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Norwegian Pollution Control Authority
Anne Marie Mo Ravik Senior Executive Officer
Waste assembling and recycling (WEEE)
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The Norwegian Waste PolicyObjectives:1. Growth in the volume of waste that is generated
should be significantly lower than the rate of economic growth
Status: Household waste same rate, production waste lower
1. Within 2010 shall no more than 25 % of the waste generated be disposed of on landfills or incinerated without energy recovery
Status: 34% (2002)
3. Practically all hazardous waste is to be treated in a safe and acceptable manner, and is either to be sent to recycling or is to be guaranteed sufficient national capacity for its treatment
Status: 10 % unknown disposal
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Material recovery45 %
Biological treatment
8 %
Energy recovery17 %
Landfill28 %
Incineration2 %
IPPC & WEEE 4
Management • Local Authorities - Municipalities Collecting and managing of household waste
• Private Enterprises/ Industry Responsible for its own waste Collection and treatment of waste. Recycling facilities
• Take- back systems - car wrecks - electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - lead batteries - packaging waste - tyres
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WEEEWEEE
Waste Waste
Electrical & Electrical &
Electronic Electronic
EquipmentEquipment
Hazardous Components in WEEE:-Flame retardants
-Heavy metals (Pb,Hg,Cd +other)
-PCB
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WEEE regulation in Norway
• Regulation on WEEE since 1999
• Obligations to
- producers/importers of EE-equipment
- distributors and
- municipalities
• Agreement with the electro industry to collect 80% of EE-waste. Take-back companies established.
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WEEE regulation in Norway (2)
Producer/importer:
- Establish and finance a system for collecting and treatment of EE-waste (individual system or member of a take-back company)
Distributors (shops):
- Take back waste electrical and electronic products
- From consumers: free of charge. No re-purchase necessary.
- Information
Municipalities:
- Establish collection points for EE-waste.
- Information to consumers
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Product & waste flow Product & waste flow (simplified)
producer
distributor
importer
consumer
Collection point
New products
Waste products
Waste treatment
Money to pay for waste treatment
$
Producer/ importer must pay for the waste collection and treatment Producer/ importer must pay for the waste collection and treatment
This obligation can be fulfilled by membership of a take-back systemThis obligation can be fulfilled by membership of a take-back system
The costs will be part of the product’s priceThe costs will be part of the product’s price
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Supervision by authorities
• About 14000 importers/producers in Norway. 35 inspected last 3 years (no members of take-back systems) • Inspection of 400 distributors last year
• Increased effect by active use of media and reporting “worst-cases” to the police.
• Treatment plants must have a permit
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Experience on the WEEE-system• The system works !
• High degree of recovery of waste electronic and a electrical equipment in Norway (80% )
• Information to consumers essential to get more waste in to the system (small appliances)
• Implementation of the WEEE-directive will be based on existing regulations
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