Implementation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive in Finland: Evaluation of the collection network and challenges of the effective WEEE management |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre of Northern Environmental Technology, Thule Institute, P.O. Box 7300, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland;2. Kemin Digipolis Oy, Tietokatu 6, FIN-94600 Kemi, Finland;3. Oulu Business School, P.O. Box 4600, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland;4. Mass and Heat Transfer Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, P.O. Box 4300, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland;1. Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China;2. Department of Engineering and Technical Services, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington, DC 20032, USA;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA;1. Universidade de Vigo, Facultade Economicas e Empresariais, Vigo 36310, Spain;1. Universidade de Vigo, Facultade Empresariais e Turismo, Ourense 32004 Spain;2. Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean Societies (ISSM), Italian National Council of Research (CNR), Via Guglielmo Sanfelice 8, Naples 80134 Italy;1. Institute for Environmental Decisions, Natural and Social Science Interface, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland;2. Department of Environmental Systems Science, Transdisciplinary Lab, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland;3. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Center for Industrial Ecology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA |
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| Abstract: | Further to the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, setting up efficient collection schemes is necessary to ensure the recovery targets set. Following the subsidiary principle, the WEEE Directive defines only the general requirements for mandatory collection and recycling objectives. The modalities of the logistics and the organisation of the take-back schemes are left to the choice of Member States. In this paper, the implementation of the WEEE Directive and the development of the WEEE recovery infrastructure in Finland are described and the challenges to the effective management of the WEEE recovery system in Finland are expressed. It can be said that the implementation of the WEEE Directive has succeeded in Finland and, at the same time, the legislative basis has been enacted. In addition, a functional WEEE recovery infrastructure has been built and, the collection requirements of the WEEE Directive have been exceeded in a relatively short time. However, the paper outlines that some inefficient practices still exist, particularly in the registration and WEEE collection stages. It is concluded that raising awareness would lead to a more environmentally sound behaviour and would, ultimately, improve WEEE recovery efficiency. |
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| Keywords: | WEEE Directive National implementation Producers associations Collection WEEE recovery network Finland |
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