The firm's Exel Supply Chain section is taking on customers for the 2009 packaging compliance period, and hopes to create a “one-stop shop” for WEEE and packaging compliance, as well as packaging data via the DHL Packaging Datastore.
Outlining the reasons for deciding to launch the service, Sean Hodges, head of environmental and compliance solutions at DHL, told letsrecycle.com: “It's a combination of things.
Packaging data
“The foundation is that we're providing a packaging data service, we've got the largest in the UK, it's entirely complimentary to that. And, also because of inward enquiries from our clients,” he said.
Mr Hodges acknowledged the difference between DHL's new scheme entering an established sector with several well-known compliance schemes, and its WEEE scheme, which had entered the market in its infancy, at the same time as the other major players in the sector
But, he explained that despite this, the decision had been made attempt to win customers from existing packaging compliance schemes.
“We could say we're going to limit it to our existing customers but we've decided not to do it,” he said.
“We can offer a one-stop shop to people, we have a unique and innovative service in bringing together WEEE compliance and packaging data as well,” he added.
And, he added that the scheme would be run using the “expertise in-house” provided by its environmental and compliance solutions division, adding that “this isn't revolution, its evolution”.
In particular, Mr Hodges highlighted the benefits that DHL hoped to deliver for members of the new scheme through its size and existing contracts for logistics services.
“The scale of DHL is an obvious advantage on a number of fronts; the surety, the purchasing power, we operate logistics for a number of packaging companies and have contracts with them, so it's definitely advantageous,” he said.
The scheme has received Environment Agency accreditation, and is looking to take on members immediately.
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