Project 12: Environmentally Sound Management of Selected End-of-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in North America

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1 Prject 12: Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Operating Year(s): Planned Budget fr tw years: C$400,000 Year 1: C$200,000 Year 2: C$200,000 Strategic Pririty/Objective: Greening the Ecnmy in Nrth America Cluster: Addressing Waste in Trade in Nrth America Prject Summary The first task f this prject invlves the develpment f technical guidelines n envirnmentally sund management fr secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs, t enhance their capability t implement envirnmentally sund management practices, ntably in Mexic. This aspect differs frm previus CEC wrk that culminated in a reprt entitled Practices and Optins fr Envirnmentally Sund Management f Spent Lead-acid Batteries within Nrth America, which prvides high-level guidance and that is nt specifically geared twards addressing smelting and ther facility peratins fr SLABs prcessing. The guidelines t be develped under this prject will identify best management practices at the peratinal level cncerning the envirnmentally sund management f SLABs and the recvery f materials, which will enhance the ccupatinal health and safety cnditins f wrkers in this industry and supprt the creatin f green jbs. The secnd task will fcus n examining ptential releases f lead frm secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs, with a fcus n Mexic. This infrmatin can prvide an indicatin f the scpe and magnitude f this issue, and identify pprtunities fr imprvement that bth industry and gvernments can cnsider in implementing, r requiring crrective measures. Preliminary findings can als be used fr the develpment f technical guidelines and t priritize issues. The third task fcuses n nn-lead batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles. A review f quantities in each cuntry, and current and prspective end-f-life technlgies/mechanisms with which t prtect human health and the envirnment, will be pssible thrugh the implementatin f this prject. The furth task f the prject fcuses n translating and publishing the CEC reprt entitled, Quantitative Characterizatin f Dmestic and Transbundary Flws f Used Electrnics, cmpleted during the Sund Management f Electrnic Wastes in Nrth America initiative under the Operatinal Plan. Shrt-term Outcmes (at halfway pint) Establish a CEC battery-experts grup cmpsed f Party representatives and Secretariat staff t advance wrk n the activities and tasks identified in this prject. Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 1 f 9

2 By May 2014, a CEC battery-experts grup will develp draft ESM technical guidelines fr prcessrs f SLABs. By December 2013, a number f facilities that prcess SLABs in Mexic will be selected t participate in a pilt study n releases f lead and ther substances f cncern. By December 2013, cmplete French and Spanish translatin and publicatin f the reprt, entitled Quantitative Characterizatin f Dmestic and Transbundary Flws f Used Electrnics, will be available. By June 2014, the CEC battery-experts grup will implement a preliminary identificatin f releases f lead and appraches t quantify releases f lead frm secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs. These results will help t identify measures and practices t imprve the envirnmentally sund management f these recvery and recycling prcesses. This wrk will help and infrm enhance ccupatinal health and safety decisins, and t prevent releases f these substances t their surrunding envirnment. By August r September f 2014, the CEC battery-experts grup will meet and a key grup f stakehlders (e.g., industry, NGOs, and academic experts, etc.) will have an pprtunity t prvide input and advice n the utline f the technical guidelines identified in task 1.1, and n the reprt identifying ptential emissins fr cntent f lead and appraches t quantify releases f lead frm secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs identified in task 2.1. Lng-term Outcmes (by the end f the prject) By May 2015, the CEC battery-experts grup will finalize the technical guidelines n envirnmentally sund management fr secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs. By June 2014, the CEC will cmplete a preliminary analysis f ther types f batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles. This analysis will help explre hw these batteries are managed at their end-f life cycle. It is expected that the prject will help identify current and prspective end-f-life technlgies/mechanisms that can better prtect human health and the envirnment, and t identify ptential issues that may require attentin as part f future CEC wrk. By May 2015, the CEC will cmplete a reprt identifying ptential emissins f lead and appraches t quantify releases f lead frm secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs, as described in this prject. Lnger-term, envirnmental utcme (pst prject) Infrmatin stemming frm this prject will supprt decisin-makers t cnsider the implementatin f measures t enhance prtectin f wrkers and cmmunities frm lead emitted during the recycling f SLABs by disseminating envirnmentally sund management practices. Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 2 f 9

