11th International Electronics Recycling Congress Author: Alicia García-Franco. CEO. Spanish Federation of Recovery and Recycling FER members Represent 90% of the scrap recovered in Spain FER member companies plus member associations represent over 440 companies.

1. THE RECOVERY AND
RECYCLING INDUSTRY IN
SPAIN
11th International Electronics
Recycling Congress
January 2012

2. FER
Metals Recycling
Spanish Recycling Industry
Legislation
WEEE Management
Legislation
WEEE Management7

3. 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)

4. 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

5. SMALL: 20.000
MEDIUM: 2.000
SMELTING:10
SUPPLIERS: 47 Millons
BIG: 40
Spanish Recycling Industry

6. Legislation
Directive
2002/96/EC
(WEEE)
Directive
2002/95/EC
(RoSH)
Real
Decreto
208/2005

7. WEEE Management
BEFORE NEW LEGISLATION (REAL DECRETO 208/2005)
WEEE Management

8. WEEE Management
AFTER NEW LEGISLATION (REAL DECRETO 208/2005)
WEEE Management
HOUSEHOLD USER
INTERMEDIATE
COLLECTION
CENTER
HOUSEHOLD
COLLECTION
POINTS
INSTALLER DISTRIBUTOR
PROFESSIONAL USER
OTHERS
DISTRIBUTOR
AUTHORIZED FACILITIES
Controlled by WEEE Collection and Recovery Organizations

9. Source: Eurostat
WEEE Collection Rate (2008)
WEEE ManagementWEEE Management

10. 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
WEEE ManagementWEEE Management

11. 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
WEEE ManagementWEEE Management

12. Recycling Industry has been established for over 70 years
WEEE ManagementWEEE Management
After WEEE
Law
Part of
Management
Facilities
Authorized WEEE
Management
Facilities
New Specific
Companies
Authorized to
manage WEEE
exclusively

13. WEEE ManagementWEEE Management
FER proposals to improve WEEE
Management
Industrial Collection Points
Other Channels
Treatment Standars

14. THANKS FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
SPANISH FEDERATION OF RECOVERY AND RECYCLING
consultas@recuperacion.org
www.recuperacion.org