BC Fluorescent Lamps Stewardship Plan

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BC Fluorescent Lamps Stewardship Plan

• Consultations September 18, 2009
• Conference Call

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Outline

• The Beginning
• When?
• What?
• Who?
• Sales/Market
• Collections
• Processing ...

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Outline

• Life Cycle Pollution Prevention
• Awareness
• Administration
• Actions
• Performance
• Questions Answers and Feedback

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The beginning

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) where
  producers take responsibility for their products
  throughout their lifecycle
• BC Recycling Regulation determines the products
  (Schedule 3 amended December 2008)
• Phase 2
• Producers develop a plan

Source BC MOE EPR website
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When will it start?
Consultation Sep 2009
Finish Submit Plan By Jan 2010
Plan Operational Jul 2010 Jun 2015
Implementation Til Jun 2010
Plan Review 2015
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What products are included?

• Fluorescent lamps -residential
• -meant to be removed by the user
• tubes CFLs

Source typesoflightbulbs.com
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Who is creating this plan?
Proposed Stewardship Agency
Producers

• Program Manager
• Administration
• Collection
• Transportation
• Processing
• Communications

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Sales Market

• manufactured for North America (voltage
  fixtures)
• mainly sold through retailers

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Lifespan
Source Stewardship Ontario
Assumptions -using lamp 3 hours per day -using
lamp according to manufacturers directions -model
used 3 year increments (3 yr, 6 yr, 9yr, 12 yr)
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Available for collection
Program includes 6 months
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Collection

• Now
• Retailers-London Drugs, RONA, IKEA, Home Depot
• BC Hydro Pilot Program -23 retailers
• Local government (municipalities, regional
  districts, non-profit recycling agencies)
• Recycling businesses

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Collection

• Future
• Set standards for collection sites
• Create a network of contracted permanent
  year-round sites
• Collection events as needed
• No charge to drop off program products

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Process
Negative Air Pressure
Break lamps
Sorting by shaking filtering
Bases (metal, ceramic, plastic)
Glass
Aluminum metals
Mercury Phosphor
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Vendor Standards ?

• For collection, storage, transport and
  processing
• Safe and environmentally sound
• Local, provincial and national regulations and
  international obligations
• All collection, transportation and processing
  will be conducted by selected vendors in good
  standing
• Tracking system and reports
• Subject to audits

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How lamps work

• Energy excites mercury
• Mercury emits UV light
• Phosphor powder emits visible light

Source howstuffworks.com
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Product Life Cycle

• Energy efficient
• Longer lifespan
• Less mercury -81.6 reduction since 1990
• -average 3.7 mg for CFL
• Less material -up to 50
• Research into efficient lighting continues...

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Pollution Prevention

• Redesign/eliminate -most components are currently
  recyclable
• Reuse the program is for end-of-life products

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Pollution Prevention

• Recycle

• Waste

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Consumer Awareness

• Credit to BC Hydro, Fortis Energy and existing
  recycling programs
• Plan to develop a communications strategy focus
  groups market research study
• Tools will include agency website, connecting
  with the RCBC hotline Recyclepedia, posters for
  collection sites, information for point of sale,
  advertising
• Plan to work with partners
• Adjust strategy over time

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Plan Administration

• Governance -developing the structure
• Program members fund plan through fees on
  products sold in BC (reported by members)
• Risk management environmental insurance and
  reserve fund
• Producer compliance
• Dispute resolution

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Strategies Actions-Collection

• Vision To continually increase collection of
  available products through a network of
  accessible, well-run collection sites

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Strategies Actions-Collection

• Year 1 Establish collection network, analyse
  coverage, determine need for collection events
• Year 2 Expand the number of permanent collection
  sites, conduct events as needed

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Strategies Actions -Awareness

• Vision To have all consumers of the products
  aware of the program, where to find collection
  site location information and how to safely
  handle the product

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Strategies Actions -Awareness

• Year 1
• Develop and implement communication strategy
• Design the communications elements
• Establish the program with launch-specific
  communication
• Year 2
• Conduct consumer awareness survey
• Modify communication strategy as needed
• Work with potential partners
• Conduct community based social marketing pilot
  projects

