The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have now finalised targets for 2016 household WEEE collections at 544,341 tonnes.
The collection target proposal in February suggested that the target would be set lower at 528,687 tonnes. However, following WEEE collection figures published by the environment agency in March, more WEEE was actually collected during 2015 than expected so the targets have been adjusted accordingly.
|
Category |
2015 target |
2016 target |
2016 final |
% Increase from |
|
Large household appliances |
174,730 |
179,798 |
189,322 |
8% |
|
Small Household Appliances |
37,121 |
36,860 |
36,981 |
0% |
|
IT And Telecomms Equipment |
38,608 |
50,931 |
56,762 |
47% |
|
Consumer Equipment |
38,087 |
38,723 |
39,462 |
4% |
|
Lighting Equipment |
- |
- |
- |
0% |
|
Electrical And Electronic |
19,760 |
18,975 |
19,108 |
-3% |
|
Toys Leisure And Sports |
3,677 |
2,281 |
2,289 |
-38% |
|
Medical Devices |
21 |
63 |
70 |
233% |
|
Monitoring And Control |
78 |
110 |
107 |
37% |
|
Automatic Dispensers |
7 |
11 |
18 |
157% |
|
Display Equipment |
75,563 |
67,564 |
68,708 |
-9% |
|
Cooling Appliances Containing |
116,510 |
126,827 |
124,576 |
7% |
|
Gas Discharge Lamps |
2,680 |
6,500 |
6,882 |
157% |
|
PV Panels |
36 |
43 |
90 |
150% |
|
Totals |
506,878 |
528,686 |
544,375 |
|
The impact of this updated WEEE collected data has resulted in an increase of 37,497 tonnes compared to the 2015 WEEE collection target.
James Champ, senior compliance specialist at ecosurety comments “Compared to 2015, we have expected an increase in collection targets as a result of the changes in dual use and that the 2015 WEEE collected total exceeded the collection target by more than 14,500 tonnes.
This increased target will ensure that more WEEE is treated legitimately within the WEEE system to approved standards and efficiencies, contributing towards a circular economy.
At ecosurety we are proud to partner with treatment facilities with high re-use records to support our members in climbing the Waste Hierarchy whilst meeting their WEEE collection obligations.”
To find out how we can help with your WEEE compliance obligations, simply contact our team of specialists on 0845 094 2228.
James Champ
Technical manager
James joined the compliance team in August 2012 and now holds the role of technical manager. He is responsible for managing all regulator requirements across packaging, WEEE and batteries compliance regulations, and for overseeing our WEEE and batteries collections. In particular, James takes an active interest in quality improvement both for clients' data methodologies and internally to improve business efficiency.
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