Environment Canada, June 2003. Baseline Study of EndofLif

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Regulatory UpdateE-waste Activity in Canada

• IEEE Recycling Summit
• May 13, 2004
• Scottsdale, AZ
• Michael VanderPol
• Environment Canada

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Overview

• E-waste in Canada
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• Provincial Update of EPR activity
• Environment Canada EPR activity
• National EPR Program for E-waste

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E-waste in Canada

• Concern over hazardous content growing quantity
  
  
• 158,000 tonnes ( 5.0 kg per capita) of e-waste
  disposed in 2002
  
• e-waste disposal projected to increase by 30 by
  2010
  
• May pose risks if improperly managed at
  end-of-life
  
• landfill, incineration, recycling
• Canadas e- recycling infrastructure is
  inadequate
  
• Growing public concern
• considerable press media interest
• Growing emphasis on environmentally sound
  management

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Material Composition of Personal Computers
Microelectronics and Computer Technology
Corporation (MCC), 1996. Electronics Industry
Environmental Roadmap. Austin, TX
2002 Disposal in Tonnes
Pb 3,100
Cd 4
Hg 1
Fe metal 10,000
Al 7,000
Plastics 11,300
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E-waste processing capacity in Canada

• Refurbishing
• Computers for Schools (60,000 units/yr 50
  facilities)
  
• Private facilities
• Shredding
• Traditional shredding separation equipment
• Results in ferrous, non ferrous, and other
  reduced electronic scrap
  
• Maxus Technology (Alberta)
• Noranda (Ontario)
• Inadequate capacity Noranda facility can
  process 20k tonnes/year
  
• Other small scale processors brokers (some
  transshipment)
  
• Reduced ( non-reduced) e-waste is generally
  transported to Noranda, Rouyn to recover
  precious/non-precious metals

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Extended Producer ResponsibilityA response to
e-waste

• Confers financial or physical responsibility for
  managing end-of-life products to the producers
  that made them
  
• Recognizes that producers control how products
  are designed marketed
  
• Internalizes the life cycle costs (i.e.
  environmental other impacts) of a product in
  the product price
  
• May provide an incentive for producers to design
  products with environmental considerations in mind

repairability reusability recyclability
size material content longevity durability h
azardous toxic materials
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EPR Product Stewardship Initiatives in Canada

• Authority over solid waste generally rests with
  provinces
  
• Provinces support EPR approaches

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Environment CanadaGeneric EPR Activity

• Promote facilitate national approaches to EPR
  (e.g. CFCs)
  
• Participation in OECD EPR Work Programme (since
  95)
  
• Developed tools to support EPR development in
  Canada
  
• Guidance Manual for Establishing, Maintaining
  Improving PROs
  
• Assessing When to Implement EPR
• EPR Stewardship Website (www.ec.gc.ca/epr)
• Co-hosted 3rd national EPR Workshop in Halifax
  (Mar 04)
  
• Exploring how to position EPR as a risk
  management tool for products containing toxic
  substances under CEPA 1999

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Environment CanadaFostering National EPR for
e-waste

• EC, IC NRCan jointly approached industry in
  2001
  
• Industry committed to developing a national
  approach
  
• EC studies
• baseline studies
• survey of toxic substances in select electronics
• hazard risk assessment of e-waste processing
  (summer 04)
  
• EC chair secretariat to national steering
  committee
  
• Participating in NA CEC voluntary industry
  challenge
  

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Electronics Industry Response

• Electronic Product Stewardship formed in Mar
  2003
  
• 16 major brandowners (400K investment)
• 90 of laptop, printer TV market 50 of PC
  market
  
• Industry support for regulation to level playing
  field
  
• Awaiting regulations before program
  implementation
  
• Suggest PCs, laptops, TVs printers be targeted
  initially
  
• Financed through voluntary industry product
  levies
  
• PCs Televisions 20 - 25
• Laptops Printers 2 - 7
• Regulations will determine full scope of products
  covered
  
• Ongoing consultation with provinces other
  stakeholders

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Regional activity concerning e-waste
EPR regulations signalled
Other types of engagement (working groups, studie
s, etc.)
No activity at this time
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Regional activity on e-wasteBritish Columbia

• 2002-2005 Industry Product Stewardship Business
  Plan
  
• Lays out principles producer responsibility,
  level playing field, results-based, transparency
  accountability
  
• Identifies shift towards results-based
  regulation
  
• Drafting generic EPR regulation to target
  multiple products
  
• Modeled on Post-consumer Residual Stewardship
  Regulation
  
• Regional consultation workshops held Mar 03
• Sep 03 intentions paper lays out vision for
  regulation (electronics id)
  
