WEEE goods and minutes of meetings with the amenity sites since 2006

Summary

The request sought meeting minutes and emails regarding WEEE goods and amenity site charging structures since 2011, resulting in the disclosure of 130 pages of documents including specific pricing trials and contract details, though some information was withheld.

Key Facts

• WCAS implemented a 3-month trial for charging fees on non-hazardous WEEE items to offset disassembly costs.
• A new WEEE and household battery recycling contract was confirmed with a preferred contractor in December 2024.
• Charges for small WEEE were set at £490 per tonne, while fridges saw price increases and TVs/monitors saw reductions.
• Items under 20kg are generally free of charge, with specific exceptions for oil-filled radiators.
• Concerns were raised regarding scrap cars not being fully stripped of electrical components before crushing.

Data Disclosed

• £20
• £10
• £5
• £490 per tonne
• 20kg
• 08 January 2025
• 09 December 2024
• 11 October 2011
• 130 pages
• 4 documents

Original Request

I would like all minutes from these meetings and subsequent ones made public, in the public interest, as this change will reduce the use of the re-use centres, which are part of the government strategy. WCAS are no longer allowing working WEEE goods to be left in the re-use centre. I would also like any emails or reference to changes to the amenity sites charging structures on the rates and on the gate. Clarification received 27/01/2025: "Provide a time frame for meeting minutes (please note: the Freedom of Information Act applies to information created on or after 11 October 2011) So from 1st November 2011 to current date - Provide more details as to what you mean by 'subsequent' Departmental meeting minutes and notes/emails - Provide a time frame for the emails between the Department and WCAS June 2012 to current date. - Provide more details as to what you mean by 'or references' Government policy, reduce, reuse and recycle, and/or any meetings or emails reflecting the changes to the WEEE policy and the impact on the government reuse part of their policy/strategy."

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Full Response Text

1 From: Sent: 08 January 2025 15:37 To: - WCA site (manager@wcas.im) Subject: RE: WEEE Dear all

Happy to meet its just a case of where and when?

Ta

From:

Sent: 08 January 2025 13:01 To:

Subject: Re: WEEE

Thanks

Yes, a meeting would be useful I feel.

Port Erin Commissioners Tel: 832298

From:

Date: Wednesday, 8 January 2025 at 12:56 To:

Subject: RE: WEEE Happy New Year all

I’ve just come from a CA site Committee meeting and the following prices have been approved based on a 3- month trial with the staff carrying out disassembly of non-hazardous WEEE.

2

These figures are basically MPR charge rounded up to the nearest £2.

Non Hazardous WEEE:

Item
charge per item
cooker / range / double oven
£20
cooker (free standing)
£20
cooker (built in)
£20
Cooker (mini)
£10
Washing machine
£20
Dishwasher
£20
Tumble dryer
£20
Microwave
£10
Lawnmower
£10
Oil filled Radiator
£5
Treadmill
£20
Exercise bike/ rowing machine
£10
under 20kg exception

All items under 20kg will be FOC apart from the above exception.

These figures vary from our published figures from 02/01/25 as we now have committee approval to bring in additional resources. Please keep these to yourselves for now as, I haven’t received the formal minutes yet, so nothing will go out on media until I’ve received them.

Appreciate these vary from what the Western is charging, but having done our sums based on 3 weeks worth of data, we believe the proposed charges will help to offset the additional resources and comply the MPR requirements.

Interesting point made by Peter earlier, apparently scrap cars are not being completely stripped of electrical/ electronic components before crushing and shipping, and our understanding is that scrap metal, including our recycling steel bales, are compacted with the cars!

Is there any merit in calling a meeting, to discuss the implications of the variations in charges across the site?

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RAAUE: S’preevaadjagh yn çhaghteraght post-l shoh chammah’s coadanyn erbee currit marish as ta shoh coadit ec y leigh. Cha nhegin diu coipal ny cur eh da peiagh erbee elley ny ymmydey yn chooid t’ayn er aght erbee dyn kied leayr veih’n choyrtagh. Mannagh nee shiu yn enmyssagh kiarit jeh’n phost-l shoh, doll-shiu magh eh, my sailliu, as cur-shiu fys da’n choyrtagh cha leah as oddys shiu.