3 It is expected that the prject will supprt the adptin f practices and actins leading t a reductin f lead emissins frm secndary lead smelting facilities t air, sil, and will help reduce lead expsure t wrkers and cmmunities. This prject will benefit the Parties by prviding timely infrmatin n ptential impacts that may be assciated with nn-lead batteries frm hybrid and electric vehicles when they reach the end f their useful life. Tasks necessary t reach the envirnmental utcme: 1) Develp technical guidelines n best practices fr envirnmentally sund management fr prcessrs f SLABs. 2) Examine ptential releases and appraches t quantify releases f lead frm secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs, with a fcus n Mexic. 3) Undertake a preliminary analysis f the uses, end-f-life management and ptential risks f the majr nn-slab batteries that are currently in use fr hybrid and electric vehicles. 4) Translate and publish the study, Quantitative Characterizatin f Dmestic and Transbundary Flws f Used Electrnics, previusly included in the Sund Management f E-waste in Nrth America prject, cmpleted under the CEC Operatinal Plan. Task 1) Develp technical guidelines n best practices fr envirnmentally sund management fr prcessrs f SLABs Subtask Prject utputs Hw des the subtask/utput mve the prject twards the envirnmental utcme 1.1 Develp ESM technical guidelines which cver best practices and technlgies fr sund management f SLABs. Nte: A grup f CEC Parties fficials will peridically seek input frm an ad hc set f stakehlders with Draft ESM technical guidelines fr prcessrs f SLABs Finalize ESM technical guidelines fr prcessrs f SLABs. The guidelines will cnsider keystakehlders expertise, a review f natinal and internatinal literature, best practices and technlgies fr envirnmentally sund management related t resurces recvery and The ESM technical guidelines n SLABs prvides the necessary fundatin t significantly reduce SLAB lead expsures where needed and prmte envirnmentally sund recycling practices within secndary lead Timing (Target date) May 2014 (Task 1.1.1) May 2015 (Task 1.1.2) Budget (activities) Year 1: C$80,000 (Task 1.1.1) Year 2: C$90,000 (Task 1.1.2) Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 3 f 9

4 relevant expertise as the technical guidelines are develped In-persn meeting in Mexic f CEC battery-experts grup t garner input and assessment frm key stakehlders, public and private n the draft ESM technical guidelines, and preliminary wrk n the reprt n releases f lead and n appraches t quantify releases f lead frm SLABs recyclers (Task 2.1). recycling f SLABs. The final versin will include technical guidelines n best practices and technlgies fr prcessing SLABs, and recmmendatins n hw t implement these at the peratinal level In-persn meeting with key stakehlders including translatin services, webinar access and lgistic supprt. prcessing activities. This activity will ensure engagement f private and public stakehlders in the prcess f cmpleting the technical guidelines and the reprt n emissins f lead and substances f cncern. August September 2014 Year 2: C$25,000 Task 2) Examine ptential releases and appraches t quantify releases f lead frm secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs, with a fcus n Mexic 2.1 Analysis f ptential releases f lead and appraches t quantify releases f lead frm SLAB prcessing facilities A reprt identifying ptential emissins f lead and appraches t quantify releases f lead frm secndary lead smelters and ther facilities that prcess SLABs (pyrmetallurgical/hydrmetallurgical), pretreatment, and cllectin facilities that prcess r handle SLABs. Results can be used fr site-based risk assessment and risk management effrts. Preliminary wrk t be cmpleted in Year 1 and final reprt t be cmpleted in Year 2. Year 1: C$65,000 Year 2: C$85,000 This reprt will include a pilt study f emissins and appraches fr estimating emissins in a number f facilities in Mexic (cntingent n resurces). Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 4 f 9

5 Task 3) Undertake a preliminary analysis f the uses, end-f-life management and ptential risks f the majr nn-slab batteries that are currently in use fr hybrid and electric vehicles Subtask Prject utputs Hw des the subtask/utput mve the prject twards the envirnmental utcme 3.1 Cnduct a preliminary analysis f the use and end-f-life management f batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles, including an examinatin f current and prspective best practices and technlgies that supprt envirnmentally sund management A draft and final reprt that characterizes the types, cntent, use, and dispsal f batteries used in electric vehicles, including an verview f relevant best practices, technlgies and laws. Parties can use the preliminary analysis t enhance institutinal knwledge f the ptential issues that may exist regarding the end-f-life management f batteries used in Nrth American hybrid and electric vehicles. Timing June 2014 Budget (activities) Year 1: C$40,000 Task 4) Translate and publish the study, Quantitative Characterizatin f Dmestic and Transbundary Flws f Used Electrnics, previusly included in the Sund Management f E-waste in Nrth America prject, cmpleted under the CEC Operatinal Plan Subtask Prject utputs Hw des the subtask/utput mve the prject twards the envirnmental utcme 4.1. Translate and publish the study, Quantitative Characterizatin f Dmestic and Transbundary Flws f Used Electrnics, Spanish/French translatin and publicatin f the final versin f the study reviewed and cleared by Partyleads and the Secretariat. Parties will have an increased knwledge f the flws f used cmputers and mnitrs; and the methdlgy will serve t implement Timing December 2013 Budget (activities) Year 1: C$15,000 Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 5 f 9

6 which will be cmpleted under the Sund Management f Electrnic Wastes initiative under the Operatinal Plan. future analysis f the flws f e-wastes in Nrth America. Explain hw this prject meets the selectin criteria adpted by Cuncil in the Strategic Plan (See belw) The gal f all prjects funded by the CEC will be t supprt the effrts f the Parties t cnserve, prtect and/r enhance the Nrth American envirnment. The fllwing criteria will guide the Secretariat, Wrking Grups, Cmmittees, and ther apprpriate fficials f the Parties in cnsidering cperative activities fr Cuncil apprval under Operatinal Plans. These selectin criteria d nt apply fr activities t be funded thrugh the NAPECA grant prgram. Hw des the prject cntribute t achieving Cuncil s strategic bjectives as described within the current Strategic Plan, r as related t ther pririties subsequently cnfirmed by Cuncil? The prject is directly respnsive t the findings in the CEC Secretariat s reprt: Hazardus Trade? An Examinatin f US-generated Spent Lead-acid Battery Exprts and Secndary Lead Recycling in Mexic, the United States and Canada. It is cnsistent with the ensuing CEC Cuncil s Strategic Objectives 1 - Imprved Envirnmental Health f Vulnerable Cmmunities in Nrth America; and Objective 3 - Enhanced Reginal Apprach t Sund Management f Substances such as Lead. Preliminary wrk n batteries currently used in hybrid and electric vehicles will als help t infrm gvernments f any existing and ptential current r freseeable issues that may be assciated with these types f batteries when they reach the end f their useful life. This wrk is primarily linked t the CEC s Greening f the Nrth American Ecnmy pririty. Are the prpsed bjectives Nrth American in scpe? In ther wrds, hw are the prpsed results relevant t prtecting the envirnment in Nrth America? (Fr example, what wuld Cuncil members annunce t the press at the successful cmpletin f this prject?) The bjectives are trilateral in scpe. A review f envirnmentally sund management practices in the secndary lead smelting and prcessing industry will cver and benefit frm best practices and expertise frm the three Nrth American cuntries. Hw SLABs are managed is an imprtant public health, envirnmental and ecnmic issue. A cnsensus nw exists in the scientific cmmunity that there is n safe threshld fr bld lead levels. Lead can be absrbed int the human bdy and prve txic t the nervus system, heart, kidneys, bnes and reprductive rgans. Lead can affect the health f wrkers and peple in the surrunding cmmunities, particularly with respect t fetal and childhd develpment. This prject will prvide peratinal guidance fr envirnmentally sund management which the Parties and their industries can supprt and, by increasing the envirnmentally sund management f SLABs, enhance existing and nging measures t Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 6 f 9

7 prtect wrkers and cmmunities frm the lead emitted during the recycling f spent lead-acid batteries. Additinally, this wrk culd supprt effrts t enhance regulatins in Mexic applicable t SLABs recycling. What are the specific, clear and tangible results that will be achieved and hw will prgress tward each result be measured ver time? Identify perfrmance measures t be used t indicate success at reaching all utcmes and/r perfrmance. This prject will prvide a cmprehensive and rbust technical guidance dcument n envirnmentally sund management practices. It will als expand pprtunities fr the CEC Parties t liaise with the Nrth American secndary lead smelting sectr. The prject will als serve t gather valuable infrmatin n current technlgy, sund management practices and will infrm decisin-makers n key issues regarding site-based risk assessment and management f lead. The prject will allw fr translatin and publicatin f the CEC reprt entitled Quantitative Characterizatin f Dmestic and Transbundary Flws f Used Electrnics, cmpleted under the prject Sund Management f Electrnics fr Perfrmance measures include amng thers: Cmpleted ESM technical guidelines n SLABs; Opprtunities fr public/private cllabrative partnerships in this initiative; A reprt identifying ptential release scenaris and appraches t quantify releases f lead frm smelters (pyrmetallurgical/hydrmetallurgical), pretreatment, and facilities that prcess r handle SLABs, accmpanied by site-specific sampling f ne r tw selected facilities in Mexic (budget permitting); A reprt characterizing end-f-life management f batteries used in Nrth American hybrid and electric vehicles; The study Quantitative Characterizatin f Dmestic and Transbundary Flws f Used Electrnics, translated and published in its final versin; Level f stakehlder interest in implementing CEC ESM technical guidelines; and Delivery f the wrkshp t gather input n guidelines and n the reprt fr ptential releases. Explain why the CEC is the mst effective vehicle fr the Parties t undertake the prject, cnsidering: The value-added f ding it under the CEC cperative prgram Any ther public, private r scial rganizatins that wrk n such activities Opprtunities t cperate and/r leverage resurces with such rganizatins The prject is directly respnsive t the findings in the CEC Secretariat s reprt: Hazardus Trade? An Examinatin f US-generated Spent Lead-acid Battery Exprts and Secndary Lead Recycling in Mexic, the United States and Canada. N ther public, private r scial rganizatin is implementing a similar scpe f activities as thse included in this prject. Ntwithstanding, the prject will bring valuable Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 7 f 9

8 pprtunities t the CEC Parties t liaise with the private sectr, and with envirnmental nngvernmental rganizatins t address issues arund unsund management f SLABs, and t enhance prtectin f wrkers and cmmunities neighbring SLABs recycling facilities. Des the prject prpse a clear timeline fr implementatin f the activities, including a target end date fr CEC s invlvement? Where applicable, describe hw the wrk will cntinue after CEC invlvement ends. Yes. The prject is expected t last fr tw years and prpses a clear timeline fr implementatin f its tasks. Where applicable, identify with reasnable specificity: Linkages with ther relevant CEC prjects, past r present, in rder t create synergies, capitalize n experience, r avid duplicatin The prject will build n the general ESM dcument n SLABs develped by the CEC Hazardus Waste Task Frce several years ag. Based n this initial high-level endeavr, the prject will benefit the Parties, the Nrth American secndary lead smelting industry and key stakehlders t better prtect health and envirnment f wrkers, and neighbring cmmunities. The target audience, as well as its receptivity and capacity t use the infrmatin that may be prduced as a result f the prject It is anticipated that several gvernment agencies in the three cuntries, the secndary lead smelting industry, and nngvernmental rganizatins will fllw clsely the implementatin f this prject. The target audience will participate actively in the develpment f the technical guidelines and in the reprt t identify releases f lead and ther substances f cncern liberated in the recycling prcess. The beneficiaries f capacity building activities that the prject may include Secndary lead smelting cmpanies, gvernment plicy and decisin-makers will greatly benefit frm infrmatin stemming frm the implementatin f this prject. The relevant stakehlders, with particular attentin t cmmunities, academia, NGOs and industry, and their invlvement and cntributin t a successful utcme Key stakehlders include: Three Nrth American federal gvernments, envirnmental agencies, trade agencies, envirnmental cmpliance mnitring agencies, Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 8 f 9

9 The secndary lead smelting industry, The battery manufacturing industry, Universities and research centers (in Mexic: Institut Plitécnic Nacinal, Universidad Nacinal Autónma de Méxic), Nngvernmental rganizatins, and Technical experts n the envirnmentally sund management f SLABs. Nte: In an effrt t enhance lean peratins f the CEC Secretariat, dcuments and reprts intended fr publicatin will be available primarily nline. Printed cpies will be prvided nly upn request. Envirnmentally Sund Management f Selected End-f-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead-Acid Batteries (SLABs), in Nrth America Page 9 f 9