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