Improving the sustainability of e-waste management

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1 Improving the sustainability of e-waste management German development cooperation focus areas and projects World Resources Forum 24 October 2017 Ellen Gunsilius, GIZ Seite 1

2 Structure 1. Main Challenges 2. BMZ Priorities of position paper Improving the sustainability of e-waste management 3. Selected activities and projects of German Development Cooperation Seite 2

3 Main Challenges Economic growth & digital technologies Economic growth, changing production/ consumption patterns Improved energy supply in rural areas and digitalisation and automation of industry Circular economy as an important element of sustainable development Valuable materials in e-waste such as gold and rare earth metals are vital for future technologies, but already short in supply. Longer product lifetimes and an improved resource recovery from e-waste reduce the need for extracting primary resources. Developing and emerging countries often do not have effective legislation for e-waste in place and often do not have appropriate recycling facilities. Seite 3

4 Main Challenges Important source of resources and income Repairing or dismantling of discarded electronic appliances, sale of materials is an important source of income for many people in developing and emerging economies Manual techniques used for more complex recycling process result in a loss of valuable resources Need for resource efficient recycling solutions that meet minimum standards for protecting human health, environment and climate, and that secure workers livelihoods Danger to human health and the environment Uncontrolled recycling results in release of hazardous substances such as heavy metals, dioxins, CFCs and HCFCs from old cooling appliances soil, air, groundwater and climate pollution and severe health impacts for people living nearby Developing countries require urgent support for improving e-waste management Seite 4

5 BMZ Priorities Position Paper Sustainable E-Waste Management $ Establish regulations and standards for environmentally and socially sound recycling of e-waste Inclusive business models for improved resource recovery Assuming responsibility, transferring knowledge, creating awareness Fostering sustainable financing and incentive schemes Seite 5

6 BMZ Priorities Establish regulations and standards for environmentally and socially sound recycling of e-waste 1. Development and implementation of regulations to enable compliance with environmental and social standards Legislative framework and reliable enforcement mechanisms Providing capacity building to enforcement agencies Multi stakeholder and multi level (national/local) approach 2. Pay special attention to toxic components Special capacity building efforts and awareness raising measures for certain products: refrigeration and air conditioning units, CRT monitors, appliances containing mercury etc. Seite 6

7 BMZ Priorities Promoting inclusive business models for improved resource recovery 1. Involving the informal sector in e-waste management 2. Setting up national and local recycling structures 3. Fostering international business partnerships Assuming responsibility, transferring knowledge, creating awareness 1. Dialogue and awareness raising among policymakers, industry and consumers 2. Support monitoring of international flows of electronic devices and electronic waste 3. Utilising the opportunities offered by new digital technologies Seite 7

8 BMZ Priorities Fostering sustainable financing and incentive schemes $ 1. Introduction of incentives to channel e-waste to controlled recycling facilities 2. Getting business on board for sustainable e-waste management in emerging and developing countries, working in partnership with manufacturers and recycling industry 3. Promoting mechanisms for Extended Producer Responsibility Support setup of adapted mechanisms for extended responsibility of manufacturers and importers for collection and recycling systems Supporting setup of national registers, producer responsibility organisations, financing mechanisms Seite 8

9 Projects and activities Global Advisory project on sustainable e-waste management 01/ /2019 Conceptual work, studies, building partnerships Informal-formal partnerships models for recycling e- waste in India Documentation and recommendations Support Global E-waste Statistics Partnership and Person-in-Port Project in Nigeria E-Waste Academy (EWAM) with UNU Planned for East Africa (Tanzania) in November 2017, in Asia 2018 Business Boot Camp/ Training for Recyclers in Advisory services to selected national initiatives for improving e-waste management (2018) Seite 10

10 Projects and activities Ghana Environmentally Sound Disposal & Recycling of E-Waste The Ghanaian Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) 07/ /2020 Context Population of ~28 mio. Resource recovery from e-waste mostly informally organised Current system achieves high collection rates and offers potential for labour intensive resource recovery Aim: Supporting Ghana to introduce a sustainable e-waste management system Seite 11

11 Module objective: The conditions for sustainable e-waste management in Ghana are improved. The political framework conditions for sustainable management of WEEE are improved First steps for implementation of plan of action for putting in practice Act 917 are taken. An electronic register of manufacturers, distributors of electrical & electronic products is established. Business models for sustainable WEEE management are initiated. Business plans are available for environmental ly relevant WEEE devices & fractions Pilot collection and payment scheme for purchasing selected WEEE has been implemented The capacities of the informal sector players for environmentally sound and less health endangering management of WEEE are strengthened. Informal WEEE recyclers demonstrate their capacities for environmentall y friendly, less health endangering WEEE management Alternative options for reducing environmental and health risks for women are identified together with alternative earning A Strategy paper on the involvement of the informal sector in the formal circular economy has been agreed with relevant stakeholders Multi-stakeholder dialogue & communication Präsentationstitel hier eintragen Seite 12

12 Work in progress: Component 3 - Enhancing capcities of the infoirmal sector Präsentationstitel hier eintragen Seite 13

13 Work in progress: Component 2 - Business models, incentive & payment system Präsentationstitel hier eintragen Seite 14

14 Thank you very much for your attention Ellen Gunsilius Senior Advisor Concepts for sustainable SWM, e-waste management Division Climate Change, Environment & Infrastructure Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Eschborn Michael Funcke-Bartz Senior Advisor Section Climate and Environmental Policy Division 4D00 Climate Change, Rural Development, Infrastructure Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Bonn, Germany E Ellen.Gunsilius@giz.de I E I michael.funcke-bartz@giz.de Präsentationstitel hier eintragen Seite 15