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Strategies Actions- Environment

• Vision To decrease the environmental impact of
  the products through product design, collection
  and recycling of the product, and program
  efficiency

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Strategies Actions- Environment

• Year 1 Develop metrics and baseline data for
  impacts of program
• Year 2 Analyse end markets of materials and look
  for options to close the loop on them or move
  them higher in environmental efficiency (ex.
  closer markets, upcycling)

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Strategies Actions RD

• Vision To continually improve the program and
  conduct research and development to achieve this

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Strategies Actions RD

• Year 1
• Collection container audits to determine
  composition by product type and brand owner
• Research and evaluate best practices for
  determining and measuring units available for
  collection and other methods to determine
  collection rate (such as surveys, waste audits,
  etc)
• Year 2 Conduct research and demonstration
  projects for new or improved technologies and
  reusable transportation container systems

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Performance Measurement -Collection

• Measure
• Capture rate quantity collected compared to
  quantity believed to be available for collection
  in that year
• Provisional Target

Program includes 6 months
Assumption potential collection sites would meet
the collection standards
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Performance Measurement -Accessibility

• Measure
• Number of collection sites and collection events
• Population within a certain proximity of the
  collection site
• Average travel distance to collection sites
• Target
• Measures done once initial collection network set
  up
• Set targets based on that

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Performance Measurement -Awareness

• Measure
• Percentage of population aware of the program
• Target
• Set based on baseline consumer awareness survey

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Questions Answers and Feedback

• Feedback can also be sent to erin_at_productcare.org
  or mailed to
• Fluorescent Lamp Stewardship
• c/o Product Care Association
• 12337 82A Ave., Surrey, BC V3W 0L5

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Thank you
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A. Proposed Member List
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Lifespan
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Collection Targets -detail
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B. Lifespan chart
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C. Reporting form
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D. Vendor Standards

• Collection, transportation and processing
  services will only be provided by selected
  vendors in good standing.
• All vendors will be subject to audit at the
  discretion of the program.
• Vendors will be required to have a satisfactory
  tracking and reporting system.
• Vendors will need to demonstrate and verify
  organizational compliance with, but not limited
  to, the following
• BC Environmental Management Act (as applicable)
• BC Hazardous Waste Regulation (as applicable)
• BC Employment Standards Act
• BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (as
  applicable)
• Canadian Environmental Protection Act
• Labour Code of Canada
• Municipal zoning by-laws or other by-laws such as
  fire codes, parking and hours of operation
• Regulations of other jurisdictions (as
  applicable)
• Vendors will be required to provide a statement
  of compliance as well as provide notification of
  any non-compliance.

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Collection Standard

• Collection Sites will have standards for matters
  such as
• setting up the site,
• acceptable/not acceptable program products,
• staff training,
• records collection and retention,
• provision of program information for consumers,
• emergency reporting,
• planning and
• health and safety.

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Transportation Standard

• Transporters will be assessed for
• conformity to applicable legislation and
  regulations,
• record keeping system,
• insurance coverage,
• licensing,
• emergency response plan, and
• staff training.

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Processing Standard

• Insurance requirements based on processing
  activity
• Workers compensation coverage
• Processing in accordance with approved operating
  procedures
• Security of facilities
• Processing time specifications to prevent
  stockpiling
• Evidence of an Environment, Health and Safety
  management system
• Mapping of materials flow to downstream markets
  and processors which in turn must be subject to
  audit and meet all program standards which may
  include product management restrictions
• Residual and product management method
  declarations as requested e.g. certificate of
  recycling, landfill or destruction
• Reporting of processing activities including
  amount and type of waste, quantities of processed
  material sent for further processing or to
  downstream end-markets, corresponding destination
  by waste and product, and the recycling and
  disposal rates of products and waste
• Processing of waste must be done in an economic
  and environmentally acceptable manner
• Emergency response plans and a contingency plan
• Maintain emissions controls (if applicable)
• Notify Program manager of any non-compliance
  events, fines, regulatory orders, or
  environmental incidents
• Maintain a closure plan

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E. Annual Report