Transcript Diapositiva 1 - Recharge Batteries

ALPiBa
Asociación Latinoamericana de Pilas y Baterías
(Latin american Battery Association)
March, 2015
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ALiBa Members
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Energizer
Duracell
Ray-o-Vac
Sony
History
◦ 3 year working informally
◦ Established in Mexico city
◦ 5 months formally working
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Objective
◦ Generate guidelines for the strategy to follow in the
region according each country
Resources
◦ Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have local
battery groups
Main actions of local governments
◦ To tray to establish in regulations:
 All kind of batteries as a Hazardous waste or special
handling waste
 Mandatory collection and recycling programs.
 Extended responsibility of the producer
Generally base on:
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IEC 60086-1 and 2 for technical specifications.
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DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC, for Hg and Cd content
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Belief that all kind of batteries are consider as a
hazardous waste
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Belief that no scientific studies are needed to determine
actions.
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Use certification to control trade balance.
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Most of the regulation are only for batteries as product
and do not consider batteries into other products.
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Colombia
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Mexico
◦ Local University determine all batteries as Hazardous waste
because corrosibity
◦ Local Universities made a LCA and determine:
 batteries are not hazardous waste, but Ni-Cd
 Should not be collected and recycled because Mexico´s
conditions
◦ Government researches determine
 batteries are not hazardous waste and only Ni-Cd batteries
should be collected in Mexico.
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Venezuela
◦ Local University determine non-rechargable batteries are
not hazardous waste.
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Colombia:
◦ All kind of batteries have to be certified for max content of Hg and
Cd.
◦ Just batteries as a product, no batteries into other products
◦ Obligation on Collection of rechargeable is required,
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Brazil
◦ Obligation for collection on NiCd and Lead batteries
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Mexico
◦ All kind of batteries are consider Special Handling Waste
◦ Only big generator (more than 10 Ton per year) are obligated to
stablish handling plans.
◦ Ni-Cd and Hg batteries are consider hazardous waste.
◦ Battery norm is in progress and Rechargeable are not consider for
max content of Hg and Cd.
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Ecuador:
◦ All rechargeable batteries are consider hazardous waste and all
importers are obligated to establish a collection plan.
◦ All kind of batteries have to be certified for max content of Hg and
Cd.
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New regulation are been analyzed in:
◦ Chile, Project based on extender responsibility of the producer
◦ Costa Rica, Project based on extender responsibility of the
producer
◦ Argentina, collection for all kind of batteries
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