Cha nel kied currit da failleydagh ny jantagh erbee conaant y yannoo rish peiagh ny possan erbee lesh post-l er son Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh erbee jeh Reiltys Ellan Vannin dyn co-niartaghey scruit leayr veih Reireyder y Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh t’eh bentyn rish. 1 From: Sent: 09 December 2024 16:22 To: Subject: RE: WEEE Contract Importance: High Dear all I can confirm that is the preferred contractor for the new WEEE & household battery recycling. Unfortunately there will changes to the cost with Fridges increasing and TV’s & PC monitors reducing and a new cost of £490 per tonne for small WEEE. I have met with today to discuss the logistics of the contract and I would suggest the large WEEE would stay as is and is collected weekly or as agreed. Regarding the small WEEE we have suggested using the Dept’s now redundant Paper (metal) bins which are relatively easy to move around and once full easy to swap for empty ones.
As this is new to us all there are likely to be teething issues but I’m sure with an element of patience we can agree a system that works for all concerned. Regards From: manager@wcas.im manager@wcas.im
Sent: 09 December 2024 09:17 To: Cc:

Subject: WEEE Contract Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links.
Morning

I have a Board meeting tomorrow, if you don’t give out some information about the contract before then, they will vote to stop taking WEEE completely, I did warn you this may happen! Apart from it starting before the new financial year and budgets being set already for next year Just because the regulation does not start until 1st January 2025, does not mean we can do nothing until then! We know absolutely nothing about the contract – costs, storage, transport? S30(2)(b) 2 Can you give us any idea?

The Companies who shut down for Christmas will be doing that in less than 2 weeks, we have very little chance of getting something sorted if we need anything making or shipping in!

We need to look at RA’s, WP’s etc etc as well as training if need be

Kind regards

Western Civic Amenity Site Tel: 01624 801158 Mob: 07624 406333 Email: manager@wcas.im

1 From: Sent: 10 January 2024 11:24 To: Cc: Subject: RE: WEEE, dry cell & lithium-ion batteries

Happy New Year from the WCAS team.

As promised, this matter was discussed at our meeting last night and I can confirm that WCAS board is happy to agree to the required / proposed tendering process.

Regards,

Chair, WCAS Board

From:

Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 11:07 AM To: '

Cc:

Subject: RE: WEEE, dry cell & lithium-ion batteries

J

Thank you for your letter, but with all due respect I believe giving the WCAS board until 5th January to understand, discuss and agree this content is totally unreasonable as this is effectively 4 / 5 days. We do not have a board meeting until Tuesday 9th January 2024 and I am not going to call an EGM during the Christmas period. I do not have any knowledge on this subject and I am confident that the other LA reps will be the same so it will need to be discussed on 9th January and we will revert at that time.

,

By copy can you please add this item to the 9th January meeting agenda?

Regards,

Chair, WCAS Board

From:

Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 10:07 AM To: paul.clark@michael.gov.im Cc: Mike Rose (wcas.site@gmail.com) wcas.site@gmail.com Subject: WEEE, dry cell & lithium-ion batteries Importance: High

Dear Paul Section 35 (b) 2

Please see attached letter requesting the ECA site’s agreement for the Department to tender for WEEE (small WEEE), dry cell & lithium-ion batteries.

I have written to all four CA sites and given the size and complexity of the contract I need to start it early in the new year and therefore would be obliged for your response by 5th January 2024

Regards

Business and Contracts Manager Waste Management Unit
Department of Infrastructure Markwell House
Market Street
Douglas
Isle Of Man
IM1 2RZ
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RAAUE: S’preevaadjagh yn çhaghteraght post-l shoh chammah’s coadanyn erbee currit marish as ta shoh coadit ec y leigh. Cha nhegin diu coipal ny cur eh da peiagh erbee elley ny ymmydey yn chooid t’ayn er aght erbee dyn kied leayr veih’n choyrtagh. Mannagh nee shiu yn enmyssagh kiarit jeh’n phost-l shoh, doll-shiu magh eh, my sailliu, as cur-shiu fys da’n choyrtagh cha leah as oddys shiu.

Cha nel kied currit da failleydagh ny jantagh erbee conaant y yannoo rish peiagh ny possan erbee lesh post-l er son Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh erbee jeh Reiltys Ellan Vannin dyn co-niartaghey scruit leayr veih Reireyder y Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh t’eh bentyn rish. 1 From: Sent: 11 January 2022 13:06 To: Curphey, Emily Subject: Problematic Waste Dear All,

In advance of the meeting this afternoon, please find below, for info, my working definition of ‘problematic’ wastes. In terms of delivering a waste strategy these are listed in order of priority.

In terms of ‘solutions’, some are infrastructure reliant eg development of a new engineered landfill, STW in Peel, others relate to regulation eg using regulated compliant routes for plasterboard, or the need to ensure on going access via TFS to UK and European waste disposal routes. Some are strategic eg the eradication of JKW from the island, review of OSPAR action levels, others may require a subsidy eg assisting LAs to deliver small WEEE recycling schemes.

