WeeeCare compliance scheme - EA approved

30th Jan 2007

We are delighted to announce the we are one of the first schemes to be approved by the Environment Agency on the 30th January 2007. Our scheme reference number is: WEE/MP3538PZ/SCH.

Producer Registration
Producer have until 15 March to join a compliance scheme. WeeeCare offer both B2B and B2C producers a low cost compliance solution. All costs are confirmed for 2007.

Retailer Registration
Retailers have until July to join a Distributor take-back scheme. WeeeCare offer a range of in-store take-back solutions and DCF schemes to ensure you fulfil your legal obligations.

From the 1st July you will be responsible for declaring how much EEE you have placed on the market each quarter. Subject to the category of EEE and whether the equipment is destined for the household or non-household market will determine the cost of your obligation.

The next stage
We are currently waiting for the EA to confirm the electronic format for customer registration. As soon as this is received we will write to you requesting final details for your membership. When you receive these documents we would urge you to complete them as soon as possible because all the information has to be passed to the Environment Agency by the end of March. In order to ensure you are choosing the best compliance scheme for your company we are providing a comparison of each approved scheme as we receive the details from the EA. In the meantime, please note that WeeeCare is offering the lowest costs for weee compliance fixed for 2007. For details of this service and all other aspects of Weee compliance simply visit your member only login at www. Weeecare.com. Don't forget your password is your email address.

Scheme Pledge - £9 per tonne average, non-household

WeeeCare - Scheme pledges £9 per tonne cost for WEEE removal (non-household average)
Article No.6503 - LetsRecycle.com (click here to go to LetsRecycle.com)

WeeeWeeeCare, the producer compliance scheme being run by Leeds-based recycling and waste firm WasteCare, has pledged to "clearly and openly state" its costs of collecting waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

The scheme, which has now been approved by the Environment Agency to assist electronics producers with their obligations under the WEEE Regulations, said its WEEE removal costs would start from "as little as £6 per tonne, with an average of £9".

Kevin Bray, acting chief executive of WeeeCare, said: "Individual producers must know now how much the new rules will cost them, to plan for the future. To ensure minimal outlay and help producers decide which scheme to enrol with, WeeeCare was keen to be upfront and transparent about its costs from the outset."

WeeeCare wins EA WEEE license

WeeeCare has become the first Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance scheme to win an Environment Agency (EA) license for the administration of new recycling regulations.

WeeeCare says it is the first company to "clearly and openly state" the cost of WEEE removal, starting from as little as £6 per tonne.
The new licence holder saya costs can be as little as £6 per tonne, with an average of £9

Kevin Bray, acting chief executive of WeeeCare, said:"Individual producers must know now how much the new rules will cost them. To ensure minimal outlay and help producers decide which scheme to enrol with, WeeeCare was keen to be upfront and transparent about its costs from the outset."

WEEE Producer - Compliance Cost Announced

For many months the electronic and electrical equipment industry has been anticipating the introduction of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Regulations 2006 with fear and trepidation of what it will do to its bottom line. Companies in the industry have been expecting that substantial amounts of money would have to be budgeted to meet their obligations under the new regulations which will finally come into force in the New Year. Speculation of the actual costs has been rife with some saying that to collect and treat weee will cost over £500 per tonne!

However, WeeeCare.com have confirmed that costs of meeting your obligations could be as low as £6 per tonne for business to business weee. WeeeCare.com have so far been the only proposed compliance scheme to announce a firm cost for 2007.

Speaking at the launch today of their Producer Compliance Scheme, WeeeCare.com Chief Executive, Kevin Bray, said; "The costs of compliance have been overblown by most compliance schemes because they have had no experience of waste electronic and electrical equipment recycling and little understanding of the economic drivers in the industry. We, with our sister company WasteCare, have many years experience of recycling electronic and electrical equipment(eee) and have the most effective and most cost efficient collection and treatment process in the UK. We can guarantee that your cost of compliance will be substantially less if you join the WeeeCare.com Producer Compliance Scheme than it will be with anyone else." With a number of key producers and recyclers already supporting the WeeeCare.com scheme, a high take up will simply ensure costs stay low.

