EWASTE: INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES IAER SUMMIT 2003

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E-WASTEINTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIESIAER SUMMIT
2003

• ROBERT TONETTI
• USEPA
• OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE

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TWO ACTIVITIES

• OECD ESM PROGRAM
• ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT FOR RECYCLERS
• OECD IS 30 LARGELY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
• BASEL MOBILE PHONE INITIATIVE
• BASEL CONVENTION UNDER UNEP
• OVER 130 COUNTRIES

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OECD ESM PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

• SEVERAL YEAR DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS
• OBJECTIVE
• ENSURE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND RECYCLING OF
  HAZARDOUS OTHER WASTES
• LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AMONG OECD COUNTRIES

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OECD ESM PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS

• BROAD PROGRAM FOR RECYCLERS
• FOCUS ON IMPORTING FACILITIES BUT ALSO DOMESTIC
  RECYCLERS
• LIKELY RELY ON THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION
• CREATE LIST OF CERTIFIED RECYCLERS
• NOT LIKELY MANDATORY, BUT COUNTRIES REPORT ON
  PROGRESS

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THREE ESM PROGRAM COMPONENTS

• OECD COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
• CORE PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS
• WASTESTREAM-SPECIFIC GUIDELINES APPLICABLE TO
  SOME TYPES OF WASTE RECYCLING

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OECD COUNCIL ACT

• COUNTRIES SHOULD HAVE
• ADEQUATE REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT
• MECHANISMS FOR MONITORING CONTROLLING
  COMPLIANCE W/ NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL RULES
• ENSURE FACILITIES USE ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
• ENCOURAGE INFO EXCHANGE BETWEEN PRODUCERS,
  GENERATORS RECYCLERS
• INTEGRATE CORE PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS INTO NATIONAL
  POLICIES
• ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF WASTESTREAM SPECIFIC
  GUIDELINES
• PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR FACILITY IMPLEMENTATION OF
  OECD ESM PROGRAM

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CORE PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS

• FACILITIES SHOULD
• BE PROPERLY AUTHORIZED/LICENSED
• HAVE AN EMS SYSTEM IN PLACE
• MEASUREABLE OBJECTIVES/TARGETS
• REGULAR REVIEW OF PROGRESS
• COLLECTION REVIEW OF EHS DATA
• REGULAR AUDIT/INSPECTION PROGRAM
• PERIODIC FACILITY REPORT ON PROGRESS
• SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR SMALL FIRMS

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CORE PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS

• FACILITIES SHOULD
• SUFFICIENTLY PROTECT WORKERS THE ENVIRONMENT
• HAVE ADEQUATE MONITORING, RECORDKEEPING,
  REPORTING
• COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
• EFFLUENTS AND EMISSIONS
• INCOMING, STORED OUTGOING WASTE MATERIALS
• HAVE AN ADEQUATE TRAINING PROGRAM
• HAVE AN ADEQUATE UP-TO-DATE EMERGENCY PLAN
• HAVE A CLOSURE/POST-CLOSURE PLAN
• INCLUDES ADEQUATE FINANCIAL GUARANTEE

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WASTESTREAM-SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

• BOTH OECD BASEL TECHNICAL GUIDELINES ARE
  RELEVANT
• OECD TECHNICAL GUIDANCE ON REUSE RECYCLING OF
  PERSONAL COMPUTERS
• WWW.OECD.ORG/ENV/WASTE
• BASEL HAS GUIDELINES ON ESM FOR PLASTICS IS
  WORKING ON METALS RECYCLING
• WWW.BASEL.INT

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OECD PC GUIDELINESSCOPE

• USED PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS
• CPUs, MONITORS, PRINTERS, etc.
• SCRAP FROM PRODUCTION
• USED PCs FOR EVALUATION OF REUSE POTENTIAL
• MATERIALS MANAGEMENT FOCUS
• REFERS TO USED SCRAP PCs RATHER THAN USING
  WASTE HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS
• DOESNT ADDRESS UPSTREAM ISSUES (DfE)

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OECD PC GUIDELINESGENERAL FACILITY GUIDELINES

• NEEDED CONTROLS ARE DEPENDENT UPON NATURE OF
  RISKS (incl. SIZE OF OPERATION)
• REFURBISHMENT LOW RISKS, THUS LESSER CONTROLS
• DISMANTLING RAW MATERIAL RECOVERY GREATER
  RISKS, THUS GREATER CONTROLS
• THUS, FLEXIBILITY NEEDED IN APPLICATION OF CPEs

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OECD PC GUIDELINESSUBSTANCES OF CONCERN