Prioritising the solutions will require a political steer, advised by an assessment of the strategic imperative and scale of the problem.

Some of the waste streams are being considered across other groups with Government/Boards etc. There is a need to avoid possible confusion, and waste of resources, caused by duplication of work streams.

Kind regards

Problematic wastes are those wastes for which there is: 1. no waste management route on or off island; (eg japanese knotweed contaminated aggregate/soil) 2. a waste management route but this route will cease in a specific time period; (eg due to site capacity, TFS restrictions, changes in UK legislation) 3. a waste management route but this is causing operational and or environmental issues (eg plasterboard and batteries in the EfW, unregulated burning)
4. a waste management route but is does not accord with the waste hierarchy (small WEEE) or climate change agenda 5. a waste management route but the cost is considered prohibitive by the industry

Stephanie Gray MSc MCD PGCE MCIWM
Head of Waste Management Unit Department of Infrastructure, Markwell House, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 2RZ 01624 686429 stephanie.gray@gov.im
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1 From: Greenwood, Rita (DOI) Sent: 11 February 2025 14:41 To: Subject: RE: Fw: WEEE Contract Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Hello

Thank you, please can you confirm if the Minister still requires Simon and I to attend the meeting.

Kind regards

Rita Greenwood MSc EDM Head of Waste Management Unit Department of Infrastructure Tel 01624 686429 Rita.greenwood2@gov.im

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Sent: 11 February 2025 14:28 To: Greenwood, Rita (DOI) Rita.Greenwood2@gov.im Subject: FW: Fw: WEEE Contract

Hi Rita,

Please see the email trail below for your information/awareness.

I will speak to Jeff about the content of the email.

Kind regards,

| Executive Assistant to the Minister |Central Support & Change Division Department of Infrastructure | Sea Terminal Building | Douglas | Isle of Man | IM1 2RF
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From: Curphey, Emily Emily.Curphey@gov.im
Sent: 11 February 2025 12:26 To:

Subject: FW: Fw: WEEE Contract

Hi

Are you picking this up in terms of prepping for the Minister this evening?

Thanks

Emily

Emily Curphey MRTPI Chief Officer Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building Douglas Isle of Man
IM1 2RF

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From: Haywood, Michelle (MHK) Michelle.Haywood@gov.im
Sent: 11 February 2025 12:08 3 To: Curphey, Emily Emily.Curphey@gov.im Cc: Robinson, Jeffrey Jeffrey.Robinson@gov.im;

Subject: FW: Fw: WEEE Contract

Dear All

Best wishes

Michelle

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Sent: 11 February 2025 11:46 To:

Cc: Haywood, Michelle (MHK) Michelle.Haywood@gov.im; manager@wcas.im;

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Subject: Re: Fw: WEEE Contract

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Section 35 (b) Section 35 (b) 4

On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 at 09:35, wrote: Minister Haywood,

Regards,

Michael District Commissioner Chair, Western Civic Amenity Site

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Sent: 23 December 2024 2:16 PM To:

Cc:

Subject: Fwd: WEEE Contract

Dear

Yours

Sent from Workspace ONE Boxer ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: DOI, Minister Minister.DOI@gov.im Date: 23 December 2024 at 14:06:53 GMT Subject: RE: WEEE Contract To: Johnston, Tim (MHK) Tim.Johnston@gov.im,Cannan, Alfred Alfred.Cannan@gov.im,Barber, Clare clare.barber@gov.im,Poole-Wilson, Jane (MHK) Jane.Poole-Wilson@gov.im,Allinson, Alex Alex.Allinson2@gov.im Cc: Curphey, Emily Emily.Curphey@gov.im

Dear Ministers

Type text here S35(b) Section 35 (b) 6

Gura mie eu as yeeareeyn share Thanks and best wishes

Michelle (she/her)

Hon. Dr M Haywood MHK | Minister for Infrastructure Department of Infrastructure | Sea Terminal Building | Douglas | Isle of Man | IM1 2RF
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From: Johnston, Tim (MHK) Tim.Johnston@gov.im Sent: 20 December 2024 16:26 To: Haywood, Michelle (MHK) Michelle.Haywood@gov.im Cc: Johnston, Tim (MHK) Tim.Johnston@gov.im Subject: FW: WEEE Contract

Hi Michelle,

Kr Tim Section 35 (b) Section 35 (b) 9

Regarding the small WEEE we have suggested using the Dept’s now redundant Paper (metal) bins which are relatively easy t

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