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Strategies for an efficient and controled management of e-waste
Skopje, 23rd November 2011
David Rochat, SOFIES
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Contents
■Why is e-waste a problem and why do / should we care?
■Where to start and how to go forward
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Why is e-waste a problem and why do/should we care?
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Why is e-waste an issue?
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The problems related to e-waste
E-waste management poses problems of two kinds:
■Because of its toxic content, dumping e-waste into the environment will contaminate to soil and groundwater
indirect contamination of communities
■Because of improper recycling practices, can affect the workers, their communities and the environment
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Wild dumping of e-waste
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Wild dumping of e-waste
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The problems related to e-waste
E-waste management poses problems of two kinds:
■Because of its toxic content, dumping e-waste into the environment will contaminate to soil and groundwater
indirect contamination of communities
■Because of improper recycling practices, can affect the workers, their communities and the environment
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Improper recycling practices
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Improper recycling practices
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Improper recycling practices
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Keller, 2005
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Low efficiency (data from the informal sector in India)
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Low efficiency : not any better in the formal sector!
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How can a maximal value be recovered?
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Electronics industry: a big consumer of resources
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The (lost?) opportunities related to e-waste
E-waste management can present fabulous opportunities:
■Because of its valuable content, e-waste recycling can create added value to the recycling sector
■The recovery of metals and other valuable materials gives privileged access to expensive resources
■Some materials contained in e-waste are very rare controlling such materials provides strategic advantages to national economies (e.g. Indium, predicted first natural element we will run out of)
Improper recycling practices lead to a loss of value!
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So, where do we start ?
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Conduct a nation-wide e-waste assessment: know what’s going on
■ the description and assessment of e-waste management practices in the formal and the informal sector
■ assessment of mass flows
■ potential impact to human health and the environment
■ an assessment of needs to ensure environmentally sound management, and a detailed description of the legal and regulatory infrastructures in place
■ Recommendations for the development of an environmentally sound management policies for e-waste management
■ The results of the country assessments are shared with all stakeholders
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Result of national assessment (Example)
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End-of-life equipment from corporate consumer:- Often declared as „donation“ for cheap disposal
Material recovery in the informal sector:- Manual dismantling of hazardous component- Wires and cable burning- precious metal recovery in a hazardous manner (e.g. gold leaching)
Informal dumping and burning:- Emissions from dumped residues- Emissions from informal burning sites
Consume Collect Recover DisposeFunction Material Energy
ImportersManufacturers
Retailer
Private Consumer
Informal Collector Informal
Sector
System Boundary
Imports(Donations)
CorporateConsumer
Scrap Dealers
Middlemen(Auctions)
LandfillRepair &
Refurbish InformalDumping &
Burning1
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Develop a Framework for a National Strategy (Example)
Consume Collect Recover DisposeFunction Material Energy
ImportersManufacturers
Retailer
Private Consumer
Informal Collector
Large Recyclers
System Boundary
Imports(Donations)
CorporateConsumer
Authorized Dealers
Middlemen(Auctions)
LandfillRepair &
Refurbish Informal Dumping &
Burning
Smelter Refinery
Small recyclers
Policy & Legislation Business & Finance Technology & SkillsInterventionMechanisms:
• Licensing• Legislation
• Technical control and fixed contracts• New business models
• Knowledge and technology transfer• Formalizing the informal sector• Trainings
Marketing & Awareness
• Information Campaigns on all levels
Monitoring & Control
• Standards• Audits• Monitoring Massflows
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Conclusion
■ e-waste presents a threat, as much as it presents an opportunity
■ there is no simple answer tackle the problem from its different aspects (education, legal, technical, economic, etc.)
■ A proper management strategy can significantly reduce threats and increase opportunities
Many nations have started to react
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