The GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT National Action Plan (DM 11th of april

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1 The GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT National Action Plan (DM 11th of april 2008), focus on The Minimum Environmental Criteria on the supply of ink jet and toner cartridges and on the integrated service of take back used cartridges and supply of ink jet and toner cartridges

2 Italian Green Public Procurement National Action Plan : the Minimum Environmental criteria The Minimum Environmental Criteria are the environmental characteristics considered along the whole life cycle of the category addressed, defined in terms of object of the contract, technical specifications, contract clauses, award criteria, which aim to select and to stimulate the bid of products/services/works with a good level of environmental performance in terms of use of natural resources, energy consumption, waste minimization, recycling/reuse and a less use of hazardous chemicals. These requirements are "minimum" as to qualify public tenders as green (reduced environmental impacts). They are also minimum" as they are basic requirements for qualifying green the services/products complying with, and to ensure a sufficient market supply.

3 Ink jet and toner cartridges: some data = number of cartridges for printing and copying machines consumed in Italy per year (70% OEM, 11,5% remanufactured, 18,5% compatibles) million. = charges volume for the purchase of cartridges in Italy 60% of this amount is for products manufactured in Southeast Asia countries = n. companies in Italy producing toner and ink jet remanufacturers cartridges = n. of employed people This sector is in particular crisis in Italy

4 Costs of separate collection waste management

5 The minimum environmental criteria on ink jet and toner cartridges purpose Promote the goal of environmental policy to develop the recovery of materials Promote the reduction of environmental impacts of the cartridges, especially considering the very relevant impacts when they are disposing of in landfills or incinerated (1.1 billion cartridges are sold yearly; of these 500 million are destined to landfill; each cartridge can be regenerated at least 2-3 sometimes; where extended to all cartridges the waste sent to landfills would reduce by 66-75%); Address the problem of unfair competition made by companies that clone or counterfeit cartridges Explain that lower price it s not the best value for money; qualitative characteristics, also intrinsec, have to be taken into account especially by a contracting authority

6 The Minimum Environmental Criteria on cartridges: the working group Composition of the working group (2013) Coordination: officials of the Ministry of the Environment, Departemnt Green Public Procurement Members: Experts on public procurement of ink-jet and toner cartridges (ArpaToscana, Arpa Emilia Romagna) Officials of Ministry of the Environment, Department Management of the waste cycle Representatives of Ecoetico, Associazione PACTO, ARTI-Italia Representatives of Stazione Sperimentale Carta e Cartone The final document has been shared with OEM

7 The minimum environmental criteria on ink jet and toner cartridges

8 Supply of cartrtidges: the green public tender in Italy Under national law on Green Public Procurement a public tender on cartridges supply is green if: foresees the supply of remanufactured cartridges (made from empty originals or, in any case, made from empty used cartridges manufactured in compliance with intellectual property rights) comply with technical specifications: - traceability and production characteristics - print quality and durability - limitations and exclusions of hazardous chemicals for almost the 30% of total supply. It s also green the: Integrated service of take back used cartridges and the supply of remanufactured cartridges (comply with the tecnical specifications above mentioned) The collected cartitridges have to be, whenever technically possible, preparing for reuse R12 code. This solution also permits the reduction of environmental impacts linked to trasnsport (and promote a circular economy)

9 The minimum environmental criteria on ink jet and toner cartridges Environmental criterion 4.2.1: Traceability and production characteristics Means of presuming conformity: Eco-labels ISO (product category: remanufactured cartridges) Environmental Products Declaration ISO validated by a conformity assessment body accredited in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 Self-declared environmental claims ISO validated (remanufactured, rectior prepared for re-use ) In absence: A declaration subscribed by manufacturer or importer with: The business name, the registered office of all companies in the supply chain; the headquarters of the treatment plants and recovery of cartridges, their permissions and a specific declaration to accept an on-site inspection from a conformity assessment body. The contracting authority reserves the right to verify the veracity of the assertion "regenerated / reconstituted" through verification conducted by such body on a sample "X" of products, chosen randomly.

