Transcript Ecobat and take-back of portable batteries

RNDr. Petr KRATOCHVÍL
September 25, 2013
An application of producers
responsibility on collection and
recycling of portable batteries in the
Czech Republic
V4 Environmental Export Platform, Budapest
Why to focus on the batteries ?
• hazardous waste (Hg, Cd, Pb)
• secondary metal-bearing raw material (Ni, Co, Zn,
Mn)
• 3 categories
– automotive (Pb acid) 30.000 t/year
– industrial (BtB sector, Pb, NiCd, LiIon) 1.000 t/year
– portable (BtC sector, high penetration in consumer
market) 3.000 t/year
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Legislation
• Battery Directive 2006/66/EC
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ban of hazardous substances
development of collection schemes
strict targets for collection and recycling
obligatory public awareness campaigns
• The burden is not on the producers of battery waste
but on the companies putting batteries on their
national markets (so called producers)
• Implementation on the national level by 2009
(CZ : Waste Management Act)
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Who is ECOBAT ?
• non profit organization founded in
2002
Founders of ECOBAT
6
• shareholders (major battery
importers)
• Bateria Slaný
1
• Focused on take-back of portable
batteries
11
• Emos (GP)
• Energizer
2009
91
0.35
• Authorized by Ministry of
Environment
• % market share of take- back service
• lowest fees in EU (8,60 Kč/kg= 0,35
EUR, resp. 4,35 Kč/kg =0,17 EUR)
• Panasonic
• Procter & Gamble
(Duracell)
• VARTA
Current number of clients of ECOBAT
Total number: 692 clients
ECOBAT
ASEKOL
132
213
ELEKTROWIN
139
RETELA
208
ECOBAT reached EU collection limit
• Directive 2006/66/EC sets the minimum collection efficiency for EU
Member States
15,6 %
25 %
45%
• ECOBAT:
in 2012 significantly increased the amount of collected portable batteries:
Put to market in CR (avg. in last 3 years): 3 182 tonnes
Take-back: 919 tonnes
Efficiency achieved: 29 % !
CR REACHED EU LIMIT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW !
Current status of collection of portable batteries in CR
No. of collection points (ths.)
2012
16.91
2011
15.49
2010
13.75
2009
10.28
2008
9.14
2007
6.34
2006
5.68
2005
5.27
2004
4.38
2003
3.28
919
Amount of collected batteries (t.)
70
2003
128
2004
138
2005
769
184
2006
264
2007
332
2008
386
2009
458
2010
2011
2012
Ecobat collection 2012 - waste streams
Batteries put on the market in the Czech Republic
t.
Total - in tonnes
2012 cf. 2009: +29%
Partially due to revival of battery market in
2012, but stagnation of EEE
 Importance of cooperation with WEEE
schemes!
Types of batteries – ratio (in %)
- ZnC: 35%  29%
+ ALK: 33%  39%
Current status of battery recycling
in 2012 we recycled 878 tonnes of portable
batteries,
out of this we extracted 556 mostly metal raw
materials (Pb, Zn, Mn, Ni, Co)
Efficiency of recycling process
Handling with collected batteries
Recycling partners in 2012
Redux
Germany
ZnC/Alk
Accurec
Germany
Zn/C , unsorted mixture
Inmetco
USA
NiCd
Safina
Czech R.
NiMH, LiIon
Ekovuk
Czech R.
button cells
Kovohutě Příbram
Czech R.
Pb sealed
Awareness raising
environmental educational programme financed by 4
compliance schemes
participation of 3.073 schools from CR
collected 129 tonnes of portable batteries in 2012
Promotion of battery sorting in Czech households
Targeted free distribution of collection boxes – 80.000
boxes distributed in 2011 - 2012
Conclusions
• Collection and recycling of portable batteries is a non-profit
activity.
• Compliance organizations controlled by producers are the
best solution.
• Compliance organizations také over responsibility for
– financing
– organizing
– public awareness campaigns
• Compliance organizations should be controlled by the
government and legislation to avoid misuse by commercial
sector.