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Title: Ewaste recycling in Nigeria


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E-waste recycling in Nigeria
  • Phil Conran

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  • Reclaimed Appliances
  • Operate commercial treatment process in UK under
    WEEE Regulations
  • Recycle, repair and re-use all types of E-waste
  • Approved exporter status with Environment Agency
  • The University of Northampton
  • UK Centre of Excellence for Wastes Management
  • Training and education in all aspects of
    sustainable wastes management

3
Visits
  • July 2008 UK delegation visited Nigeria and met
    with Professor Osibanjo of the Basel Convention
    Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa. Also
    visits to markets, informal recycling centres etc
  • August 2008 Nigerian delegation visited UK
    including tour of Reclaimed Appliances and
    meeting with DEFRA and the Environment Agency.

4
Background
  • OMIS feasibility report conducted
  • Operating Principles established with Basel
    Convention and Environment Ministry
  • Mutual visits conducted
  • RA to Nigeria to assess existing system and
    process
  • BC and EM to UK to investigate UK
    systems and RA processes
  • Facilities identified
  • Training needs assessed

5
Key findings
  • Unregulated import, collection, treatment,
    recycling and disposal process
  • Perceived large scale WEEE dumping from
    overseas
  • No formal e-waste segregation process from
    municipal or business users
  • Effective but uncontrolled value extraction
    process
  • No environmental, health safety
    standards
  • Little public awareness of risks or effects

6
Requirements
  • Proportionate regulation with appropriate
    official enforcement
  • Training of regulators and collectors
  • Formal collection and treatment infrastructure
  • Appropriate treatment technology
  • Optimised revenue streams
  • Sufficient financial incentive to create viable
    alternative
  • Education of public and existing networks

7
Summary Proposal
  • To establish a WEEE recycling facility in Nigeria
  • Environmentally sound management of e-waste
  • Sustainable financing model
  • Protect the health and well being of informal
    sector
  • Provide jobs and training
  • Capacity building
  • Model that can be replicated

8
Proposal
  • Establish new Nigerian Company
  • Partnership between Reclaimed Appliances and
    BCRCCA
  • Apply Best Available Treatment Recovery and
    Recycling Techniques (BATRRT)
  • Work with existing infrastructure

9
  • Franchised collection agent provided with
  • Container
  • PPE
  • Training
  • Procedures
  • Standards

Geographical franchises
Trained scavengers
EEE Waste
Payment
10
Proposal
  • Facility could include
  • CRT processing equipment
  • Equipment for recycling gas discharge lamps
  • Baling equipment
  • ODS removal
  • Specialist vehicles
  • Containers

11
Proposal
  • Work with informal sector to develop system of
    franchised collection agents, provided with
  • Container
  • PPE
  • Training
  • Procedures
  • Standards

12
Financing
  • Requirement for self-financing for sustainability
  • Market expertise and appropriate technology will
    enable the system to be largely self funding
  • Some e-waste has negative value eg CRT displays
  • If funding needed, options under consideration
    include
  • Small levy on imports of all electrical
    equipment
  • Pump priming for processing
    equipment

13
Training and Education
  • Universities of Ibadan and Northampton
  • Funding from British Council Education
    Partnerships in Africa
  • Develop education and training materials for
    informal sector, staff for new facility,
    regulators etc
  • Workshops and staff exchange
  • On going partnership

14
Summary
  • The proposal offers
  • Environmentally sound management of EEE-waste
  • Training of the informal sector and others to
    earn a living without health risks
  • A practical solution that can be replicated
    throughout the developing world
  • Self sustaining finance
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