Recycling of WEEE in NL
According to the WEEE Regulation, recyclers of WEEE are obliged to report the quantity of WEEE collected and recycled in the previous calendar year to the NWR before 1 May each year. This obligation also applies to exporters of WEEE for recycling abroad. The notification includes the achieved recovery targets as referred to in Annex V of Directive No. 2012/19/EU.
As a recycler, you also have the obligation to ensure proper treatment of all collected WEEE. Proper treatment is described in Article 11 of the WEEE Regulation and also applies to the recycling of WEEE that has not been separated from other waste that does not belong to it.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is working with producers and importers on the introduction of a delivery obligation for WEEE. The first recipients, i.e. the parties that receive discarded appliances from consumers or professional users, are thus obliged to hand over the WEEE received to CENELEC-certified recyclers, whether or not via a producer organization and/or implementing organization.
CENELEC standard applicable to processing
Article 11 of the WEEE Regulation (regeling AEEA) prescribes, among other things, that the WEEE processor:
- must be in possession of a valid Declaration of Conformity, which is processed in accordance with the applicable norms and specifications of the CENELEC Standard,
- processes the collected WEEE at least in accordance with the norms and specifications of the CENELEC Standard on which this Declaration of Conformity is based.
The CENELEC Standard is the successor to WEEELABEX. The list of certified processors who work according to this standard is published by the WEEELABEX organization.
Registered recyclers
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Report missing recyclers
If you know a recycler of WEEE that does not appear in the list of registered recyclers, you can report this party to the NWR.
No financial contribution for recyclers
As a recycler of WEEE, you do not have to contribute to the costs of the register (NWR).
Producers and importers who are the first to market EEE in the Netherlands bear the Producer Responsibility and therefore also the costs incurred by the NWR for registration and reporting.
Frequently asked questions
The website and portal are renewed. Therefore it is for the moment only possible to report for 2022. Data that you have submitted before (2021 and earlier) will be visible soon. You will receive a message if this is possible. If something went wrong or you want to urgently change data, please send us an email.
The website and portal are renewed. Therefore it is for the moment only possible to report for 2021 if you have received an e-mail from us with the link to the reporting form. We will make sure that everyone who has to report for 2021 will receive this invitation as soon as possible and before 15 April 2023.
If you want to cancel your registration, for instance because none of your activities are obliged to register, please contact us by email. Enclose clear arguments to support your request Data that are reported remain content of the register.
Please read the instructions first. If this still gives questions or pain points, contact us by email. Contact by telephone is also an option.
From August 15, 2018, the changes with regard to the scope of the Regeling AEEA (WEEE Regulation) are implemented. Additional products are now in scope.
Previously, products that do not depend on electricity for their primary function were out of scope of the Regulation. As of August 15, 2018, all products with an electrical function are in scope, unless the product falls under an exception in the Regulation.
The website and portal are renewed. Therefore it is for the moment only possible to report for 2022. Data that you have submitted before (2021 and earlier) will be visible soon. You will receive a message if this is possible. If something went wrong or you want to urgently change data, please send us an email.
The website and portal are renewed. Therefore it is for the moment only possible to report for 2021 if you have received an e-mail from us with the link to the reporting form. We will make sure that everyone who has to report for 2021 will receive this invitation as soon as possible and before 15 April 2023.
If you want to cancel your registration, for instance because none of your activities are obliged to register, please contact us by email. Enclose clear arguments to support your request Data that are reported remain content of the register.
Please read the instructions first. If this still gives questions or pain points, contact us by email. Contact by telephone is also an option.
Consult the Handreiking reikwijdte (documents page, in dutch) for this. This is a tool to determine which devices qualify for ‘electrical and electronic equipment’ as referred to in Article 1.f in the WEEE Directive. Some specific devices are covered in Chapter 3 of the European Frequently Asked Questions WEEE Directive.
From August 15, 2018, the changes with regard to the scope of the Regulation AEEA are implemented. Additional products have come under the scope of the Regulation.
Previously, products that do not depend on electricity for their primary function were out of scope of the Regulation AEEA. As of August 15, 2018, all products with an electrical function are in scope, unless the product falls under an exception in the Regulation AEEA.
A producer or importer of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) must join the Organization for Producer Responsibility for E-waste Netherlands (Stichting OPEN).
Registration with Stichting OPEN implies that the registration at the National (W)EEE Register (NWR) on behalf of this producer is also done by the OPEN.
A foreign producer or importer can authorize a legal entity in the Netherlands to be an authorized representative in accordance with Article 21 of the Regeling AEEA (WEEE Regulation) to fulfill the obligations arising from the regulation on its behalf. This means: carrying out the registration, indicating how he meets his collection obligation and carrying out the annual reporting. From that moment on, the authorized representative is responsible for fulfilling the producer’s obligations. The producer or importer must join Stichting OPEN.
If you are a recycler of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), you have the following obligations:
– ensure proper treatment of all separately collected WEEE according to the best available techniques. Proper treatment means:
* compliance with seperation requirements for facilities that collect/recycle (Annex VII of the WEEE Directive)
* achieve recovery targets (Annex V of the WEEE Directive).
* recycle according to the Cenelec standard processing
– report each year before 1 May to the National (W)EEE Register the weight of WEEE recycled by you in the previous calendar year and the targets achieved for (material) reuse and recovery.
From August 15, 2018, the changes with regard to the scope of the Regeling AEEA (WEEE Regulation) are implemented. Additional products are now in scope.
Previously, products that do not depend on electricity for their primary function were out of scope of the Regulation. As of August 15, 2018, all products with an electrical function are in scope, unless the product falls under an exception in the Regulation.
The register (NWR) does not answer questions referring to the content of the legislation, other than this FAQ. The government has a specialised helpdesk for these questions: Helpdesk Afvalbeheer.