10 The minimum environmental criteria on ink jet and toner cartridges Criterion 4.2.2: Garantee on print quality and print capacity Performance on print quality and print capacity have to be tested and comply with one the following standard/test methods: print capacity ink jet and toner cartridges: ISO/IEC 19752; ISO/IEC 19798; ISO/IEC 24711:2007 Print quality remanufactured ink jet and toner cartridges: DIN ; DIN ; DIN ; DIN Verification: A declaration of the bidder. Means of presuming conformity: eco-labels comply with this criterion (Nordic Ecolabelling..); EPD if reports the information required by this criterion, validated by an recognized body. In the other cases, the contracting authority will require, taking into account the value of the contract, a certification by a recognized body attesting the compliance of the criterion of a sample "X" cartridges chosen randomly and in proportion to the value contract. Criterion 4.2.3: Hazardous chemicals and heavy metals Toner powder and inks: exclusion of specific hazardous chemicals and some others h.c. classified by hazard designations; exclusion of heavy metals. Verification: A declaration of the bidder on the basis of inks and toner powder safety data sheets. Means of presuming conformity: eco-labels comply with this criterion (Nordic Ecolabelling); EPD if reports the information required by this criterion, validated by an recognized body, if presents the results of analyzes carried out on the basis of standardized test methodologies (such as test AMES, LGA). In the other cases, the contracting authority will require, taking into account the value of the contract, a certification by a recognized body attesting the compliance of the criterion of a sample "X" cartridges chosen randomly and in proportion to the contract value.

11 The minimum environmental criteria on ink jet and toner cartridges Integrated service of take back used cartridges and supply of ink jet and toner cartridges OBJECT OF THE TENDER Integrated service of take back used cartridges and supply of ink jet and toner remanufactured cartridges, comply with the MEC. SELECTION OF THE BIDDERS Authorizations The bidder, in order to award the service, must have directly, or anyway call on companies that have valid authorizations for the collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste, with reference to the CER codes concerned (R12 for recovery activities). Verification: the bidder must declare the list of companies that compose the chain of collection and cartridge productions, with their authorizations references, the locations of production sites where all of these operations are performed. Contract clause: if any of the companies of the supply chain changes, the contractor must inform the public authority and give all the information described above. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Traceabiability.

12 Others considerations and perspectives The Minimum Environmental Criteria on cartridges supplies is coherent with the Minimum Environmental criteria of printing, copying and multifunctional devices annex to DM 13th december Environmental criterion: Products must accept remanufactured ink jet and toner cartridges. Devices and practices that prevent the use of remanufactured cartridges (for instance practices or devices that inhibit or restrict the use of remanufactured products) should not be present nor applied. The application of MEC is still voluntary based. A bill Provisions relating to promote environmental measures of green economy and for containment of excessive use of natural resources includes the mandatory integrations in public tenders of the Minimum Environmental Criteria set within the GPP NAP. Probably it will be approved by Italian parliament in summer In parallel, the transposition of the Directive on public procurement and concessions it s going on; it s not sure that it will maintain consistency with the provisions on Minimum Environmental Criteria (MEC) under the draft of the legal framework above mentioned A new monitoring system on MECs application, others communications activities and probably a guideline on verification of MECs on cartridges compliance are scheduled. It s stressed, whenever it s possible, the need of close the waste cycle and increase the purchase of remanufactured cartridges, made under the respect of all the environmental and safety legal framework, to develop circular economy models and green economy growth.

13 Alessandra Mascioli tel Ente Capofila Ecosistemi srl Viale Liegi, Roma Tel / Fax / Provincia di Cagliari Settore Ambiente Ufficio Sviluppo Sostenibile, Nodo In.F.E.A. Parco di Monteclaro, Via Cadello, 9/B - Cagliari Tel Fax infea@provincia.cagliari.it