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Title: Electronics Recycling in North Carolina


1
Electronics Recycling in North Carolina
  • John Blaisdell
  • NC Recycling Business Assistance Center

2
Transition from Agriculture to
Tobacco Crops
3
High Tech Economy
Glaxo Wellcomes US Headquarters
4
Market Assessment Issues
  • Generation
  • Toxicity
  • Collection and Processing Infrastructure

5
Breakdown of Disposed Waste Stream
6
Overview
  • Generation Market Assessment http//www.p2pays.o
    rg/ref/02/01622.htm

Estimates of the Amount of Electronics Requiring
Disposal 1997 2002 Residential
Electronics 25,164 26,699 Workplace
Electronics 25,164 26,699 Total 50,328 53
,398 Sources 1) OECD Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development 2) MADEP
Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection 3) MCC Microelectronics and Computer
Technology Corporation 4) CMU Carnegie Mellon
University
7
Toxicity
  • Disproportionately large amount of toxicity
    relative to the tons of waste generated. Not as
    much a generation issue.
  • Lead in monitors is of most concern

8
Equipment Obsolescence
  • Flat Screen technology
  • Conversion to Digital Television
  • More new devices
  • Hand Held Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) Palm
    Pilots, etc.
  • Telephone/Computer/Television combinations

9
Markets
  • Directory of Markets for Recyclable Materials
  • 35 Companies
  • Categories
  • -Electronics Equipment and Scrap
  • -Computer Equipment
  • -Monitors-Cathode Ray Tubes
  • -Computer Disks-CD and Floppy
  • -Audio/Video/Computer Reels
  • -Telecommunications Equipment
  • -Televisions
  • Web Site http//www.p2pays.org/dmrm

10
Examples of NC Businesses
  • Waste Management Asset Recovery Group,
    Kernersville, NC (Processor)
  • Wesbell Asset Recovery, Durham, NC (Processor)
  • ECS Refining, Greensboro, NC (Broker)
  • Southern Resources Inc, Charlotte, NC
    (Broker/Processor)

11
Larger Businesses Institutions vs. Residential
Collection
  • Businesses
  • Newer, more standardized equipment
  • Somewhat motivated by RCRA requirements
  • Underserved by recycling services, but better
    than residential
  • Residential Collection
  • Older, less standardized equipment
  • Underserved by recycling services

12
State Surplus
  • The State Surplus Property Computer Center
    http//www.doa.state.nc.us/ssp/computrs.htm
  • Contact
  • Jeff Nance (919) 733-9573

13
NCs Strategy
  • Workshops this Fall to begin education process
  • Consider policy options-make recommendations to
    our Secretary
  • Publicize RCRA requirements to generators and
    landfills
  • Small grants to fund several residential
    collection events

14
Workshops
  • Two planned for NC in October, 2000
  • One in Raleigh and one in Charlotte
  • Purpose
  • To educate Local Governments and Businesses on
    establishing recycling programs
  • Contractor is Southern Waste Information eXchange
    (SWIX)

15
Policy/Program Options/Topics
  • Advanced Disposal Fee (ADF) for consumers
  • Disposal ban
  • Infrastructure development through targeted grant
    rounds (funding?)
  • Private Sector
  • Public Sector

16
Policy/Program Options/Topics
  • Voluntary fee or free collection events for
    residents
  • Mandatory or voluntary take back for OEMs
  • Mandatory or voluntary elimination of toxic
    components by OEMs
  • Recycled content purchases, leasing, etc. for
    state agencies

17
Grants
  • Small grants available Spring 2001 for
    residential collection programs.
  • Try fee based drop off event
  • Try free drop off event
  • Survey attendees
  • Calculate costs

18
Short term question that is most important
  • Who should pay?
  • Consumers
  • Government Entities
  • Federal Govt.
  • State
  • Local Governments
  • Electronic Product Manufacturers

19
More Information
  • View this presentation online at
  • http//www.p2pays.org
  • Siting a facility in North Carolina
    http//www.p2pays.org/rbac
  • John Blaisdell, NC DPPEA (919) 715-6522 or
    john.blaisdell_at_ncmail.net
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