REWIN - Improving resource efficiency for the production and recycling of electronic products by adoption of waste tracking systemPresented by:Benjamin Steuer, MA

Prepared byDr. Stefan Salhofer

Benjamin Steuer, MA

BOKU University Vienna

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REWINIntroduction

Primary resources

Large generators

production waste

Secondary materials

Informal collectionformal collection

Electronics production industry

Recycling facilities

WEEE

Households

WEEE

• Linking supply and demand of secondary raw materials in electronic production and recycling (chain approach).

• The development of an adequate recycling infrastructure for WEEE as post-consumer waste and secondary raw materials from electronic producing industry.

• The development of a knowledge structure on Design for Recycling between the recyclers and the electronic producing industry

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REWINtargets

• BOKU University Vienna (consortium leader) … university (A)• BUCEA - University of Civil Engineering and Architecture of

Beijing … university (CN)• RWS – Rijkswaterstaat … state agency (NL)• NSWMC (MEP) - National Solid Waste Management Centre

of China … state agency (NL)• CEEA - China Electronics Enterprises Association …

producer association (NL)• JZEPB - Jingzhou Environmental Protection Bureau … state

agency (NL)

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REWINconsortium

Associated partners• Ministry of Environmental Protection (CN)• National Waste Management Association (CN)• National Environmental Industrial Association (CN)• Local waste management authorities and local electronics

enterprises associations from the target provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hubei.

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REWINconsortium

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Rewintasks (1)

research training implementationWASTE TRACKING SYSTEM

Waste tracking systems in EU member states

Waste list

Waste tracking system in CN (e-WTS)

Train-the-trainer on e-WTS

e-WTS online

Regional training courses on e-WTS

Recyclers in e-WTS

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Training programs

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Rewintasks (2)

research training implementationCLOSING MATERIAL CYCLES

Case studies MFA at electronics producers and recyclers

MFA guideline

Training on MFA SMEP

Action plans

Best practice DfR Training on DfR

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Material Flow Analysis (MFA) approach

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Outcome: 10 MFA case studiesMFA guidelineResource efficiency action plans

MFA case study

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Rewintasks (3)

research training implementationWEEE collection Analysis of existing (formal

and informal) collection schemes in PRCIdentify best practice (in EU)

-Technical standards for WEEE collection in CN

WEEE recycling State-of-the art in WEEE

recycling in EUTo develop adopted recycling standards in PRC

-Technical standards for WEEE recycling in CN

Policy dialogue and dissemination -

- Stakeholder dialoguePolicy framework

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State of the art in WEEE recycling

Rewinoutcomes (1)

• Developing a system structure for a chain approach of EEE including collection, recycling, production, system enforcement, supervision and monitoring and applying tasks and responsibilities to different organisations and stakeholders

• implementation of an online Waste Tracking System (e-WTS)• training toolkits on e-WTS• guidelines for registering and using the e-WTS system for

producers, recyclers and authorities.

Rewinoutcomes (2)

• Case studies and manual for material flow analysis for electronic producers and recyclers

• Training toolkits Design for Recycling• Action plans developed by the selected SMEs of the electronics

industry • Secondary Materials Exchange Platform (SMEP) to link supply

and demand of secondary raw materials.

Rewinoutcomes (3)

• Adapted standard for collection and recycling of WEEE• Best practice examples for the use of secondary materials and

Design for Recycling.• Setting up a policy framework for the promotion of resource

efficiency and sustainable production• Build up a network for stakeholders in order to use the e-WTS

and SMEP for improving resource efficiency in production of electronic products and recycling of WEEE.

Thank you!

More information at:- stefan.salhofer@boku.ac.at- www.rewin-china.net