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WEEE Public Interest Network
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What is the WEEE-PIN ?
The WEEE-PIN (Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment - Public Interest Network) was created within ACR+ and represents local and regional public authorities on WEEE issues at European level.
WEEE-PIN: an explanation
The WEEE-PIN aims to involve local authorities in the revision process of Directive 2006/92/EC 'WEEE Directive' and make their voices heard in the debates. Local and regional authorities have lots of expertise indeed in the collection and recycling of waste, but they are suffering today from an insufficient application of producer responsibility and from the confusing and inconsistent way the European WEEE Directive has been implemented throughout Europe.
The WEEE-PIN aims to be:
- An information exchange platform
- representing European Local and Regional Authorities
- with access to discussions left to all kinds of stakeholders, except producers and Producer Complicance Schemes
- An instrument that will defend the general/public interest, especially for
- the revision of the WEEE directive
- the revision of the Waste Framework Directive
The WEEE-PIN aims to develop common positions on the following six issues:
- The status of reuse and the promotion of social economy within the existing systems
- The covering of costs by Producer Compliance Schemes
- The advantages and weaknesses of the different existing structures of Producer Compliance Schemes
- The transparency issue
- The development of markets and standards of collection and treatment in order to avoid "eco-dumping"
- The need to keep separate systems for household and industrial waste
The chairmen of the WEEE-PIN are Mr Chr. Delatter from VVSG and Mr N. Garnier from AMORCE.
For further information please contact:
Christof Delatter
WEEE-PIN co-chaiman
February 2011
‘WEEE – recast’ - Parliament’s plenary vote! ACR+ / WEEE-Pin communication
On Thursday 3 February 2011, the WEEE Directive took another step forward in the recast process with the European Parliament’s adoption of its first reading report. ACR+ read the approved text carefully, made the comparison with our previously expressed views, gave a number of comments and, eventually, an idea of how some key issues could be monitored by the ACR+ secretariat, its members and the WEEE-Pin members in the future.
Read the ACR+ communication (09 February 2011)
WEEE-PIN MEETINGS
WEEE-PIN Previous Meetings
- Meeting 09/02/2009
Minutes (members only)
Presentation (members only):
Maarten Goorhuis - Observations on the revision of the WEEE directive
- Meeting 26/03/08
Minutes (members only)
Press Release (31/03/2008)
Presentations (members only):
- Jaco Huisman - 2008 Review of WEEE Directive
- Knut Sander - Review of Directive 2002/96/EC on WEEE - Oekopol Study
- Viktoria Deszo - Evaluation Results of the WEEE questionnaire
- Meeting 28/09/07 - Minutes (members only)
- Meeting 25/04/07 - Minutes (members only)
Docs: presentation by K. Van der Herten
Press Release
- Meeting 16/02/07 - Minutes (members only)
Docs: introductory presentation on producer responsibility
Press Release
WEEE-PIN Members
ACR+ Members
Agencia de Residus de Catalonia (ES)
AMORCE (FR)
IBGE Bruxelles Environnement (BE)
INTRADEL (BE)
IRGT (BE)
LAVU O. Ö (AT)
LIPOR (PT)
London Remade (UK)
Milton Keynes (UK)
Nantes Métropole (FR)
NVRD (NL)
OVAM (BE)
Région Wallonne (BE)
Rudologia (FR)
SETOM (Evreux, FR)
SITA S.A. (BE)
VVSG (BE)
Others
APMCV (RO)
COSLA (UK)
EBBK (DE)
Icelandic Association of Local Authorities (IS)
Kuntaliitto (FI)
Municipal Waste Europe
RAL Assurance Quality (DE)
CEMR
Eurocities
RREUSE
SORPA (IS)
SVIM spa (IT)
Tampere Solid Waste Management (FI)
WEEE-PIN Support Information
European regulation
- Proposal COM(2008) 810/4 to review the Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (MO)
- DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (27/01/03) (MO)
- DIRECTIVE 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment 27/1/03 (MO)
Position papers
- WEEE-PIN's views on recast of WEEE directives Position Paper - 22/02/2010
- WEEE-PIN POSITION PAPER issued 30/11/07 and revised 27/03/08
- Orgalime Position Paper on Review of Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) – 19/02/07 (MO)
- EICTA (European digital technology industry) Position Statement on the Waste Framework Directive) (MO)
- Joint Statement by a group of Industry and NGOs on Producer Responsibility for WEEE – 02/03/07 (MO)
- RAL approves Commission’s climate protection targets – January 07 (MO)
Studies
- Final Report - The Producer Responsibility Principle of the WEEE Directive, by Oekopol, IIIEE and RPA (MO)
- Final Report - 2008 Review of Directive 2002/96 on WEEE, by United Nations University (MO)
- Report on Recupel and WEEE by ADEME (MO)
- Report on CFCs in fridge-freezers by Öko-Institut e.V (MO)
Press releases
- WEEE-PIN's views on recast of WEEE Directive - Call upon MEPs to consider a number of key issues on the Commission’s proposal of 3.12.2008 Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - 22 February 2010
- Questions and Answers on the revised directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - Europa, RAPID Press Releases - 03/12/2008
- STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION - ACR+ WEEE-PIN calls for clear targets, clear financial producer responsibility and some more reorientation of the existing directive - (29 May 2008)
- Read also the WEEE-PIN Opinion on the Stakeholder Consultation on the directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of Waste Electrical and Electronical Equipment (WEEE).
- ACR+ WEEE-PIN Press Release - COLLECTION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE - European Commission is revising a Directive which has hardly been implemented - (31/03/2008)
Links to useful sites
- Link to European Commission page on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
- Step initiative - Solving the E-Waste problem
Articles
- Article on WEEE-pin by Green Supply Line
