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A full plenary session of the Parliament in Brussels voted 580 to 37 in favour of the proposals, which had been made in a report prepared by MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz, the man responsible for steering the recast of the EU WEEE Directive by way of the European legislative procedure. There had been 22 abstentions.
Mr Florenzs report, and also the amendments to it which had been tabled inside the period because it was first regarded as by the Parliaments environment committee in draft form in February 2010, feature a range of proposals, numerous significantly various to those inside the European Commissions original recast proposals.
Among the key adjustments backed by the Parliament are to move from the current weight-based target for WEEE collection, that the UK has effortlessly met, to a percentage-based goal, with member states expected to collect 85% of all WEEE generated by 2016.
This represents a significant change from the 65% target originally proposed by the Commission, which was to be calculated as a proportion of the amount of new electrical equipment put onto the market.
Although this 65% target is seen as difficult for the UK, some in the sector have questioned just how taxing the Parliaments proposed target will likely be, noting it'll be dependent on exactly what the final recast document defines as WEEE .
Collection from households
The vote also saw the Parliament back moves to make producers, retailers and consumers responsible for funding the collection of WEEE from households, a significant change from the current system, whereby producers only pay for the collection, treatment and recycling of WEEE from collection points.
Parliament has sent a strong message that public authorities, manufacturers and customers all want to play their component to make sure we collect and recycle far more of our electrical and electronic goods
Karl-Heinz Florenz MEP
The change, which was made in amendment 47 of Mr Florenzs report, is likely to be welcomed by the Local Government Association, which believes it's necessary to boost traditionally low collection level for modest household WEEE.
The report notes that the actual rules for calculating the cost of collection will be laid down by individual member states.
But, it's likely to be draw opposition by producers and retailers, who could see their costs increase, and customers, who could see the cost of collection passed on to them.
Measures
Other adjustments endorsed today consist of:
Requiring between 50% and 75%, depending on the kind of material, of WEEE collected to in fact be recycled;Introducing a new 5% reuse target;Decreasing the number of WEEE categoriesStandardising registration and reporting for producers, a move the Parliament claimed would reduce their administrative burden and costs;Allowing customers to return very small WEEE directly to retailers.Mr Florenz said: We can no longer afford to waste our waste. Parliament has sent a strong message that public authorities, manufacturers and customers all require to play their part to make certain we collect and recycle far more of our electrical and electronic goods. We have also set out stricter rules to stop potentially harmful waste being illegally shipped to developing countries. .Are you looking full ebook about this topicGet Full Ebook For This Article