TOXIC RECYCLING How to Avoid Poisoning the Recycling Chain? The - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sep 01, 2022 •24 likes •174 views

TOXIC RECYCLING How to Avoid Poisoning the Recycling Chain? The BIR World Recycling Convent ion in Prague, 27 10- 2015 Jindrich Petrlik IPEN Dioxin, PCBs and Waste WG co-chair Executive director of Arnika - Toxics and Waste Programme

TOXIC RECYCLING How to Avoid Poisoning the Recycling Chain? The BIR World Recycling Convent ion in Prague, 27– 10- 2015 Jindrich Petrlik –IPEN Dioxin, PCBs and Waste WG co-chair Executive director of Arnika - Toxics and Waste Programme
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in wastes Chemical substances listed under Stockholm Convention on POPs E.g. dioxins (PCDD/Fs), brominated flame retardants (polybrominated diphenylethers - PBDEs, hexabromocyclododecane – HBCD), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides (DDT, HCHs, HCB etc.)
POPs travel long distances Перемещение ( эффект ) лугового кузнечика
Risks of POPs
Risks of POPs – low POPs content
Waste incinerator‘s back end Waste incineration residues
Fingerprint s of dioxins (PCDD/ Fs) in fly ash from Byker wast e incinerat or and chicken eggs from alot ment s in Newcast le , where free range chicken were raised near t he pat hs paved wit h fly ash. PCDD/Fs in ASH = 4.2 ppb; chicken eggs = up to 56 ppt TEQ (3 ppt TEQ EU limit at that time)
www.ipen.org | twitter: @ToxicsFree | ipen@ipen.org
Basel Convention Control of transboundary movement of e-waste and POPs waste Stockholm Convention (SC) Treatment of POPs waste – definition of low POPs content is crucial (article 6 of the SC) Recycling
Provisional low POPs content levels POP LPL PBDEs (hexa-, hepta-, 50 or 1000 ppm penta-, tetra-) HBCD 100 or 1000 ppm PCDD/Fs 15 ppb All other POPs under 50 ppm SC
& Reuse http://www.ipen.org/news/toxic-toy-or-toxic-waste-recycling-pops-new-products
Type made in Country of OctaBDE DecaBDE purchase (ppm) (ppm) Rubik ´ s cube & Mostly Czech 0 - 95 2 - 121 other toys China Republic Rubik ´ s cube China Germany 1 3 - 4 Rubik ´ s cube Not Hungary 6 58 labeled Rubik ´ s cube China Poland 0 - 51 0 - 79 Rubik ´ s cube China Slovakia 26 98 Rubik ´ s cube Not Sweden 0 0 labeled
STOP & Reuse PUSH for stricter low POPs content level
Jindrich Petrlik, executive director of Arnika – Toxics and Waste Programme, and co-chair of Dioxin, PCBs and Waste Working Group of IPEN (International POPs Elimination Network) http://english.arnika.org/ http://www.ipen.org Thank you for your attention

Download Presentation

Download Policy: The content available on the website is offered to you 'AS IS' for your personal information and use only. It cannot be commercialized, licensed, or distributed on other websites without prior consent from the author. To download a presentation, simply click this link. If you encounter any difficulties during the download process, it's possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.

Recommend

How Recycling Works in Massachusetts Where does your recycling go? Dos and Dont of

How Recycling Works in Massachusetts Where does your recycling go? Dos and Dont of Single Stream Recycling Why wishcycling is harmful? ASK the experts can I recycle this? 1 Introduction Suzanne Wood, LEED AP

449 views • 11 slides

Recycling Challenge Recycling Challenge Background The average Canadian recycles 112 kg of

Separating Mixtures Recycling Challenge Recycling Challenge Background The average Canadian recycles 112 kg of material per year. In Ontario, we recycle 1.5 million tonnes of recycling a year. Problem Recycling facilities are

