WEEE Management in Portugal

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NASA/C3P – 2009 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENT AND

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

“Global Collaboration in Environmental and Alternative Energies”

WEEE Management in Portugal

Amb3E

Mónica Luízio

mluizio@amb3e.pt

Amb3E- Associação Portuguesa de Gestão de Resíduos

de Equipamentos Eléctricos e Electrónicos

Munich

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Legal and Operational Background

Directive 2002/96/EC

Definition of rules for

WEEE management

Directive 2002/95/EC

RoHS

Based on Extended Producer Responsibility

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Transposition

Amb3E Activity

Take on the producers’ legal obligations

1 Negotiate contracts with operators

2 _{Negotiate contracts with operators}

Manage collection network and logistics

3 Set up a recycling and recovery platform

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5 _{Control, Monitoring and Reporting}

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Amb3E achieved in a relative small period of time more then 600 associate

producers

Nº of Associate

Evolution of Amb3E producers associates (Dec. 2006 a Dec. 2008)

+87%

Nº of Associate

Producers

Dec-06

Jun-07

Dec-07

Dec-08

Amb3E- Associação Portuguesa de Gestão de Resíduos de Equipamentos Eléctricos e Electrónicos

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Amb3E has developed a network of over 360 collection facilities

throughout the country

Amb3E’ collection facilities density

Amb3E collection network has different players

taking into account the different waste producers and

therefore maximizing the collection potential

Bragança Vila Real Braga Viana do Castelo

Amb3E’s collection Network

Amb3E network : different kinds of collection facilities

Private waste

management

companies

Viseu Guarda Castelo Branco Coimbr a L i i Aveiro Porto

Municipalities

companies

Collection

facilities per

Madeira Branco Leiria Santarém Portalegre Lisboa Évora

Retailers

"Ponto Electrão“

>15

11-15

6-10

1-5

facilities per

District:

Açores Setúbal Beja Faro

shopping centers

Fire Departments

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Amb3E Collection and Treatment Network

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Collection Point (CP)

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(CC)

Retailer collection

point (RCP)

5 Collection Center (CC)

_{Treatment Plant (TP)}

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AHBV

Amb3E Member

Circuits:

Route circuit

1. CC – TP circuit

2a. CP-CC circuit

2b. CP-TP circuit

3. Retailer collection point

circuit

4. Ponto Electrão circuit

5. AHBV circuit

6. Special collection

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Ponto Electrão the collection solution closest to the

consumer

Some requirements:

-

Easy access;

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Sorting into Treatment Categories

10 Legal Categories...

...managed in 5 treatment categories

Treatment Category A

Large appliances

Treatment Category

B

1. _2.

Treatment Category

B

Cooling and freezing appliances

Treatment Category

C

Small appliances (other)

3.

4. Treatment Category

D

Discharge Lamps (Tubular & other geometry)

6.

7.

5. Treatment Category

E

TV and Monitors (CRT)

8.

9.

10.

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Collection Centers

• Treatment Category

A - Large appliances

B – Cooling and Freezing appliances

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Collection Centers (II)

D – Discharge Lamps (tubular & other

geometry)

D – Discharge Lamps (tubular & other

geometry)

C – Small Appliances (other)

E – TV & Monitors (CRT)

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Treatment Partners

De- pollution Monitoring:

**Annex II* of the recast of the Directive 2002/96/EC**

PCB containing capacitors

mercury containing components, such as switches or backlighting lamps

batteries

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10

2

printed circuit boards of mobile phones or ≥ 10 cm

2

toner cartridges, liquid and paste, as well as colour toner

plastic containing brominated flame retardants

asbestos waste and components which contain asbestos

cathode ray tubes

CFC, HCFC, HFC, HC

gas discharge lamps

liquid crystal displays

≥ 100 cm

2

_{and all those back lighted with gas discharge lamps}

liquid crystal displays ≥ 100 cm

2

_{and all those back-lighted with gas discharge lamps}

external electric cables

components containing refractory ceramic fibres

components containing radioactive substances

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Treatment Partners

Calculation of Reuse/Recycling and Recovery Targets

throughout a mass balance approach;

Treatment First Fraction A Interim Technology first Interim Fraction A1 Interim Fraction A2 Interim Fraction A3 Final Technology Interim Technology Final Technology Final Use MR A11 Final Use TD A31 Interim Fraction A21 Interim Fraction A22 Final Technology Final Use MR A211 Final Technology Final Use LD A221

*

Category First Fraction B Technology Interim Fraction A4 Final Technology Final Use MR A41 Final Technology Final Use ER B1

**

First Fraction D Interim Technology Interim Fraction D1 Interim Fraction D2 Final Technology Final Use MR D11 Final Technology Final Use ER D21 First Fraction E First Fraction F Interim Fraction F1 Interim Technology Interim Technology Interim Fraction F11 Interim Fraction F12 Final Use MR F111 Final Technology Final Use LD F121 Final Technology Final Use LD E1 Final Technology l

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Interim Fraction F2 Final Technology Final Use MR F21

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Amb3E achieved in a relative small period of time more then 400

Collection Sites

Evolution of Amb3E collection and treatment network

350

400

450

500

100

150

200

250

300 2006

2007

2008

2009

Collection Sites

12

139

342

433

0

50

100 Collection Sites

12

139

342

433 Logistic Partners

9

29

49

55 Treatment Partners

2

5

12

16

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Communication Campaigns

TV Spots

Booklets

Door-to-door

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Website and

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Info on retailers and big

commercial areas

actions

Direct contact with clients

and households

Call center

Website e call center identify

the closest collection site

RTP1,

RTP2, SIC,

TVI, RTP

Madeira e

Açores

Ex. Actions at

retailers

More then 400.000

homes

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On going project in 2008/2009 to raise awareness at

schools

http://www.escolaelectrao.pt/

+ 400 Schools

+ 1000ton collected

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Collection Results

K ton

Amb3E’s collection

target:

+ 65%

29,8 k ton

+451%

2008

2007

2006

2006 2 month activity

(Nov-Dec 2006)

(Nov Dec 2006)

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Despite the positive evolution there is still potential to raise collection

K ton

EEE put on the market vs. WEEE treated (2008)

~20 kg/inh

~4 kg/inh

National Target

42,5 k ton

Projection on total WEEE collected in Portugal

EEE put on the market

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Thank you for your attention!

Mónica Luízio

mluizio@amb3e.pt

Amb3E- Associação Portuguesa de Gestão de Resíduos

de Equipamentos Eléctricos e Electrónicos