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- MAI had received a compliance scheme license from the government on January 2014.
- The Israeli law has been enforced since March 1st 2014
- 85% of the producers signed with a compliance scheme
- MAI is collecting e-waste at a growing pace reaching 1,000.tons per month and increasing
- MAI serves ~90% of the B2B E-waste collection
A manufacturer or importer of electrical and electronic products or batteries to Israel?
Apply the law and contact the MAI corporation
THE ISRAELI WEEE
REGULATION MAIN
PRINCIPLES
- Only licensed and regulated companies are allowed to collect E-waste a “Compliance Scheme”.
- Recycling goals stand at 15% of local sales starting in 2014, increasing yearly by 5%, up to 50% in 2021
- A non-domestic WEEE holder must transfer it to a compliance scheme free of charge.
- EEE and battery retailers are obliged to accept E-waste from clients when selling or supplying a new product and transfer it to a compliance scheme – (a Take Back System)
The Israeli E-waste Recycling Corporation operated by the Environmental Treatment of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Batteries Law, 5772-2012
MAI IS A MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN WEEELOGIC NETWORK
The WEEElogic network consists of national take back schemes, treatment and recycling operators, logistics and asset management companies, and a consulting company. With this WEEElogic ensures full compliance all across Europe for WEEE, batteries, and packaging. For major European markets notably, WEEElogic has selected dedicated, exclusive partners.