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RECUPEL has continually sampled 5 % of the collected WEEE for a number of years.
The aim of this detailed sampling is to expose the relationships between the various
product groups in the mixed WEEE streams. It also represents the basis for reporting
to the authorities. The sampling is audited annually by an external party. In 2007
RECUPEL developed an automated sampling machine. Upon arrival of the WEEE at
processing sites, the full box pallets are manually emptied and sorted. Each appliance
then passes by on a conveyor belt, whereby the operator indicates by means of a
touch screen to which WEEE category the appliance belongs. At the same time the
appliance is weighed and photographed, which allows for subsequent checks.
Automation therefore implies improvement in efficiency compared to the earlier,
manual sampling method. RECUPEL entrust WEEE sampling completely to the
sheltered social workshops Revam (Flanders) and Hautes Ardennes (Wallonia). The
RECUPEL sampling machine is also gaining support outside of Belgium. 303
Table 15-6 presents the recycling and recovery percentages of the different types of
WEEE in Flanders. 304
Table 15-6 Recycling and Recovery Percentages of WEEE in Flanders
Type Type of of WEEE WEEE
Target
Target
Result Results Result
(VLAREA)
(VLAREA)
(Recupel)
(Recupel)
Large white
goods
Total Reuse and recycling 80% 82.91%
Total Recovery 85% 82.44%
Ferrous Reuse and recycling 95% 100.00%
Non-ferrous Reuse and recycling 95% 100.00%
Synthetic
materials
Reuse and recycling 50% 73.04%
Synthetic Recovery 80% 75.64%
Cooling and
freezing
appliances
Total Reuse and recycling 80% 79.70%
Total Recovery 85% 93.80%
Ferrous Reuse and recycling 95% 100.00%
Non-ferrous Reuse and recycling 95% 100.00%
Synthetic Reuse and recycling 50% 33.47%
Synthetic Recovery 80% 90.61%
Television
screens and
monitors
Total Reuse and recycling 70% 86.92%
Total Recovery 75% 89.09%
Ferrous Reuse and recycling 95% 100.00%
Non-ferrous Reuse and recycling 95% 100.00%
Synthetic Reuse and recycling 50% 71.23%
Synthetic Recovery 80% 82.25%
Other
appliances
Total Reuse and recycling 70% 81.17%
Total Recovery 75% 82.03%
303 RECUPEL (2007) Annual Report.
304 RECUPEL (2007) Annual Report.
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