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distributor take back scheme membership costs

categorising members
In both phase 1 and phase 2, members are categorised depending on the total sales value of all electrical and electronic equipment (as obligated by the WEEE regulations) in the appropriate 12 month data collection period. Each retailer will therefore fall into one of the following bands:

Total Sales Value of electrical products
Band A retailer Greater than £1.5m
Band B retailer £100,000 and £1.5m
Band C retailer £0 and £100,000

costs - phase 2
Retailers wishing to join the DTS in phase 2 will be subject to the fee structure outlined below. Membership of the DTS and payment of the associated fees will ensure compliance with take back obligations from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.

In the first instance, the fees for Band A members joining in Phase 2 will be based on unit sales in the period 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009.

Membership Status Band A Band B Band C
Rejoining member Phase 2 'per unit' fee + 14.75% op. costs £150 retention fee + £37.50 op. costs £50 retention fee + £25 op. costs
Late to rejoin phase 2 unit fee plus 20% £300 £150

Retention fees for members in band A in phase 2 detailed below. These are less than 20% of those charged for phase 1, and in many cases significantly lower than that. A further operational fee (14.75% of retention fees) will also be added.

Material type Equipment category A Band A retention fees (£) per unit sold (01/10/08 - 30/09/09) Band A retention fees (£) including operating fees
Fridges and freezer 1b 0.148 0.170
Other white goods (non-refrigeration) 1a 0.0607 0.0696
Televisions and monitors 4b, 3b 0.0537 0.0616
Lighting 5 0.000864 0.000992
All other EEE 2, 3a, 4a, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 0.00198 0.00227

For more information on the DTS in phase 2, please click here.
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costs - phase 1
Retailers wishing to join the DTS in phase 1 are subject to the fee structure outlined below. Membership of the DTS in phase 1 and payment of the associated fees (shown below) will ensure compliance with take back obligations until 31 December 2009.

cost (fee payable)
Band B retailer £1,500
Band C retailer £400

The fees payable by retailers who sell in excess of £1.5m of EEE (and are therefore categorised as being in 'band A') are proportional to the number of units sold in the previous calendar year. The phase 1 fees for all retailers that are not new to market since 15 March 2007 are detailed in the table below;

WEEE Category cost per unit sold (£)
Skip 1 (Refrigeration) 1b 1.518240857
Skip 2 (White non-fridge) 1a 0.622337801
Skip 3 (CRT) 4b, 3b 0.550562575
Skip 4 (Mixed) 2, 3a, 4a, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 0.020315602
Skip 5 (Lighting) 5 0.008866324

categories of WEEE
1a. Large household appliances - excluding cooling appliances containing refrigerants
1b. Cooling appliances containing refrigerants
2. Small household appliances
3a. IT and telecommunications equipment - excluding display equipment
3b. IT and telecommunications equipment - Display equipment only
4a. Consumer equipment - excluding display equipment
4b. Consumer equipment - Display equipment only
5a. Lighting equipment - excluding Gas Discharge Lamps
5b. Gas Discharge Lamps
6. Electrical and electronic tools
7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
8. Medical devices
9. Monitoring and control instruments
10. Automatic dispensers

joining the DTS
To join the scheme in phase 1 or phase 2, all retailers must complete the online DTS Registration forms.