• 75 recovery rate established as a milestone
  target for all products
  
• info wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/epd/epdpa/ips/reg_review.
  html
  
• Draft EPR regulation will undergo BC WLAP
  executive committee approval (May 03) before
  proceeding to Cabinet

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Regional activity on e-waste Alberta

• Province-wide voluntary computer take-back began
  2002
  
• 2002-2005 Waste Action Plan
• Expand EPR to include other product streams
• Ministerial commitment to resolve e-waste
  problem
  
• Regional consultation workshops held Dec 03
  (program proposals)
  
• Will have consensus on path forward by mid May
  03
  
• Drafting EPR regulations targeting e-waste
  (initial focus PCs TVs)
  
• Tire Stewardship Board will likely become a
  multi-material board
  
• visible fees collected on products will be
  remitted to dedicated fund
  
• no cross subsidization of product streams
• info gov.ab.ca/env/waste/ewaste

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Regional activity on e-waste Saskatchewan

• Consultations launched Feb 04
• mailed consultation package to specific
  stakeholders
  
• media release to general public
• concluded early May
• Reviewing comments
• Preparing position paper for Cabinet decision
  (Summer 04)
  
• Approval to draft EPR regulations for e-waste is
  anticipated
  
• Will prepare drafting instructions, promulgation
  by 2005
  
• Regulations will initially target PCs, laptops,
  printers TVs
  
• Possible use of existing bottle depot network for
  collection

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Manitoba

• 2001 Draft Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
  Regulation
  
• Prohibits supply of products/packaging designated
  as HHW unless industry operates/subscribes to a
  stewardship program
  
• Targets 11 categories of HHW including consumer
  e-waste such as TVs, PC, laptops, monitors,
  printers scanners
  
• Regulation currently on hold
• E-waste collection pilot (Oct 2002)
• 92.5 tonnes collected
• cost 448 per tonne
• little in condition for resale

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Ontario

• Waste Diversion Ontario Regulation adopted Jun
  2002
  
• Companies that introduce packaging printed
  paper into Ontario must pay 50 of net costs for
  municipal Blue Box
  
• Minister may also designate other products for
  stewardship
  
• No cap on industry funding for non-Blue Box
  materials
  
• Electronics identified as a possible candidate
  product for regulation in a Jun 14, 2002 press
  release

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Quebec

• 1998-2008 Waste Management Policy
• EPR a principle for waste managing waste
• Environmental Quality Act provides authority for
  EPR
  
• Draft packaging regulations
• Requires companies that introduce packaging
  printed paper to pay 50 of net municipal costs
  for curb-side recycling
  
• Draft regulation posted in Mar 04 finalization
  by Fall 04
  
• E-waste identified as a priority issue in Quebec
• Recyc-Quebec (Crown Corp) affiliare working with
  industry other stakeholders to recommend
  strategy (Fall 04)
  
• E-waste likely to be targeted by new generic EPR
  regulations
  
• Interest in cell phones, PCs, laptops printers

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Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland

• NS the lead for a Maritimes e-waste management
  strategy
  
• Conducting a feasibility study
• examine collection, transport, infrastructure,
  markets costing
  
• 100K project funded by Atlantic provinces,
  NRCan, EPSC others
  
• To be completed Dec 04
• Collection pilot in NB (West Morland, Moncton)

Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut
Limited EPR activity largely due to smaller waste
streams No activity concerning e-waste at this ti
me
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Next Steps

• Governments industry will continue to work
  together
  
• Ongoing development of provincial EPR
  regulations
  
• Industry will be obligated to develop programs
  for e-waste
  
• Regional implementation strategies will be
  developed
  
• Planning for collection recycling
  infrastructure
  
• Industry programs will likely be funded by
  product levies
  
• Program implementation, monitoring reporting

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Challenges to Overcome

• Regulatory framework (national, regional or
  provincial)
  
• Collection challenges (e.g. municipal roles)
• Building recycling capacity in Canada
• Application of product levies (e.g. phone
  internet sales)
  
• Stimulating Design for Environment
• Ensuring ESM of recycling operations

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Summary

• Quantities of e-waste disposed is on the rise in
  Canada
  
• EC continues to promote facilitate national EPR
  
  
• Canadian electronics industry sector is engaged
• Authority over solid waste generally rests with
  provinces
  
• Provinces support Extended Producer
  Responsibility
  
• Several regions are drafting regulations
  affecting e-waste
  

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