What is the WEEE Blackbox?

WEEE Register Society Ltd. has appointed Deloitte to manage and operate the WEEE Blackbox function on its behalf. The information gathered will be used to establish producers' financial liabilities associated with the management of a proportion of the Waste Batteries & Accumulators arising in Ireland.

The proportion of Waste Batteries & Accumulators management for which individual producers are responsible, will then be reported on a confidential basis to each producer, whether they are participating as part of collective compliance scheme or have opted to self-comply.

The role of the Blackbox includes:

• Receipt and processing of data on market share from registered producers;
• Determination of market share based on battery type, producer and/or other criteria e.g., consortia or collective compliance scheme;
• Advising WEEE Register Society Ltd. on the validation of environmental management costs (costs of collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste batteries &/or accumulators);
• Advising WEEE Register Society Ltd. on the adequacy of financial guarantees;
• Providing management reports for WEEE Register Society Ltd.

Confidentiality of Market Data:

Producers should note that the WEEE Blackbox is statute-barred from informing any third party, including the collective schemes and the Executive and Committee of Management of WEEE Register Society Ltd. itself of market share information. The contractor will not handle monies arising from registration fees or recycling monies paid by producers.

Measures taken to ensure the security and confidentiality of data submitted to the WEEE Blackbox:

A highly secure approach to computer and network security is employed, based on the following premise: "that which is not explicitly allowed is denied".

Rigorous controls are employed for access of any type to the system, incorporating the use of strong passwords, secure sockets layer technology and database encryption.