WEEE data service levels 2023: Producer Responsibility Regulatory Services
Updated 8 March 2024
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This is a list of:
- data input requirements
- Environment Agency service levels (known as ‘outputs’)
It applies to:
- electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers
- producer compliance schemes (PCSs)
- approved authorised treatment facilities (AATFs)
- approved exporters (AEs)
1. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) data service level: 2023
1.1 PCS market and waste tonnage quarterly returns: 2023
Deadlines for submission are:
- quarter 1: 30 April 2023
- quarter 2: 31 July 2023
- quarter 3: 31 October 2023
- quarter 4: 31 January 2024
Analysis and validation is based on:
- late or non-submission
- repeat offenders
- repetitive and late re-submissions
- EEE put on market by PCS by category
- WEEE collected from designated collection facility (DCF) by category
- WEEE delivered to AATF or AE by PCS by category and operator
- WEEE returned by distributors to PCS by category
- WEEE taken back by PCS under Regulation 50 by PCS by category
Output: scheme submitted data
Public reporting method: summary of EEE placed on the market and WEEE collected.
Publication dates:
- quarter 1: 1 June 2023
- quarter 2: 1 September 2023
- quarter 3: 1 December 2023
- quarter 4 (interim): 1 March 2024
- quarter 4 (Final): 31 March 2024
Output: PCS 2023 obligation
Reports are available online within 1 week of publication date.
Agreement to publish final obligation by 18 January 2024.
The final 2023 data re-submission cut-off date is 15 March 2024.
Publication dates:
- issue 1: week starting 28 March 2023
- issue 2: week starting 27 June 2023
- issue 3: week starting 26 September 2023
1.2 AATF quarterly returns: 2023
Deadlines for submission are:
- quarter 1: 30 April 2023
- quarter 2: 31 July 2023
- quarter 3: 31 October 2023
- quarter 4: 31 January 2024
Analysis and validation is based on:
- late or non-submission
- repeat offenders
- repetitive and late re-submissions
- WEEE received by AATF by category by PCS
- WEEE received by AATF by category retained by DCFs (Regulation 53)
- non-obligated WEEE received by AATF by category
- WEEE delivered to ATFs by category and operator and PCS
- WEEE re-use by category by PCS
Output: WEEE reported as received at AATFs
Non-obligated WEEE received by AATFs.
Public reporting method: summary of WEEE received.
Publication dates:
- quarter 1: 1 June 2023
- quarter 2: 1 September 2023
- quarter 3: 1 December 2023
- quarter 4 (interim): 1 March 2024
- quarter 4 (final): 31 March 2024
1.3 AE quarterly returns: 2023
Deadlines for submission are:
- quarter 1: 30 April 2023
- quarter 2: 31 July 2023
- quarter 3: 31 October 2023
- quarter 4: 31 January 2024
Analysis and validation is based on:
- WEEE exported by AE by category by PCS
- non-obligated WEEE exported by AE by category
- WEEE mass balance gap analysis
Output: WEEE reported as exported by AEs
Public reporting method: summary of WEEE exported.
Publication dates:
- quarter 1: 1 June 2023
- quarter 2: 1 September 2023
- quarter 3: 1 December 2023
- quarter 4 (interim): 1 March 2024
- quarter 4 (Final): 31 March 2024
1.4 PCS declaration of compliance: 2023
Deadlines for submission: 31 March 2024.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- WEEE treatment by PCS by category in line with obligation
- compliance with targets
1.5 Producer compliance scheme (PCS) member registration: 2023
Deadlines for submission: 30 November 2022.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- public register drop-off
- volumes of EEE placed on the market, EEE category type and distribution of producers
- monitoring through the freerider programme
- PCS growth
Output: registration of EEE producers
Producer numbers (to individual PCS).
Valid producer updates received during and by last day of month will be processed and producer numbers allocated within 10 working days of receipt.
Small producers are not included within the public register until 10 February 2023.
Drop-off details are sent to PCS on 2 March 2023.
Public reporting method: public register of producers.
Publication date:
- 15 January 2023
- 10th of every month thereafter
1.6 EEE small producer registration: 2023
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2023.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- public register drop-off
- size and type
Output: public register of producers
Public reporting method: public register of producers.
Publication date:
- 10 February 2023
- 10th of every month thereafter
2. WEEE data service level: compliance period 2024
2.1 PCS approval applications: 2024
The application period is open from 1 July 2023 to 31 August 2023.
Analysis and validation is based on conditions of approval.
Output: approval or refusal (to individual PCS)
Public reporting method: public register of PCSs.
Publication date:
- 30 September 2023
- manual update within 10 working days of approval or removal
2.2 AATF and AE approval applications
Deadline for submission: 30 September 2023.
Analysis is done within 12 weeks.
Output: approval or refusal
Public reporting method: public register of AATFs and AEs.
Publication dates:
- 1 January 2024
- 10th of every month thereafter
2.3 PCS member registration: 2024
Deadlines for submission: 30 November 2023.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- public register drop-off
- volumes of EEE placed on the market, EEE category type and distribution of producers
- monitoring through the freerider programme
- PCS growth
Output: public register of producers
Producer numbers (to individual PCS).
Valid producer updates received during and by last day of month will be processed and producer numbers allocated within ten working days of receipt.
Small producers are not included within the public register until 10 February 2024.
Drop-off details are sent to PCS on 2 March 2024.
Public reporting method: public register of producers.
Publication date:
- 15 January 2024
- 10th of every month thereafter
2.4 EEE small producer registration: 2024
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2024.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- public register drop-off
- size and type
Output: public register of producers
Public reporting method: public register of producers.
Publication date:
- 10 February 2024
- 10th of every month thereafter