weee roundtable 3rd dec 2009

WEEE Roundtable

3rd Dec 2009

Tony RobertsFounder & Chief ExecComputer Aid International

Background on Computer Aid

100% non-profit re-use (no re-sale)

Redistribution of technological wealth to DCs

100s of development applications

160,000+ PCs to 110 different countries

Over 5 million kilos of EEE responsibly reused / recycled

What WEEE Done

1st public briefing on WEEE at House of Lords in 2004

Published two WEEE Guides for Business in 2004 & 2007

Worked with FRN since 2005, submissions to consultations

Lobbied effectively for the prioritisation of re-use over recycling

1st non-profit - EA licensed AATF – June 2007

Lobbied for the Environment Agency to be afforded the resources it needed to pursue the eWaste Cowboys

WEEE experience

Greater CIO awareness of environment issues

WEEE Directive did not lead to the expected large increase in donation of IT for re-use

Partnered with PCSs - still waiting for PCs!

Most significant growth area was scam ‘re-use’ & associated dumping

Prospect of prosecution remote

No reliable data on toxic trade volumes

Guiyu, China

Shared Aims

Zero export of untreated WEEE

Divert all EEE & WEEE into EA licensed & inspected responsible re-use & environment recycling orgs

Promote responsible re-use clear environmental & developmental benefits

Prosecute the eWaste cowboys

Computer Aid opposes lobby for sending EEE-WEEE for refurbishing overseas

Objectives

Enforceable definitions of ‘waste’ & ‘refurbished’

British Standard for refurbishing

Move from ‘prioritising re-use’ to increased re-use by setting targets & publishing results

Secure additional resources for Environment Agency to end sham re-use

WEEE-type legislation

Extend WEEE-type legislation to EVERY country

Zero import/export of WEEE Zero dumping of WEEE domestically Promote EEE re-use Compel WEEE recycling domestically Build local re-use & recycling capacity Extend Producer Pays Principal

Internationally

Thank You

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