Presentation Overview
• Company Overview
• Wincanton Recycling History
• WEEE Legislation and Obligations
• Categories of WEEE and Service Levels Required
• Case Study: The Wincanton Recycling Plant
Group dimensionsTurnover £1.8 billion
Employees 30,000
Warehousing 2 million m²
Vehicles 5,550
Locations 380+
Countries 15 European countries
Wincanton Recycling History
• Nov 2002 Fridge plant commissioned at Billingham site
• Dec 2004 Clear high profile fridge mountain at Trafford Park, Manchester
• Apr 2005 National sortation network set up on the back of national Comet contract
• Oct 2005 Win “Best Partnership” category at National Recycling Awards with Comet and Remploy
• Jan 2006 WEEE plant commissioned at Billingham site
• Mar 2006 National B2B collection service initiated
• Feb 2007 Achieve ISO 14001 accreditation
WEEE Implementation Milestones
• Dec 06: WEEE Regulations Published
• Feb 07: Approval of producer compliance schemes
• Mar 07: Producers provide sales data to Env Agency
• April 07: Approval of treatment facilities
• July 07: Full implementation of Directive including B2B WEEE
• Dec 07: End of first compliance period
B2C Obligations• “Producers”
• Financing of collection and recycling of WEEE arising at “Designated Collection Facilities” (eg civic amenity sites
• Obligation discharged through producer compliance scheme
• Retailers• Offer in-store take back on a like-for-like basis
• Or pay into a retail compliance scheme (to fund upgrades to CA sites)
B2B Obligations
• B2B Producers responsible for collection and recycling of:
• B2B EEE Placed on market after 13 Aug 05
• B2B EEE Placed on market before 13 Aug 05 and being replaced on like-for-like basis
• Can discharge this responsibility by contractual agreement with their customer
• Responsibility will end up being hidden in the small print of the purchase agreement
• Treatment standards as per B2C WEEE
WEEE Categories1. Large Household Appliances
2. Small Household Appliances
3. IT and Telecommunications Equipment
4. Consumer Equipment
5. Lighting Equipment
6. Electrical and Electronic Tools
7. Toys, Leisure and Sports Equipment
8. Medical Devices
9. Monitoring and Control Instruments
10. Automatic Vending Dispensers
What is not covered as WEEE?
• Military equipment
• Filament light bulbs
• Household luminaries
• Large scale static industrial tools
• Implanted and infected medical equipment
• Fixed installations
WEEE Collections
• B2C WEEE
• Collections from civic amenity sites
• Retailer distribution centres
• B2B WEEE
• More varied types and quantities of WEEE
• More collection options required
WEEE Collections• Networks required to be able to collect varying types and
quantities of WEEE
• From electronic card readers to vending machines
• Some specialist collection / de-installation services required
• Logistics is the largest cost element in collection and recycling
• Wincanton have developed a suite of services based upon core logistics expertise
Wincanton B2B Solutions
Client
Wincanton Call Centre
Clients Collection
Point
Drop -off Centre
Treatment Plant
Producer Compliance
SchemeAsset
Management
Man & Van Collection
WEEE Container
Data Wiping & Refurbishment
Recycling
Pallet Collections
Parcel Collections
Bulk – Artic Collections
Material Flows
Information Flows
Case Study – WEEE Containers
• Initiated Mar 06
• Full UK coverage
• WEEE container delivered flatpacked with instructions and waste consignment note
• Customer fills with WEEE
• Box collected, securely closed and sent for recycling
• Ideal for end-user of EEE
What does WEEE consist of?• Ferrous Metal (Iron, stainless steel)
• Non-Ferrous Metal (aluminium, copper)
• Plastics
• Printed circuit boards
• Batteries
• Capacitors
• Liquid crystal displays
• Cathode ray tubes
• Mercury switches
Legislative requirements• EU WEEE Directive sets recycling targets for different
categories of WEEE
Recycling Recovery
• White goods & fridges 75% 80%
• IT & consumer equipment 65% 75%
• Small appliances, power tools etc 50% 70%
• Gas discharge lamps 80% N/A
• These targets will be gradually increased by the EU
• Treatment plants need to be able to demonstrate these recycling rates are achieved
Treatment requirements
• Directive names specific components to be recovered, for example
• Capacitors
• Mercury switches or backlight lamps
• Batteries
• Printed circuit boards
• Toner cartridges
• Plastic containing brominated flame retardants
• Cathode ray tubes (CRT’s)
• Refrigerant gases
• Liquid crystal displays (LCD’s)
The Wincanton WEEE Plant
• Commissioned Jan 2006
• Represents £4.5 million investment
• Can process 10 tonnes per hours (75,000T per year)
• Breaks open outer casings
• Releases internal components
• Utilises mixture of mechanical and manual separation
Basis of the MeWa plant• ‘QZ’ technology
• Utilises chains to break up materials rather than conventional shearing technology
• Speed and residence time adjustable• WEEE Plant
- Component separation
- Analogy of “cracking the nut”
• Fridge plant- Small fragments
- Release of all gases
WEEE Plant Process
Mechanical separation
Picking station
QZ
Ferrous metalPlastic Non-Ferrous metal
Individual components
Mechanical separation
In-Feed
Hopper
FinesCoarse Ferrous Coarse non-Ferrous
Batteries Electrical motors
Capacitors Large items
Printed circuit boards Other “hazardous”components
Discharge of components
Component Separation
Ferrous separation
Non-Ferrous separation
Granulation
Manual pre-treatment
Individual components
Fridge Plant Process
QZ
Materials Separation
De-gassing
Foam powder Ferrous metal
Plastic
Non-Ferrous metal
Oil
CFC or hydrocarbon
gases
CFC or CFC Replacement
gasesRemoval of compressor
Removal of cooling circuit contents
Fines separationDrying Ferrous separation Non-Ferrous separation
Removal of nitrogen and CFC gases
Nitrogen “blanket” Shredding
Ultrasonic separation
Cryo-Condensation
Further CFC Removal
Compliance Reporting
• Requirement to show that material recycling rates have been achieved
• Treatment plants to apply to become “Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities” (AATF)
• Application process commenced in March
• Requirement to follow material outputs downstream via accredited routes
• Evidence of Treatment presented to Producer Compliance Schemes
Summary
• B2B WEEE solutions will be required by all businesses
• WEEE recycling has become a niche market
• Recycling industry is ready for implementation
• Collection methods important to keep costs down
• BE PREPARED – don’t wait until July.
• We are ready for WEEE!