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1 BI-ANUAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 09 ISSUE: 1 OCTOBER 09 ISSUE: 1 PROJECT INFORMATION WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ELECTROVALUE PROJECT? ELECTROVALUE project aims to develop and improve the recycling market for the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) through the reuse and recovery of Electrical and Electronic (EE) components. This will be achieved by collecting and recovering added value EE components from a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly and subsequently reusing them individually in other products. The project claims to improve electrical and electronic SMEs competitiveness by adopting sustainable waste management, integrating product Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and valorisation of end-oflife in electric and electronic products. Moreover, ELECTROVALUE answers the call to reduce the amount of e-waste that goes to final disposal without appropriate treatment, in compliance with Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) European Community legislation. ELECTROVALUE WORKING CHART INSIDE THIS ISSUE: PROJECT INFORMATION - PROJECT ACTIVITIES. - ELECTROVALUE IN GERMANY 2 2 WHAT S NEW OUT THERE! - ELECTROVALUE IN LINE WITH THE WEEE REVISION 3 ELECTROVALUE IN THE WORLD - EVENTS COMING SOON 4 - ELECTROVALUE WEBSITE 4 PARTNERSHIP - ELECTROVALUE PARTNERS 5 - ELECTROVALUE PARTNERS OVERVIEW ISQ 5 ELECTROVALUE ACTIVITIES The main actions to be carried out in the project are: Communication & Exchange of Information; Evaluation of Needs and Requirements for Reused Products; LCA Assessment Action 3 Evaluation of Needs for Reused Produ cts Action 2 Components Reuse Evaluation Functional Test s Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Reused Components; Valorisation and Assessment of Electronic Waste; Economical Impacts; Disassembly Techniques Soldering Tri als ELECTROVALUE Management Tool; Pilot Recycling Disassembly Centre; Training & Dissemination; Project Management. Standard Boards Refurbished Boards Character isation and Reliabil it y Tracking and Labelling Certificate of Conformity he o t te t e s alu Wa V ic d Ad tron c El e ELECTROVALUE Management Tool Action 6 Pilot Disassembl y Centre Action 7 Dissem ination & Training Action 8 LIFE ENVIRONMENT Programme LIFE 07 ENV/P000639

2 B I - A N U A L N E W S L E T T E R Page 2 P R O J E C T A C T I V I T I E S E L E C T R O V A L U E I N G E R M A N Y! The partnership consists of experienced organisations in different fields in Portugal. There have been already three project meetings. The first one (KoM of the project) was held in 26 th January 2009 in Oeiras, Portugal where all organisations had the opportunity to discuss the project approach and work to be carried out. The first ELECTROVALUE event will take place in Munich at GE (General Electric Research Centre) together with the C3P/NASA Workshop A dedicated session on electronics and e-waste recovery will take place on the 11 th November where ELECTROVALUE will be presented. ELECTROVALUE will act as session moderator for e-waste recovery. See more information at the project website. The project was presented at International level during a LIFE event in 3 rd March 2009 in Madrid, Spain. The first external monitoring meeting was held in Oeiras, Portugal, on the 30 th June 2009, with the presence of the Life NCP from APA. Several technical meetings have been held at the main user partners (ISQ, Interecycling and Emplace) since the starting of the project. C3P/NASA WORKSHOP GLOBAL COLLABORATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY STRATEGIES Dates: Nov , 2009 Location: Munich, Germany Website: 1st external monitoring meeting at ISQ, Oeiras - Portugal -. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Center for Pollution Prevention (C3P) are holding an International Workshop on Environment and Alternative Energy with the support of GE Global Research - Europe. The workshop will take place on November in Munich, Germany. An exciting program is being planned that will include presentations and break-out sessions on the issues, progress, and technological solutions (from R&D to commercial) with a view toward collaboration.