502 views • 7 slides

Agenda 1. Overview 2. Organics Recycling in the US Georgia Recycling Coalition 3. Organics

Agenda 1. Overview 2. Organics Recycling in the US Georgia Recycling Coalition 3. Organics Recycling in Georgia September 19, 2017 4. Challenges Ryan Cooper Sustainability Specialist Organics Recycling 5. Solutions Rubicon

787 views • 19 slides

Tennessee Recycling Symposium Providing total recycling and waste solutions to meet your

Tennessee Recycling Symposium Providing total recycling and waste solutions to meet your sustainability goals Dawn Gaines Sales Manager Non-Fiber 1 RockTenn Recycling Content RockTenn Corporate Overview RockTenn Recycling

287 views • 9 slides

U.S.A. Recycling Centers LLC Electronics Recycling and Data Storage Media Destruction

U.S.A. Recycling Centers LLC Electronics Recycling and Data Storage Media Destruction Capabilities Statement Abo About ut USAR SARC, LLC LLC Industry Recycling Experts NSA/CSS, DoD, CJIS, NIST 800-88 compliant solutions for data

464 views • 13 slides

CATHODE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY Workshop on Advanced Battery Recycling Ann Arbor, Michigan November

CONTRACT REEARCH & TESTING COMPANY CONTRACT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY COMMERICALIZATION New Technologies That May Change the Economics of Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries AMERICAN MANGANESE CATHODE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY Workshop on

871 views • 25 slides

Household Recycling How housing encourage recycling Billy Wells Acting Head of Service

Household Recycling How housing encourage recycling Billy Wells Acting Head of Service Introduction Housing part fund Environment and Regeneration to collect recycling from our estates. This helps fund the recycling team in

347 views • 12 slides

Initiatives to work towards future recycling targets Brian Lyons Clean Ireland Recycling

Initiatives to work towards future recycling targets Brian Lyons Clean Ireland Recycling & IWMA Overview Two trials currently in progress aimed at increasing householders recycling rates: Utilising available data to empower Irish

529 views • 20 slides

NYCHA-wide Residential Recycling Program May 2015 Recycling at NYCHA Agenda Introductions (5

Recycling at NYCHA NYCHA-wide Residential Recycling Program May 2015 Recycling at NYCHA Agenda Introductions (5 Min) RED Roll-out Model and Process (5 min) RED Recycling 101 (15 min) Why, What, and How to Recycle (GrowNYC) Best Practices

625 views • 40 slides

RECYCLING What We Will Cover: I. Aerosol Can Recycling from an MSW perspective II. Easing

RECYCLING What We Will Cover: I. Aerosol Can Recycling from an MSW perspective II. Easing Regulation of Non-Empty Aerosol Waste III. So you recycle it Could you be more specific? From USEPAs Annual (2018) MSW Fact Sheet Who

527 views • 18 slides

Concrete Recycling in Pavement Applications Update on the FHWA Concrete Recycling Initiative

Concrete Recycling in Pavement Applications Update on the FHWA Concrete Recycling Initiative Tara Cavalline, Ph.D., P.E. UNC Charlotte tcavalline@uncc.edu Presentation to National Concrete consortium September 20, 2017 Concrete Recycling

618 views • 26 slides

Vote for Recycling Education Recycling Education Presented by: Your nam e here Your email here

Five Budget Smart Reasons to Vote for Recycling Education Recycling Education Presented by: Your nam e here Your email here Your phone here This presentation funded by the NJ-DEP & produced by the Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional

194 views • 6 slides

Solid Waste Management Annual Report: Recycling Scott Mouw NC Division of Environmental

Solid Waste Management Annual Report: Recycling Scott Mouw NC Division of Environmental Assistance & Outreach Recycling Trends in North Carolina Positive growth in recycling programs and recycling tonnage. Disposal bans helping

338 views • 17 slides

REDESIGNING RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING David Lefebvre, Director of Public Affairs Northeast Recycling

