How can we help you?

• Wat does the amendment to the law as of 15 August 2018 mean?

  Since August 15, 2018, there has been a legal amendment to the scope of the Dutch Regulation on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (hereafter: the Regulation). This amendment to the law has (possibly) an impact on the electrical appliances you are legally obliged to report. We call this the Open Scope.

  As a participant of Wecycle, you received information about the amendment of the law by e-mail on 12 December 2018. You can find more information about the Open Scope through the link below.

  For more information, please contact us by e-mail or by phone +31 (0)79 7600 630.

  Open-scope

• Do the AEEA regulations apply to me?

  If you bring electrical appliances, low-energy light bulbs or luminaires onto the Dutch market, as described in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (AEEA) regulations, you have certain obligations. There is a full overview of them in the AEEA regulations, for which the government has produced a guide for readers (both in Dutch). 

  If your company sells electrical products directly to end-users in the Netherlands from abroad (through an online shop, for example), you are covered by the Dutch AEEA regulations. Not sure if you are a producer or importer? Check using the link below. 

  Note, since 15 August 2018, consumer luminaires and e-bikes have also been in scope of the AEEA Regulation. If you want to register your consumer luminaires selling company at Wecycle, please use the button below. In case your company put e-bikes onto the Dutch market, please contact us by e-mail or by phone +31 (0)79 7600 630.

  Check producers/importers

• What are my obligations?

  The most important obligations are grouped as follows:

  Producer or importer

  • Providing information to Wecycle for registration on the Nationaal (W)EEE Register.
  • Declaring imported or produced electrical appliances and low-energy light bulbs and luminaires (quantities and weights) that you put on the Dutch market, per quarter or per year.
  • Marking electrical devices and low-energy lamps with symbols in the form of a crossed-out movable waste container. Example:

   

  Wecycle

  • Collecting and processing, including funding of all types of e-waste, according to compulsory standards.
  • Registering with and reporting to the Nationaal (W)EEE Register.
  • For companies based abroad and which sell electrical products directly to Dutch end-users, Wecycle appoints a product foundation as the authorised representative in the Netherlands. 

  For more information, please contact us by e-mail or on telephone +31 (0)79 7600 630.

• What are my obligations in relation to low-energy light bulbs and luminaires?

  As a producer or importer of low-energy light bulbs or luminaires, you are legally obliged to organize your collection and reporting via the LightRec Foundation. This also applies to companies that sell low-energy light bulbs or luminaires from abroad directly to end-users in the Netherlands. LightRec engages the services of Wecycle to actually carry out the collection and make the reports.

  For more information, please contact us by e-mail or on telephone +31 (0)79 7600 630.

• What are the fees?

  We are the only non-profit organization in the Netherlands which organizes the collection and recycling of e-waste. The costs for the collection and recycling of e-waste are borne by the producers and importers, who are affiliated to one or more product foundations. They set the fees.

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• How can I sign up?

  Would you like to meet your legal obligations in an effective and cost-efficient manner? In that case, choose a solid and reliable partner, just like 2,000 other producers and importers have done. To sign up, click on the button below.

  Sign up

• How can I log on to make a declaration?

  According to the AEEA regulations, you must declare imported or produced electrical appliances and low-energy light bulbs and luminaires (quantities and weights) that you put on the Dutch market. Use the button below to log on. 

  Log on

• What else can Wecycle do for me?

  We also offer:

  • Free collection of your e-waste. 
  • European solutions if you also sell outside the Netherlands, thanks to our membership of WEEE Europe (see below).  
  • Appointment of product foundation as the authorised representative in the Netherlands (for non-Dutch based producers only). 

  For more information, please contact us by e-mail or on telephone +31 (0)79 7600 630.

• What is WEEE Europe?

  WEEE Europe is a joint venture of various European collectives, including Wecycle. The company, based in Germany, is a one-stop shop for businesses active in multiple European countries. Among the services offered by WEEE Europe are: 

  • Arranging contracts with the various European collection systems. 
  • An online portal where reports for the whole of Europe can be made in one central location. 

  For more information, go to the WEEE Europe website or contact Wecycle Producers Services by e-mail or on telephone +31 (0)79 7600 630.

  Website WEEE Europe

• What is the relationship between Wecycle, the product foundations and the NVMP?

  Wecycle is the organization that arranges the collection and recycling of e-waste. We do this on behalf of six product foundations, to which a total of 1,600 producers and importers are affiliated. The product foundations cooperate in the Association NVMP, which represents the collective interests of the producers. The product foundations affiliated to the NVMP finance the collection and recycling of the e-waste.

  Overview product foundations

• I have another question - who can I ask?

  You can send an e-mail or call +31 (0)79 7600 630.

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