Extended Producer Responsibility for E-Waste Management Thailand Prospective

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1 1 Extended Producer Responsibility for E-Waste Management Thailand Prospective Mrs. Sirinart Pongyart Pollution Control Department

2 Implementation of EPR on WEEE management in Thailand

collectors Minority Majority Informal WEEE Dismantlers & Recyclers Some Recyclable

3 Current WEEE Practices Dead Storage WEEE Generators Household Offices Shops Donate/ Give Away Local Authority Municipal waste stream Sell to junk shops/ informal waste collectors Minority Majority Informal WEEE Dismantlers & Recyclers Some Recyclable items Permitted dismantling, recycling & disposal facilities non-valued items Open dumping/ burning 3

4 Problems Lack of WEEE laws & regulations Lack of awareness & knowledge Only few environmentally sound dismantling, recycling, and disposal facilities Existing and active informal sectors but non-environmentally sound management Illegal import 4

5 Legislation/Policy on WEEE Management based on EPR Concept : Integrated Strategy for the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Phase I) - Enhancing the effectiveness of existing law enforcement : Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)/Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) - Implementation of economic instruments in the WEEE management 5

6 Attempts on WEEE Management Legislation/Policy (cont.) : Integrated Strategy for the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Phase II) ongoing An action plan on revising the existing laws and (if necessary) developing a new law to establish a comprehensive WEEE management based on ERP principle and use of economic instruments in order to have a proper treatment of WEEE Project on Legislative Drafting on the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Other Household Hazardous Wastes, PCD,

7 Attempts on WEEE Management Legislation/Policy (cont.) present: Draft Act on the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Other End-of-Life Products B.E (EPR concept) Regulated by Pollution Control Department It was approved by the Cabinet on May 19, 2015 In the process of consideration of the Office of the Council of State -The name was changed to the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment B.E - It was focused 5 proposed types 7

8 Proposed Types of WEEE to be Regulated (in the beginning of law enforcement) 1. TV 2. Air Conditioners 3. Refrigerato r 4. Computers 5. Mobile phone /Land line

9 Draft Act on the Management of WEEE, B.E.. Specific law on WEEE management based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principles Producers/Importers Provide take-back and collection channels Register, submit, and comply with WEEE management plan Consumer Return WEEE to the distributor, take-back center or authorized factory Ban on discard of WEEE in the public place, abandoned site or in MSW stream Take-back Center Refrain from product dismantling, except inspection purposes Send the collected WEEE to authorized factory 9

10 Concept of WEEE Management under Draft Act on the Management of WEEE Consumers Producers Take-back center report PCD Distributor Collection/logistics system Recycling facilities Supporting budget from central organization of producers

Pilot Project: Bring back your mobiles, makes merits,

mobiles by December 31, 2017 Kick off project on February

system MNRE BMA LGO Operator Retailer PCD PCD Operator

facilities Tesam m BWG umico re WMS PCD updates the

11 Pilot Project: Bring back your mobiles, makes merits, builds up our nation Target: Proper disposal of 9 Million mobiles by December 31, 2017 Kick off project on February 9, 2017 Drop off center Collection center Recycle Reporting system MNRE BMA LGO Operator Retailer PCD PCD Operator Retailer PCD, operator, and retailer send Mo-eW to recycle facilities Tesam m BWG umico re WMS PCD updates the progress in website monthly Matsu da อ คค ปราการ Profit from recycling donation

Natural Resources and Environment THAILAND Tel:

12 Thank you For more information: Waste and Hazardous Substance Management Bureau Pollution Control Department Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment THAILAND Tel: Fax:

What your business needs to know as a business end user discarding WEEE

What your business needs to know as a business end user discarding WEEE Nathaniel Chalamanda Specialist - I Producer Compliance and Waste Shipment Unit Nathaniel.Chalamanda@sepa.org.uk 01786 452539 WEEE