REDESIGNING RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING David Lefebvre, Director of Public Affairs Northeast Recycling Council October 24, 2019 WHO WE ARE Recycle BC is a not-for-profit organization responsible for residential packaging and paper recycling

272 views • 25 slides

Markets go UP Markets go DOWN Succeeding With the Markets Atlantic Coast Recycling

Business Perspective on Markets go UP Markets go DOWN Succeeding With the Markets Atlantic Coast Recycling Presentation Yesterday 1 2 Recycling Genesis Through the Years 3 4 Adaptation 5 Change John Stanton Recycling Development

636 views • 40 slides

WEEE recycling: key aspects in reducing the carbon footprint and providing access to scarce

WEEE recycling: key aspects in reducing the carbon footprint and providing access to scarce resources" Umicore Group Umicore Precious Metals Refining E-scrap: The recycling chain Challenges for Latin America Recommendations

769 views • 38 slides

Mercury Contamination in Women and Children from the Arctic to Cook Islands: IPEN Raises Alarm

Mercury Contamination in Women and Children from the Arctic to Cook Islands: IPEN Raises Alarm and Requires Action Dena'inaq enen'aq' gheshtnu ch'q'u yeshdu. (Dena'ina) I live and work on the land of the Denaina. (English) Pamela Miller

661 views • 27 slides

Determining the Aquatic Toxicity of Deicing Materials Laboratory based study to

Slide 1 Determining the Aquatic Toxicity of Deicing Materials Laboratory based study to evaluate the aquatic toxicity of liquid deicing chemicals Acute and chronic

495 views • 22 slides

Poisonous Priorities and Toxic Divisionals Practical Consequences of Art. 54(3) EPC Cristina

Poisonous Priorities and Toxic Divisionals Practical Consequences of Art. 54(3) EPC Cristina Lopes Margarido European Patent Office Mathieu de Rooij ZBM Patents & Trademarks Overview Relevant articles of EPC for determining

529 views • 40 slides

US HPV Challenge and Beyond Presentation to EPA HPV Data Users Conference Austin, TX 12-14

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE US HPV Challenge and Beyond Presentation to EPA HPV Data Users Conference Austin, TX 12-14 December 2006 Richard A. Denison, Ph.D. Senior Scientist Health Program 1 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE Toxic Substances Control Act

767 views • 21 slides

Rory Ruffner, Noxious weed seed- free forage specialist with MT Dept of Agriculture. Identifying

Presentation for December 2019 BCH meeting Rory Ruffner, Noxious weed seed- free forage specialist with MT Dept of Agriculture. Identifying Weeds: By Flower, stems, roots, leaves. Annuals complete in one year. Ex. Cheatgrass Summer annual

286 views • 6 slides

Benefitting from Beneficial Insects City of Kirkland - Natural Yard Care Integrated Pest

Benefitting from Beneficial Insects City of Kirkland - Natural Yard Care Integrated Pest Management What is IPM? IPM is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that

595 views • 25 slides

How churches and non-profits hurt those they help and how to reverse it Almsgiving is Mammons

How churches and non-profits hurt those they help and how to reverse it Almsgiving is Mammons perversion of giving. It affirms the superiority of the giver, binds the recipient, demands gratitude, humiliates him and reduces him to a

1.12k views • 17 slides

EVALUATI ON OF BOTANI CAL PI SCI CI DES EVALUATI ON OF BOTANI CAL PI SCI CI DES ON NI LE TI LAPI A

EVALUATI ON OF BOTANI CAL PI SCI CI DES EVALUATI ON OF BOTANI CAL PI SCI CI DES ON NI LE TI LAPI A OREOCHROMI S OREOCHROMI S ON NI LE TI LAPI A NI LOTI CUS L. AND MOSQUI TO FI SH L. AND MOSQUI TO FI SH NI LOTI CUS GAMBUSI A AFFI NI S BAI RD AND

597 views • 34 slides