the recovery and recycling industry in spain
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THE RECOVERY AND
RECYCLING INDUSTRY IN
SPAIN
11th International Electronics
Recycling Congress
January 2012
FER
Metals Recycling
Spanish Recycling Industry
Legislation
WEEE Management
Legislation
WEEE Management7
FER
• Since 1982, FER defends the interests of the recycling sector in different economic, technical and social fields
• Represents companies involved in the collection, trade, processing and recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metal waste
• FER members represent 90 % of the material recovered in Spain
• Member of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), the European Ferrous Recovery and Recycling Federation (EFR) and of the European Metal Trade and Recycling Federation (EUROMETREC)
Metals Recycling
Materials:
Ferrous Scrap
Non Ferrous Scrap
Mixed Scrap
Others
COLLECTION
STORAGE
SORTINGTREATMENT
Ferrous Scrap:•Profiles•Sheets•Shavings
Non Ferrous Scrap•Profiles•Cables
Mixed Scrap:•End-of Live Vehicles
•WEEE
Others:•Used Tyres•Hazardous waste
SMALL: 20.000 MEDIUM: 2.000
SMELTING:10
SUPPLIERS: 47 Millons
BIG: 40
Spanish Recycling Industry
Legislation
Directive2002/96/EC
(WEEE)
Directive2002/95/EC
(RoSH)
Real Decreto
208/2005
WEEE Management
BEFORE NEW LEGISLATION (REAL DECRETO 208/2005)
WEEE Management
WEEE Management
AFTER NEW LEGISLATION (REAL DECRETO 208/2005)
WEEE Management
HOUSEHOLD USER
INTERMEDIATE COLLECTION
CENTER
HOUSEHOLDCOLLECTION
POINTS
INSTALLER DISTRIBUTOR
PROFESSIONAL USER
OTHERS
DISTRIBUTOR
AUTHORIZED FACILITIES
Controlled by WEEE Collection and Recovery Organizations
Source: Eurostat
WEEE Collection Rate (2008)
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SPAIN RECOVERY (2008)
Tonnes %
Large household appliances 243.357 96,8
Small household appliances 3.340 92,5
IT and telecommunications equipment 12.996 76,4
Consumer equipment 12.888 84,5
Lighting equipment 1.827 96,8
Gas discharge lamps
Electrical and electronic tools 720 91,3
Toys, leisure and sports equipment 2.154 58,9
Medical devices 405 74,9
Monitoring and control instruments 34 60,7
Automatic dispensers 308 93,1
Source: Eurostat
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SPAIN RECYCLING (2008)
Tonnes %
Large household appliances 203.636 81
Small household appliances 2.419 67
IT and telecommunications equipment 11.062 65
Consumer equipment 12.660 83
Lighting equipment 1.730 91,7
Gas discharge lamps 1.313 90
Electrical and electronic tools 574 72,7
Toys, leisure and sports equipment 2.123 58
Medical devices 400 74
Monitoring and control instruments 34 60
Automatic dispensers 252 76
Source: Eurostat
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Recycling Industry has been established for over 70 years
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After WEEE Law
Part of Management
Facilities
Authorized WEEE Management
Facilities
New Specific Companies
Authorized to manage WEEE
exclusively
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FER proposals to improve WEEE Management
Industrial Collection Points
Other Channels
Treatment Standars
