A LIFE CYCLE APPROACH TO MANAGINGELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (EEE).ppt

A LIFE CYCLE APPROACH TO MANAGINGELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (EEE)IN CANADA NA CEC Workshop on Spent Lead Acid Batteries Electronics 4-6 December 2007 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Overview Canada is a big country with a relatively small population… …but we generate significant quantities of e-waste Manufacture disposal of e-waste may also have climate change impacts… … e-waste may contain hazardous toxic constituents Managing solid wastes, including EEE, is a shared responsibility in Canada Canada is engaged in “front-end” “back-end” activities of the EEE product life cycle… Overview of Environment Canada’s work at the “front-end” of the EEE product life cycle Green procurement standards development Eco-labelling is being used by Public Works to support greening government Canadian Eco-logo criteria (third party certified) US EPEAT criteria (industry self declaration) Development of standards via International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC) Environmental declaration; environmental conscious design; test methods for finished products Risk management measures Baseline studies other reports on EEE batteries Chemical Management Plan (announced Dec 2006) Categorize screen of 23,000 substances in domestic commerce in batches 200 substances identified for priority action (over 50 may be linked to the EEE sector) Other cooperation mechanisms NA CEC Clean Electronics Pollution Prevention Partnership European Commission – Canada Regulatory Cooperation Roadmap International Task Force on Sustainable Products (UK led working group) part of UNEP Marrakech Process for Sustainable Consumption Production “product networks” being established to work on selected products including batteries, and TVs Overview of Environment Canada’s work at the “back-end” of the EEE product life cycle Environmentally sound management Administration, enforcement compro of federal waste regulations Fostering Extended Producer Responsibility for EEE National Steering