3 O C T O B E R 0 9 I S S U E : 1 Page 3 W H A T S N E W O U T T H E R E! E L E C T R O V A L U E I N L I N E W I T H T H E W E E E R E V I S I O N The European Commission (EC) estimates that each European citizen currently generates kg of waste electric and electronic equipment per year [1]. The 2003 EU Directive on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) aimed at increase the valorisation of this type of waste, but has generate controversy across the different stages of the electric and electronic equipment s life cycle, for being too complicated, costly and difficult to implement, leaving room for further improvement and simplification. Conscious on this issue, the European Commission issued a proposal to review the WEEE Directive last December Among the changes suggested, the EC is asking member states to encourage manufacturers to finance the costs of the differentiated waste collection and, in effect, transfer the costs to the consumers. In line with the 'polluter pays' principle, the Commission is keen to shift responsibility from actual taxpayers to the consumers. The review of Directive 2002/96/EC has the aim of improving its effectiveness and implementation, and of reducing the administrative costs related to its application. In general lines, the Directive review proposes to: clarify the distinction between electrical and electronic waste (WEEE) from households and nonhousehold waste, so that it is easier to determine which products fall under the Directive and to establish the obligations applying to equipment producers; change the currently collection target of 4kg/ capita per year to set an annual WEEE collection rate at 65% per Member State as from 2016, according to the average quantity of equipment placed on the market in the two preceding years; set a new target for the recycling of medical devices; list priority substances with particular environmental concerns when used in electrical and electronic equipment, to be assessed in line with the EU's REACH regulation and with a view to a possible ban in the future; harmonise the requirements for registration and reporting falling upon producers; set minimum inspection requirements for Member States; make Member States, where appropriate, encourage producers to finance all the costs of separate collection; allow the producers to show to consumers at the time of sale the cost of collection, treatment and disposal of products in an environmentally-sound manner, without time limitation and for all equipments. This is in line with the principles of sustainable consumption and production and ensures that consumers can make informed purchasing choices. The Directive review foresees also the re-use of whole appliances and its components, contributing to the increased valorisation targets set for each electric and electronic product category on the proposal. In line with the Directive review, the ELECTRO- VALUE project has anticipate the re-use opportunity of the electric and electronic products recycling market, and is working on the re-use of printed circuit boards components. Several studies are being performed by the consortium beneficiaries in order to set the methodologies and reliability requirements for the recovery and re-use of these components in other products. Results are expected in the next two years of the project. [1]Savage, Matthew, et al., Implementation of the Waste Electric and Electronic Directive in the EU, EC Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Links: EU Directive on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do? uri=celex:32002l0096:e N:NOT proposal LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do? uri=celex:52008pc0810: EN:NOT ELECTROVALUE project has anticipate the re-use opportunity of the electric and electronic products recycling market, and is working on the re-use of printed circuit boards components.

4 B I - A N U A L N E W S L E T T E R Page 4 E L E C T R O V A L U E I N T H E W O R L D E V E N T S C O M I N G S O O N Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo 2009 Dates: Oct , 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Website: ECOMONDO 200 Dates: Oct , 2009 Location: Rimini, Italy Website: World Recycling Forum - Shanghai 09 Dates: Nov , 2009 Location: Shanghai, China Website: index_worldrecycling09.htm C3P/NASA Workshop: Global collaboration in envi- ronmrntal and alternative strategies Dates: Nov , 2009 Location: Munich, Germany Website: ExpoRecicla Dates: Nov , 2009 Location: Zaragoza, Spain Website: Seminário O Sector dos Resíduos - Tecnologias de Valorização e Investimentos Futuros Dates: Dez. 10, 2009 Location: Alfragide, Lisbon 9th International Electronics Recycling Congress Dates: Jan , 2010 Location: Salzburg, Austria Website: index_electronic_10.htm E L E C T R O V A L U E W E B S I T E The website of the Electrovalue project is already accessible. On its pages one may find a detailed description of the project and its partners. Information on the project s activities, as well as its results, are available for download in the reports section. This and following issues of the newsletter will be available, as well as a news section with items concerning the project and related events on e-waste. The website also allows comments, questions or requests which will be forward to the project s coordinator.

5 O C T O B E R 0 9 I S S U E : 1 Page 5 P A R T N E R S H I P E L E C T R O V A L U E B E N E F I C I A R I E S ISQ - Coordinating Beneficiary Contact person: Margarida Pinto / Mónica Reis e.mail: MMPinto@isq.pt INTERECYCLING Associated Beneficiary Website: Contact person: Isabel Guedes operations@interecycling.com EMPLACE - Associated Beneficiary Website: Contact person: Luís Cruz info@setcom.pt APEMETA - Associated Beneficiary Website: Contact person: Ana Cunha tecnico@apemeta.pt ANIMEE - Associated Beneficiary Website: Contact person: Maria Tereza Silva terezaasilva@animee.pt C3P - Project Collaborator Website: Contact Person: Erica Sá c3p@c3p.org E L E C T R O V A L U E B E N E F I C I A R I E S O V E R V I E W I S Q Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade is a private nonprofit making technical and scientific association and was founded in 1965 as the Portuguese Welding Institute. ISQ has expanded its activities in the early eighties from the welding technology to several other technical and scientific areas, providing a large range of services including technical inspections and non-destructive testing of welded and other types of constructions. Vocational training and technological research and development were and still remain today one of ISQ s core activities and form part of a wide range of services. ISQ derives more than 80% of its income by provision of services to industry and other businesses in Europe and abroad. National and EU funding of RTD and Training projects constitute the remaining. ISQ has been the coordinator for LEADOUT project which has supported the European SMEs in the implementation of Lead Free Soldering Technologies and thus to comply with rolls Directive in the electronic sector. ISQ s mission is to contribute to the continued improvement of the Portuguese industries and services, leading to, international projection, offering the Nation, Local Governments and Business his contribution in terms of Technology Transfer and Development, Product and Process Innovation, Management Processes and Quality Control Structuring, Health and Safety, Energy and Environmental Control and Systematic Valorisation of Human Resources. LIFE How to find information about LIFE European Contact: Nacional Contact: