The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

Repair or refurbishment of WEEE (T11)

11.—(1) The treatment of WEEE that is relevant waste by repairing or refurbishing it, including any prior dismantling.

(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph is set out below.

Codes	Waste types
160211*	WEEE containing CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs
160213*	WEEE containing hazardous components other than those mentioned in 160209 to 160212
160214	WEEE other than those mentioned in 160209 to 160213
160216	Components removed from discarded equipment other than those mentioned in 160215
200123*	WEEE containing CFCs
200135*	WEEE other than those mentioned in 200121 and 200123 containing hazardous components
200136	WEEE other than those mentioned in 200121, 200123, and 200135

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—

(a) the total quantity of waste treated or stored over any 12-month period does not exceed 1,000 tonnes;

(b) the best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques are used when treating the waste;

(c) the operation meets the technical requirements specified in Annex III to the WEEE Directive;

(d) in relation to any relevant waste falling within codes 160211* (WEEE containing CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs) or 200123* (WEEE containing CFCs), the waste is stored in such a manner so as to prevent the release of CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs;

(e) the waste is stored in such a manner that its environmentally sound reuse or recycling is not hindered; and

(f) the operation is for the purposes of—

(i) re-using the WEEE for its original purpose, or

(ii) re-using any dismantled components for their original purpose.

(4) In this paragraph—

(a) “best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques” has the meaning given in the document published jointly by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Scottish Executive on 27th November 2006, entitled “Guidance on Best Available Treatment, Recovery and Recycling Techniques (BATRRT) and Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)”(1);

(b) “CFCs” means chlorofluorocarbons;

(c) “HCFCs” means hydrochlorofluorocarbons;

(d) “HFCs” means hydrofluorocarbons; and

(e) “treatment” does not include the degassing or capture of ozone depleting substances.

(1)

Available on the Defra website - http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/producer/electrical/documents/weee-batrrt-guidance.pdf. See paragraphs 22 to 36.