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Norwegian Pollution Control Authority

Norwegian Pollution Control Authority. Waste assembling and recycling (WEEE). Anne Marie Mo Ravik Senior Executive Officer. The Norwegian Waste Policy. Objectives: Growth in the volume of waste that is generated should be significantly lower than the rate of economic growth

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Norwegian Pollution Control Authority

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  1. Norwegian Pollution Control Authority Waste assembling and recycling (WEEE) Anne Marie Mo Ravik Senior Executive Officer

  2. The Norwegian Waste Policy Objectives: • Growth in the volume of waste that is generated should be significantly lower than the rate of economic growth Status: Household waste same rate, production waste lower • Within 2010 shall no more than 25 % of the waste generated be disposed of on landfills or incinerated without energy recovery Status: 34% (2002) • Practically all hazardous waste is to be treated in a safe and acceptable manner, and is either to be sent to recycling or is to be guaranteed sufficient national capacity for its treatment Status: 10 % unknown disposal

  3. IPPC & WEEE Management • Local Authorities - Municipalities Collecting and managing of household waste • Private Enterprises/ Industry Responsible for its own waste Collection and treatment of waste. Recycling facilities • Take- back systems - car wrecks - electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - lead batteries - packaging waste - tyres

  4. WEEE Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment • Hazardous Components in WEEE: • Flame retardants • Heavy metals (Pb,Hg,Cd +other) • PCB

  5. WEEE regulation in Norway • Regulation on WEEE since 1999 • Obligations to - producers/importers of EE-equipment - distributors and - municipalities • Agreement with the electro industry to collect 80% of EE-waste. Take-back companies established.

  6. WEEE regulation in Norway (2) Producer/importer: - Establish and finance a system for collecting and treatment of EE-waste (individual system or member of a take-back company) Distributors (shops): • Take back waste electrical and electronic products • From consumers: free of charge. No re-purchase necessary. - Information Municipalities: • Establish collection points for EE-waste. • Information to consumers

  7. Product & waste flow (simplified) New products Waste products producer importer Money to pay for waste treatment distributor consumer $ Waste treatment Collection point Producer/ importer must pay for the waste collection and treatment This obligation can be fulfilled by membership of a take-back system The costs will be part of the product’s price

  8. Supervision by authorities • About 14000 importers/producers in Norway. 35 inspected last 3 years (no members of take-back systems) • Inspection of 400 distributors last year • Increased effect by active use of media and reporting “worst-cases” to the police. • Treatment plants must have a permit

  9. Experience on the WEEE-system • The system works ! • High degree of recovery of waste electronic and a electrical equipment in Norway (80% ) • Information to consumers essential to get more waste in to the system (small appliances) • Implementation of the WEEE-directive will be based on existing regulations

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