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Datec Technologies Ltd

Datec Technologies Ltd. A Presentation by Jeff Borrman Business Development Director. Who are Datec Technologies?. Internationally Owned Group turnover in excess of $100 million Registered Waste Management Company and Waste Carrier ISO9001-2000 quality certified company

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Datec Technologies Ltd

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  1. Datec Technologies Ltd A Presentation by Jeff Borrman Business Development Director

  2. Who are Datec Technologies? • Internationally Owned • Group turnover in excess of $100 million • Registered Waste Management Company and Waste Carrier • ISO9001-2000 quality certified company • ISO14001 since May 2002 • Fully equipped anti-static workstations • Accurate data recording and reportingvia Navision data system • Full component refurbishment to accepted industry standards to JEDEC standards 21/06/2004

  3. Global Datec Technologies Limited Environmental Excellence Value Recovery WEEE Compliant ISO9001:2000 ISO 14001 Reach • Chicago IL • Hayward , CA • Guadalajara, Mexico • Kilwinning, Scotland • Helsinki, Finland • Hong Kong About Us 21/06/2004

  4. European Logistics Logistics collection conforming to European & OECD movement of waste legislation; UK & Ireland Spain Portugal Belgium Denmark Finland Germany Italy Sweden Poland Holland France Czech Republic Hungary Norway Austria Estonia 21/06/2004

  5. What is WEEE trying to Achieve 21/06/2004

  6. WEEE Directive • Aim- To minimise the impacts of electrical and electronic equipment on the environment during their life time and when they become waste. 21/06/2004

  7. Who is responsible Producers and Importers (P/Is) of electrical & electronics to the UK regardless of size and market shire. Brand named products are classified, in this case, as the responsible company. Sub-assemblies by another manufacturer within a branded product are still the responsibility of the brand name. Sub-assemblies sold on the open market are classified as branded products. Product design to take into account the environmental impact. 21/06/2004

  8. Brief Guide to WEEE • Covers both domestic and business to business markets. • Covers all electrical and electronic devices up to 1500V. • Medical and all military applications are exempt. • Hazardous components to be disassembled • Recycling targets. • Reuse of whole units not included and component parts are. • Current targets for domestic takeback is 4Kgs per head of population. UK already achieves in the region of 12Kgs. • WEEE to take into account RoHS, EWC and other directives. • Producer/Importer to be responsible for the financing and collection of WEEE!!! 21/06/2004

  9. Financing & Collection of WEEE • Business to Business recovery/recycling and reuse to be encouraged. B2B financially more rewarding! • Its is proposed that a National Clearing House is set up devolved from the Government. (Scotland want to have their own NCH). SEWPF proposal • Producers/Importers will have to register with the NCH • Financing will be according to market shire. • The NCH will organise collection of materials from recycling centres and/or civic amenity sites to approved recyclers. (mostly geared to the domestic market). • Could create a monopoly in the recycling industry! 21/06/2004

  10. Legislative Considerations Waste Management License (Site and Carrier) Landfill Directive Battery Directive Basel Convention (In force for 11 years) Trans-frontier Shipment Regulations European Waste Catalogue EA/SEPA interpretation of the laws! 21/06/2004

  11. Legislative Considerations P/Is have a Duty of Care to ensure their products are recycled in an environmental manner and their recycling partners have the appropriate “know how”, accreditations and waste management licences. Reuse and resale are to be encouraged. The WEEE Directive will require recyclers to have at least ISO14001 and the “appropriate” WML. The UK Government may bring in another “ compliance accreditation”. 21/06/2004

  12. Legislative Impacts The WEEE Directive interacts with other directives. If an item is not considered fit for the original purpose it may be considered as waste! Even some materials moved across border for repair maybe classified as waste! (England & Wales differ in the interpretation of waste to Scotland. Some countries like Estonia are classifying all WEEE as hazardous waste. Movement of waste nationally follows the EWC classifications. Internationally the movement of waste follows the OECD Basel Convention on the trans-frontier movement of waste regulations (TFS) Materials that are “green listed” in one directive maybe hazardous waste (“amber listed”) in the other. 21/06/2004

  13. Directive Impact on Materials • PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS • EWC/TFS circuit boards are green waste • Removal of circuit boards >10cm²and hazardous components. • From large units or mobile phones • If recovery reduces the environmental impact or aids reuse • Mobile phones are currently hazardous waste. • analytical make up (without batteries) are close to lots of other populated boards! 21/06/2004

  14. Directive Impact on Materials • CRTs/LCDs • Barium/Strontium panel glass reuse in TV glass. • Lead based funnel glass limited reuse in TV glass • Reuse in ceramics industry. • Refining for lead and use of silica in the slagging process. • LCDs >100cm² + all with gas discharge lamps. (mercury or neon). Neon is non hazardous! • LCD, is hazardous or non hazardous? (silica, amorphous silicon, chrome?) • Reuse in the glass and refining industry! 21/06/2004

  15. Directive Impact on Materials • PLASTICS • Many plastics, if in virgin state, can be recycled. • Most plastics as WEEE are contaminated which makes recycling difficult. • WEEE missed the opportunity to add a minimum recycle rate. • Brominated plastics to be removed. What about PVC? • Landfill or incineration. • If attached to metals for refining , can be used as a reducing agent for heavy metals. 21/06/2004

  16. Domestic v Business • Domestic WEEE tends to be old and broken beforedisposed off. • High cost of removal of hazardous items in relation recycling value. • Little or no reuse value. • Collection cost make it more suitable for schemes. • Far better as shredder fodder and recovery. 21/06/2004

  17. Domestic v Business • Recovery of Business WEEE has been going on for decades. • Business WEEE tend to be newer and probably still in use when recovered from corporate. • Service Centre & Production waste has both value and cost. • Possible recovery of components for reuse. Higher value. • Can be self financing! 21/06/2004

  18. Recycling Effectively • ISO 9001 2000 & 14001 are important. • Audit trails, environmental and financial are just as important. • Defined process flows. • Recording of reporting of data. • EMS information so P/Is can report back WEEE information. • Experienced electronics recyclers have good working knowledge of legislation, hazards etc. • Do not be afraid of reuse! • Beware of recyclers who “do it for nothing” 21/06/2004

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  23. 2 reuse/not 2 reuse • Reuse is encouraged in the WEEE directive. • Will it effect new sales market share? • Will it compromise warrantees? • Will it put off recycling to third world countries? • Resale of industry standard components. • Reuse of harvested parts for service centres. • Reuse can enhance recycling values. 21/06/2004

  24. Question? When a electrical retailer sells their customer service returns on the open market, are they selling WEEE? 21/06/2004

  25. Useful Contacts SEWPF National Clearing House proposal: Email: sewpf@pswg.org.uk DTI WEEE Directive info: http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee/index.htm Ban Organisation: http://www.ban.org Datec Technologies Ltd: jeffb@datectech.co.uk 21/06/2004

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