WeeeCare.com already has in place a barcode assisted online tracking system to ensure producers are only expected to pay for their own obligated waste and not subsidising high cost non-identified waste. Again, with over 26 years experience the company is already providing end users a bespoke nationwide collection service for all forms of weee.

The next few months will be a busy and nervous time for the electrical and electronics industries as it takes the necessary steps to comply with a completely new regulatory regime. Taking the right action now and joining the WeeeCare.com scheme will ensure you minimize your cost of compliance.

If you are a principally a business to business eee producer and care about your bottom line, contact WeeeCare.com now and save a small fortune.

Recycling firm aims to strip away WEEE myths

There has been major concern from the manufacturing sector regarding what looked like potentially huge bills for stakeholders faced with complying with the new WEEE directive. The new electronic recycling law result in additional, sometimes significant, costs being incurred by European electrical producers and importers
The governments estimate for the UK alone suggests that manufacturers will collectively need to stump up between £217m and £455m per annum to ensure their electronic goods are recycled safely
WeeeCare, a firm set up specifically to serve this growing new sector, has gone out on a limb by quoting its own compliance scheme as costing as little as £6 per tonne - hundreds of pounds less than some competing companies
Individual producers need to know now how much the WEEE directive is going to cost them in order to plan for the future, and avoid selling new products at a loss, says the firm. To ensure minimal outlay for producers and to help them to decide which scheme to enrol with, WeeeCare was keen to be transparent and upfront about it's costs.
Kevin Bray, acting chief executive explained:"Our aim is to help producers and manufacturers by providing a cost effective and responsible compliance scheme. We are the only company to guarantee the cost of businesses WEEE obligation in 2007, and instead of some of the figures which have been handed about, we are providing our service from £6 per tonne for business to business producers."
Time is counting down swiftly to the deadline for producers to sign up to a compliance scheme. Businesses must join a Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS) by March 15th 2007. "This can be a worry for many producers who are not aware of the costs of the schemes they are signing up to" said Bray who added that WeeeCare will guarantee its costs, claiming they will remain low. Unlike most other compliance schemes, he says, the company operates its own recycling plants and collection facilities throughout the UK, and has more than 20 years experience of waste management, through sister company WasteCare. It is also the first to get the backing of the Environment Agency.
There has been much confusion over the EA's regulations, and many businesses are still none the wiser as to their required commitment in what is only a few weeks time. Some of the fear of committing to registering with a compliance scheme has inevitably focused on the cost which has been an unknown quantity thanks to the new nature of the regulations. Many companies have reportedly paid huge amounts to ensure their packaging was recycled and have found subsequently that they could have complied for far less outlay. Many compliance schemes are talking, vaguely, in terms of several hundred pounds/tonne. Will the removal of EEE go the same way? Hopefully not says WeeeCare.

Counting the cost of compliance

With the government estimating an impact of between £217 and £445 million per annum for the UK alone, individual producers understandably know what costs will fall to them in order to plan for the future and avoid selling new products at a loss. To ensure minimal outlay for producers, WeeeCare claims to be upfront and transparent about it's costs.
Acting chief executive of WeeeCare, Kevin Bray, commented:"Our aim is to provide a responsible compliance scheme which guarantees the cost of Weee obligations in 2007. We provide a service from £6 per tonne, with an average cost of £9 per tonne for business to business producers."
Unlike many compliance schemes, WeeeCare has its own recycling plants and collection facilities throughout the UK managed by sister company WasteCare. This helps to keep compliance structured, clear and low cost with confirmed prices for the current year.

Price tag put on electrical rules

A price tag has been put on the cost of new rules that will force manufacturers and retailers of electrical equipment to recycle items.
WeeeCare, the first company to win an Environment Agency licence for the administration of the waste electrical and electronic equipment(WEEE) recycling rules, said it would charge businesses from £6 per tonne for IT equipment, up to £39 per tonne for lighting.

Companies will also have to pay an annual membership fee starting at £230

The WEEE rules are expected to cost the UK economy between £217m and £455m a year

Jonathan Moules