations
WEEE Forum is an association of voluntary collective systems in Europe.It was established in April 2002, with the purpose of mutual information of collective systems and good practice exchanges.
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CECED (European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers), with the head office in Brussels, is an association of manufacturers of large and small household appliances and national trade associations in Europe.The main objective of the CECED is to represent and defend European Industry interests in a dialogue with EU institutions.
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