tonnes - WEEE Ireland

Producers
Producers Obligations
Producers of EEE who place product onto the Irish market are obliged to register with the WEEE Register Society and then
comply with the WEEE Regulations by ensuring they meet their market share obligations for recovery of WEEE from consumers.
Overall Ireland has to achieve an annual rate of 4kg of WEEE per head of population by 2008. Producers must ensure this WEEE
is treated in an environmentally sound manner and report on this treatment and output to the Environmental Protection Agency.
All registered Producers must display their WEEE Register Number on invoices, credit notes, delivery dockets etc.
to customers and ensure the wheelie bin symbol is indelibly marked on EEE and relevant information on WEEE
given to consumers with the product.
Role of WEEE Ireland
Producers of household EEE and lighting equipment can join WEEE Ireland for cost effective compliance with the
WEEE Regulations. WEEE Ireland employs licensed sub contractors to collect and recycle WEEE from collection points
nationwide and then reports to the EPA and Department of the Environment on the treatment, methodology
and fraction output from this process. The advantages of being part of our collective compliance scheme
operating to internationally recognised best practice standards have been acknowledged by the 400+
Irish Producers who are registered with WEEE Ireland.
WEEE Register Society and the WEEE Blackbox
The collection and recycling of WEEE is funded by contributions to the Producer Recycling Fund (PRF). All
Producers report, in strict confidence, directly to the WEEE Blackbox the EEE placed on the market each
month and our members are then invoiced by WEEE Ireland for the relevant Environmental Management
Costs (EMC). Visible EMCs for many categories of EEE are labelled as a contribution to the
Producer Recycling Fund (PRF) and shown on invoices and till receipts throughout the
supply chain to ensure transparency in the system.
Enforcement
The WEEE Blackbox, on behalf of the WEEE Register Society examines Producers’ records to determine the validity of
information reported in their monthly returns. WEEE Ireland offers all members a pre-examination service to help prepare
for this inspection in advance. The Office of Licensing and Guidance in the EPA oversee the enforcement activity on all
responsible parties involved in WEEE. They inspect Producer and Distributor premises to check all required
documentation and notices are in place and follow up on non registered Producers. To date they have
successfully prosecuted 3 Producers for non-compliance with the Regulations with more cases pending.
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