Transcript E-Scrap Conference 2013

MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL
WASTES IN NORTH CAROLINA
- NC ELECTRONICS PROGRAM
Shawn McKee – Environmental Senior Specialist
NCDENR Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section
NC SWANA Conference October 2014, Wrightsville Beach
NC ELECTRONICS PROGRAM:
MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITIES
Computers
Televisions
Annual
Fee
Annual
Fee
Recycling
Plan
Recycling
Obligation
Reporting
(Oct 1)
Reporting
(Oct 1)
NC’S ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
Overall Recycling of
Electronics
FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11* FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13
Televisions (lbs.)
1,986,960
9,547,240
21,995,740
20,726,028
Computer Equipment (lbs.)
7,160,300
14,655,940
20,839,220
15,037,372
Ratio of TVs to Computers
0.28:1
0.65:1
1.06:1
1.38:1
9,147,260
24,203,180
42,834,960
35,763,400
0.98
2.5
4.43
3.66
TOTAL (lbs.)
Per Capita (lbs.)
*TVs and Computers banned from NC landfills on January 1, 2011
COLLECTION TRENDS
 Are we at peak TVs?? Peak CRTs??
 FY13-14 reporting indicates many
Counties are now seeing around 70% of
their electronics weight is TVs
 Counties with “older” (8-10 years)
electronics recycling programs are seeing
closer to 50% TVs
WHAT IS NCDENR DOING?
 Working with manufacturers to help them understand their obligations
 Work with other states & EPA
 State Electronics Recycling Service Contract
 Best management practices for electronics management
 Facilitate the sharing of information between local governments
NC’S MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY
LAW FOR ELECTRONICS
 The law covers computers and TVs disposed of by residential consumers
Collected Fees
FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14
As of July 1,
2014
Television Manufacturer Fees
$82,500
$60,000
$52,500
Computer Manufacturer
Fees
$380,000
$617,500
$367,500
Feb 2013
Feb 2014
Forecast for
Feb 2015
$487,000
$600,000
$600,000
Disbursements to Local
Governments
TELEVISION RECYCLING
20,726,028 lbs. of
TVs processed from
NC in FY12-13 at
$0.15/pound equals:
=$3,108,904
CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT) CONSTRUCTION
PANEL GLASS – (screen) 2/3 of the
CRT’s mass. 0-4% lead oxide
FUNNEL - 22%-28% lead oxide
NECK – 30% lead oxide
SOLDER (or Frit) - 70-85% lead
YOKE - The coils of copper wire around the neck of the CRT are known as the
yoke; desirable to scavengers
CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT)
LEAD CONTENT
 Average weight of a CRT television – 40 lbs.
 A CRT TV is approximately 60% glass
 Approximately 15% of this glass is lead
 = 3.6 lbs. of lead per television
As of June 30, 2013, over 54 million pounds of televisions have been
recycled in NC
If all were CRTs = Close to 5 million pounds of lead
LIMITED MARKETS CAN LEAD TO….
AND SCAVENGING AND DUMPING…
CRT DOWNSTREAM MARKETS
CRT downstream markets are changing rapidly
 Smelting (3 major smelters in
US & Can) - ~30,000 tons
 Glass-to-glass: ~80,000 tons
(VideoCon in India)
 ADC for MSW - 50,000 tons
(Kuusakoski)
Doe Run, Missouri
CRT DOWNSTREAM MARKETS…
 Deleading/Glass Separation:
 Dlubak Glass
 Nulife Glass - NY - 200 Mill tons
 Ceramic Tiles:
 Com2 - 15,000 tons (production to
start by Nov 2014)
 Fireclay tile, California
 And others
Glass tiles for residential
made from CRT glass
Shawn McKee
[email protected]
1646 MSC Raleigh NC 27699-1646
217 West Jones Street
919 707-8284