Financing
The financing schemes provide differentiated models based on the type of products (household or professional). In addition, a fixed annual fee is payable by all Members to cover the administrative and assistance costs.
As regards the management of household WEEE, in addition to the annual fee payable to the Producer Responsibility Organisation, each Producer is required to pay an amount proportional to its volumes placed on the market. For this reason, in order to finance the collection, transport, treatment, recovery and disposal operations, when placing new EEE on the market, Producers should provide for a contribution to cover for the costs for these activities, so-called WEEE Eco-contribution This contribution, envisaged by the law, has only an environmental value since it is needed for financing the activities of the Producer Responsibility Organisation for the sustainable management of WEEE and cannot constitute any gain neither for the Producers nor the retailers.
Erion WEEE Members can adopt two different financing models:
With this model, the Producer applies a ‘visible fee’ on the sale price of each EEE. By using this method, the presence of the environmental contribution and the costs relating to the proper treatment of WEEE are immediately known by the distributor who, in turn, can communicate them to the final consumer.
The Producer applying the Visible Eco-fee is required to show on the invoice the amount that the Producer Responsibility Organisation sets for each type of EEE (see the following table).
With the built-in Eco-fee, the Producer does not separately show in its sales invoices the environmental contribution, as it is already included in the sale price to the distributor.
For Producers choosing the built-in Eco-fee model, the Producer Responsibility Organisation shall bill for each type of EEE the amounts shown in the following table.
Guarantee amounts photovoltaic modules (in accordance with the law 221/2015 “environmental related”) regardless of the type (household/professional)
The legislation provides for a different financing model for waste deriving from professional equipment, i.e. designed exclusively for professional use. The Producer will have to bear the costs for the disposal of WEEE only on-demand, i.e. when the end user requests it.
In each of these cases, the Producer Responsibility Organisation will send the Member a specific quotation for performing the requested service.
Find out how to become a member of the most important Italian Extended Producer Responsibility system for the management of WEEE, Battery and Packaging Producers. A single service for every need.
Erion WEEE – Non-profit Producer Responsibility Organization for the management of WEEE – Via Messina, 38 – 20154 Milan
VAT/Tax Code/ Milan Registry of Businesses 11409620967
