Small electronic equipment can now also be collected and transported in accordance with the guidelines
Pallet pooling and production company Pooling Partners is the first in Europe to introduce a receptacle that complies with the latest requirements for transporting waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The new WEEE receptacle was recently put into use by the Belgian organisation Recupel, which is responsible for collecting and treating old electronic equipment for all of Belgium.
The European guidelines for the ‘transport of dangerous substances and articles’ were revised this year (ADR 2015). As a result, the bulk transport of WEEE products that contain lithium batteries is no longer permitted. Recupel recognised the need to change its collection and transport methods and initiated a project together with Pooling Partners to find a solution.
The new WEEE receptacle, which Pooling Partners developed in conjunction with Recupel, is the first receptacle suitable for the collection of small devices containing a lithium battery such as mobile telephones, tablets and small domestic equipment. Transparent plastic panels attached to the inside of the wooden frame prevent small parts from falling out, while still remaining visible. The simple, foldable box can be transported and stored compactly when empty. This translates into low transport and storage costs.
ADR 2015 applies to an increasing number of devices
Peter Sabbe, CEO of Recupel, explains that an increasing number of devices contain a lithium battery and must therefore satisfy the new guidelines. “Doing nothing is not an option. This solution combines compliance, practicality and cost-effectiveness.”
Ingrid Faber, CEO of Pooling Partners, says that while pilot trials have been carried out with the new WEEE receptacle elsewhere in Europe Belgium is the first country with a national solution that fully complies with the guidelines. “We expect other countries to follow shortly.” Faber is enthusiastic about the innovative partnership with Recupel. “We’ve worked together with Recupel on the WEEE receptacles for some time. We are looking forward to continuing our partnership with them in the years to come.”
About Recupel and WEEE
Recupel has been guaranteeing the collection and processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) throughout Belgium since 2001. WEEE is considered to be hazardous waste, and for that reason it is subjected to specific regulations. This waste needs to be collected and processed in a transparent, sustainable and efficient manner that is also in accordance with legislation pertaining to waste. Further information can be found on Recupel’s website www.recupel.be
About Pooling Partners
Pooling Partners is the largest business in full service pallet (box) pooling and manufacturing in Europe. The Dutch family company, which has a history dating back to 1891, encompasses a total of 17 subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and the UK.
Pooling Partners offers a range of products and services from wooden pallet production to rental, exchange, sale, trade return, repair and recycle, to logistic management of wooden and synthetic, standard and customised load carriers. The products and services are delivered in many markets and industries throughout Europe and beyond. The wood used to make the pallets comes from sustainably managed forests and is PEFC™ or FSC® certified.
The company encourages customers to become part of the circular pallet economy, driving standardisation within branches and across branches nationally and Europe wide. Less pallet types, robust specifications and dense networks of users pooling their pallets, ensure perfectly efficient and sustainable pallet use and recycling.
The company has an annual turnover of 300 million euros and over 800 employees. The company is headquartered in Eck en Wiel in the Netherlands. For more information, visit: www.poolingpartners.eu
IPP Logipal in the UK & Ireland, part of Pooling Partners
Formed in 2005, IPP Logipal UK & Ireland has grown rapidly to become the second largest pooling supplier in the UK & Ireland and establish itself as a leading high quality pallet pooling specialist.
The company’s principal clients are in the FMCG, retail, recycling and electronic sectors. It is a member of Timcon, the timber packaging and pallet confederation.
IPP Logipal UK & Ireland, part of Pooling Partners, is a wholly-owned business of Faber Halbertsma Group.
For more information, visit: www.poolingpartners.com
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