Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recovery and Recycling Programme

Introduction:

Introduction:
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Recovery Programme (WEEE) launched in 2003, jointly organized with Environmental Protection Department, aim to contribute to improve environmental protection and help people in need. An Average of WEEE Project collects over 18,000 units of waste electrical and electronic equipment in a year.

By our experience and assessment of service recipients, we have identified 10 items which are most in need, include TV sets, refrigerators, washing machines, audio-visual equipment, microwave oven, air-conditioner, rice-cooker, boiler, fans and warmer. In view of this, the above 10 designated items are our focus for the collection. WEEE project through processing the collection, inspection and repairing, it helps to reuse of electrical appliances and help peoples in need.

As we cannot control the item and quantity of second hand electronic equipments which donated from the public, we cannot fulfill all the needs. Here attached the Statistics of Application and Donation for reference.

9/10/2008 – 8/10/2009
個案申請及轉贈十大電器統計(只供參考)
Statistics of Application and Donation

電器類別(Items)	申請人數量 (Application No.)	成功轉贈 (Donated)	百份比 (%)
電視機(Television Set)	1251	213	17.0%
雪櫃(Refrigerator)	1206	120	10.0%
冷氣機(Air-conditioner)	584	7	1.2%
洗衣機(Washing Machines)	1024	68	6.6%
音響 Hi Fi產品(Hi-Fi Equipment)	438	149	34.0%
風扇(Electric Fan)	897	194	21.6%
微波爐(Microwave oven)	579	179	30.9%
暖爐/暖風機(Warmer)	129	67	51.9%
電水煲/電水壺(Water pot / boiler)	553	307	55.5%
電飯煲 (包括：西施煲) (Rice cooker)	551	178	32.3%
影視產品 - 包括:VCD、DVD、LD、錄影機 (Audio-Visual Equipment)	483	160	33.1%
總數(Total)	7212	1482	20.5%

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Aim:

- To reduce the amount of waste, improve the quality of living, help to conserve valuable resources and extend the life of our landfills.

- Raise the awareness of the citizens on environmental protection. Under this program, we hope to channel the waste electrical and electronic equipment for reuse and recycling instead of disposal.

- For community service, St. James' Settlement, after inspecting and repairing the collected items, we will donate people in need, so as to improve their living condition.

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Types of Collectable Items:

WEEE Project collects all types of household electrical appliances and electrical equipment (functioning or malfunctioning), and focus on collecting items with higher value for further donation. Designated items for collection: TV set, refrigerator, washing machines, audio-visual equipment (e.g. DVD), microwave oven, air-conditioner, rice-cooker, boiler, fans and warmer.

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How do we handle the secondhand electrical and electronic equipment ?

Collected electrical and electronic equipment will be inspected and repaired by Registered Technicians. Proper functioning and safety are needed to be ensured before donate to other individual client or non-profit agency for use. For items which are workable but with no request for application for donation, will be placed for charity re-sell. All sales income will be used for service development.

Any items which are non-repairable (or the repairing cost is too high) or too old to be donated, we will dismantle into and separate those items, e.g. iron, steel, copper wire and electronics. These recyclable materials will be sent to recyclers for recycling. This would help to reuse of usable materials, reduce the amount of waste, and lower the social cost.

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Collection points of WEEE, Address and Opening hours:

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Fee

Donation of electrical and electronic equipments is for charity use. WEEE Project will not pay any fee or commission to any co-organizer and donors (corporate & individual donors).

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Donation of electrical and electronic equipment

WEEE project only accepts referral of non-profit organizations and Social Welfare Department for application of reuse of electrical and electronic equipments. Every applicant must be gone through the assessment of Registered Social Workers. Apologize for not accepting applications by own self.

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