take-e-way News on EPR & Product Compliance

05/03/2021

WEEE Germany: Discounters, food retailers and supermarkets must take back waste appliances

From 1 July 2022 at the latest, consumers will also be able to return waste electrical appliances free of charge to numerous discounters, food retailers and supermarkets in Germany. The statutory amendment closes additional previous loopholes so that online retailers really do offer their customers free collection and disposal of waste electrical appliances every time they purchase new ones.

05/03/2021

Mandatory environmental labelling on all packaging in Italy

The Legislative Decree n. 116/2020 has made environmental labelling compulsory for packaging of the products intended for the final consumer in Italy. The primary goal is to indicate to final consumers the appropriate disposal of each packaging type.

04/15/2021

Validity of your WEEE registration limited to the country registered in

Each EU country has its own national WEEE transposition. Associated with this is the fact that electrical equipment must be registered and subsequently managed separately in each EU member state. A WEEE registration in Germany is therefore not equivalent to an EU-wide registration and therefore only applies to Germany. The Battery Act and the Packaging Act also have their respective national equivalents in the EU member states.

04/12/2021

WEEE Germany: Demand for e-mobility and leisure equipment is growing again

It is important for distributors actively engaged in the field of e-mobility and leisure equipment to note that according to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act in Germany, these product ranges include several so-called “types of equipment”. Please review your range of electrical products with regard to classification.

04/12/2021

WEEE Austria: Audit results uncover frequent fault with LEDs

Official reports from WEEE-audits that proceeded in 2020 are gradually being released this year. It can be observed that the most common finding is the incomplete registration of companies due to the mis-identification and hence the non-reporting of devices that fall under the collection and treatment category gas discharge lamps. In Austria, LED-Light bulbs or LED-Lamps must be reported under the gas discharge lamps category. Such incomplete registration, if no amendments were made, could lead to administrative penalty proceedings.

04/07/2021

Relabelling, returns processing and repair – new service from take-e-way

If your merchandise is affected by extensive returns, e.g. due to complaints or insurance claims or if repairs to your products are necessary which you cannot carry out or organise yourself, take-e-way now offers you a suitable solution in collaboration with a partner company from Hamburg.

03/30/2021

Sweden: Reporting of Composite Packaging

For the first reporting to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency next year on packaging placed on the market in 2021, there are new requirements for reporting composite packaging and packaging consisting of more than one material.

03/23/2021

France / packaging act – latest developments

Following the suspension of the execution of the decree of 30th November 2020, the French Council of State has decided to put the prohibition of the Green Dot as well as the penalty for using the Green Dot on hold. The topic requires further discussion among the French government. At present, we are waiting for the French Council of State’s decision on whether the Green Dot prohibition and penalty for using the Green Dot will be maintained or not. The final decision is expected within the next 6 to 18 months.

03/23/2021

Charging points for e-vehicles fall under the Electronic Equipment Act

On 5 March 2021, Germany’s upper house (Bundesrat) approved the legislation recently passed by the Bundestag to establish a building-integrated charging and line infrastructure for electromobility. The Act is intended to accelerate the expansion of charging infrastructure for electromobility in buildings. Depending on their size, charging points for e-vehicles fall under the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG – German WEEE conversion) and are required to be registered with the EAR foundation (German WEEE registration board).

03/17/2021

take-e-way supports Deutsche Umwelthilfe with white book for use of old solar modules

In order to reinforce the reuse and recycling of photovoltaic modules and thus also the energy transition, the organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH – Environmental Action Germany) along with partners from the solar and waste management industry First Solar, Rosi Solar, take-e-way and Veolia have developed and published a white book on options for improvement. take-e-way welcomes and endorses the constructive approach adopted by DUH as part of this project.

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