• METALS LEAD, CADMIUM, BERYLLIUM, MERCURY,
  LITHIUM
• CHLORINATED BROMINATED COMPOUNDS
• PHOSPHORS
• ANTIMONY BARIUM
• BATTERIES
• OF CONCERN IN THE EU
• LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS (LCDs)
• ARSENIC IN LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDs)
• LIQUID ELECTROLYTES

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OECD PC GUIDELINESSPECIFIC COMPONENTS ADDRESSED

• PROCESSING OPTIONS PROPER HANDLING
• CIRCUIT BOARDS
• BATTERIES CAPACITORS
• CATHODE RAY TUBES (CRTs)
• PHOSPHORS
• GETTER
• FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS LAPTOPS
• INSULATED WIRE
• FERROUS NON-FERROUS METALS
• PLASTICS

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OECD PC GUIDELINESCIRCUIT BOARDS

• REMOVAL OF CHIPS - SOLDER MELTING
• FUMES USE OF VACUUM HOODS
• SHREDDING OR BURNING OF PWBs
• CAPTURE OF DUST AND FUMES
• AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS
• PERSONAL PROTECTION
• PROPER BURNING OF PLASTICS
• DANGER OF CREATION OF DIOXINS/FURANS
• TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS

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OECD PC GUIDELINESCRT GLASS

• USE IN NEW CRT GLASS
• STEPS IN CRT DISMANTLING
• REMOVAL OF VACUUM
• REMOVAL OF PHOSPHORS
• SEPARATION OF GLASS TYPES
• WORKER PROTECTION FROM DUST
• INPUT TO LEAD OR COPPER SMELTER
• DISMANTLING REMOVAL OF PLASTICS
• SLAG DISPOSAL
• NON-ESM
• USE OF LEADED GLASS IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS,
  BLASTING GRIT OR OTHER ABRASIVES

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OECD PC GUIDELINESTRANSPORT

• IMPORTING FACILITIES MUST OPTIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES
  FOR REUSE OR MATERIAL RECOVERY, CONSIDERING
  TECHNOL. COST
• OTHERWISE, NOT ESM
• WITHIN OECD, TRANSBOUNDARY SHIPMENTS OF HAZARDOUS
  WASTE GOVERNED BY OECD CONTROL SYSTEM
• SOME OECD COUNTRIES NOW APPLY CONTROL SYSTEM TO
  ALL USED PCs
• REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS NOT NECESSARY
  PRIOR TO TRANSB. MOVEMENT HOWEVER, GREATER
  CONTROLS APPLY

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BASEL MOBILE PHONE INITIATIVE

• INITIAL BASEL PARTNERSHIP-- WITH PRODUCERS
• OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED
• 2-3 YEAR EFFORT
• BEGINS EFFORT TO PUSH UPSTREAM TO COLLECTION
  PRODUCER ROLE
• BROADENS HISTORIC HAZARDOUS WASTE FOCUS

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MOBILE PHONE INITIATIVE

• MOBILE PHONE WORKING GROUP
• 9 COUNTRIES REPRESENTING BASEL
• 10 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS
• PARTNERSHIP SIGNED IN DEC 2002
• FIRST MEETING IN APRIL 2003
• WORKPLAN DEVELOPED
• 4 PROJECT AREAS
• OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED AT PROJECT LEVEL

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MOBILE PHONE INITIATIVEPROJECT 1

• REUSE OF MOBILE PHONES
• DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR
  REFURBISHMENT AND RESALE OF MOBILE PHONES
• FOCUS ON EHS AND PRODUCT PERFORMANCE
• JULY 2003 JUNE 2004

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MOBILE PHONE INITIATIVEPROJECT 2

• COLLECTION TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF MOBILE
  PHONES
• 2.1 DEVELOP BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR
• COLLECTION
• TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT FOR REUSE OR RECYCLING,
  INCL. CONTROL SYSTEMS
• 2.2 TRIAL LOCATION FOR TESTING RECOMMENDATIONS
  FOR COLLECTION TRANSBOUNDARY CONTROLS
• OCT 2003 MARCH 2004

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MOBILE PHONE INITIATIVEPROJECT 3

• RECYCLING OF MOBILE PHONES
• BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MOBILE PHONE
  RECYCLING
• ASSESS SUPPLY AND DEMAND
• RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE
  DEVELOPMENT
• OCT 2003 MAY 2004

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MOBILE PHONE INITIATIVEPROJECT 4

• AWARENESS RAISING TRAINING
• DEVELOPMENT DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS
  TRAINING
• A. DESIGN USE
• BEGIN JUNE 2003
• B. COLLECTION
• BEGIN APRIL 2004
• C. REUSE
• BEGIN JULY 2004
• D. RECYCLING
• BEGIN JUNE 2004
• ROLE FOR BASEL REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERS