Developing the training and education needed for an increasingly environmentally regulated Africa

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1 Developing the training and education needed for an increasingly environmentally regulated Africa

2 Background Over 11,000 shipping containers packed with electrical items were exported from the UK to Africa in 2009 This provides us with an estimated figure of 74,900 tonnes of electrical items to Africa in 2009 Of the 11,000 containers we do not know if the cargo was electrical items or waste electrical items Information gained from container inspections in 2009 suggests that 1 in 8 of these shipments is waste

3 Background July 2008 UK delegation visited Nigeria and met with Professor Osibanjo, also visits to markets, informal recycling centres etc August 2008 Nigerian delegation visited UK including meeting with DEFRA and the Environment Agency. Spring 2009 funding received from British Council via Education Partnerships Africa December 2009 planning meeting in Ibadan April 2010 Prof Osibanjo visit to UK focussing on enterprise and entrepreneur support

4 Background December 2009 planning meeting in Ibadan April 2010 Prof Osibanjo visit to UK focussing on enterprise and entrepreneur support June 2010 Workshop 1 - Lagos Airport Hotel. Basel Centre and University of Northampton July 2010 Workshop 2 Lagos Airport Hotel. Basel Centre, University of Northampton, Reclaimed Appliances, Hewlett Packard

5 The two workshops are not academic exercises and aim to: Highlight and outline strategies for improved health and safety amongst those working in the ewaste industry and the general public in Nigeria Encourage/facilitate further entrepreneurship in the management of ewaste, by highlighting and selling the benefits of adding value to materials and increasing process efficiency Provide train the trainer opportunities Target the informal sector Project Outline June 15 th and July st in Lagos, Nigeria

6 Workshop 1- the problem 82 delegates NETAN Alaba Unions NESREA Officials Computer Village Scavengers

7 Presentations Electronic waste - Nigerian perspective Ewaste problem Legal import of used goods (UK position) Health effects

8 Ewaste problem

9 Nigerian perspective DISPOSAL AT OPEN DUMPS

10 Not Allowed It shows physical damage (burned parts, broken pieces, distorted cables) that impairs its functionality or safety

11 No waste from the UK, including Waste Electrical or Electronic Equipment, can be sent abroad for disposal. The Environment Agency in England and Wales considers that waste electrical and electronic equipment may cease to be waste (Environment Agency, 2005) if it is: Fully functioning and fit for direct reuse for the purpose for which it was originally made; and Presented for sale or exported for the purpose of being put back to direct reuse or sold to end consumers for such reuse. The aim of this legislation is to prevent the environmental consequences of WEEE and other hazardous wastes being exported to developing countries.

12 plastics Switches and relays Metal casing Cables and wires Chip resistors, detectors and conductors Circuit boards Health effects

13 Funnel glass Panel glass CRT yoke Circuit boards Cables and wires Metal band and frit Connectors and chips

14 Dioxin

15 Workshop 2- ESM Same delegates (limited numbers) Hewlett Packard Reclaimed Appliances Learning Light Presentations Safe Disassembly Videos Testing Interactive guides Collection Entrepreneurship Donations of PPE and testing equipment

16 TV Dismantling Remove the printed circuit board (PCB) First remove small board from neck of TV Remove large board by pulling up and cutting connecting cables with wire cutters disassembly

17 Look to the back of the equipment to remove the screws and unscrew the metal plate

18 If a personal computer, or any of its component parts, can not be reused, it should be disassembled and processed for recovery of much of its contained raw materials i.e., metals, glass and plastics.

19 collection

20 A CRT contains by far the greatest amount of all substances of concern in a personal computer. neck glass ~ % PbO 2 3 kg lead Less than 1kg lead funnel glass ~ 20-24% PbO frit ~ 80% PbO Screen/ panel glass no Pb The lead is encapsulated in glass, and cannot be released unless and until the glass is broken The glass must be broken into relatively small pieces before significant levels of lead are released into the environment esm of ewaste

21 Safety testing

22 Northampton Model Business Link Start Up Service Engagement with Banks etc UN Enterprise Club Engagement with Local Authorities

23 Interactive sessions Provided by Hewlett Packard and Learning Light Disassembly of: Base station Inkjet printer Hard drive Key board Monitor TV Printer

24 Delegate Feedback 100% said the workshop was useful. 90% rated the workshops as excellent or very good. Awareness on e-waste has been taken to the grassroot. How to make or turn e-waste to e- wealth and the urgency of the gospel to preach to others. The workshop was very, very educative and so many things were learnt such as the use of PPE, how to dismantle electrical equipment. I appreciated it so much

25 Other activities: Visit to LASEPA/ MSC E-waste Facility Visit to Alaba (video) Visit to Computer Village Workshop with NESREA WEEE Guidelines

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28 Key Issues End of Life treatment is important independent of waste origin European laws prohibit export of waste Reuse is more environmentally friendly than recycling Opportunity to develop template for the developing world

29 Thank You and God Bless Questions? Dr Margaret Bates Centre for Sustainable Wastes Management The University of Northampton