Contributing to ISO Guidance Principles for Sustainable Metals Recycling in Latin America. WRF-LAC & GBC-CR Congress, Costa Rica 18 May 2016

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1 Contributing to ISO Guidance Principles for Sustainable Metals Recycling in Latin America WRF-LAC & GBC-CR Congress, Costa Rica 18 May 2016

2 1. Introduction

3 Developing economies have a large number and variety of resources Renewable Non-renewable Secondary e.g. e-waste Quality and sustainability standards??

4 The recycling industry offers many opportunities but it also carries great risks because most of it is done informally (50-80%) Informality Threats Opportunities ~ people recycle plastic in New Delhi, India Environmental pollution, health hazards, other "Urban Mining"

5 Emerging E-waste national legislations in Latin America and the Caribbean Costa Rica: Electronic Waste Management, Decree No S, 2010 Colombia: National Policy on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Law No. 1672, 2013 Ecuador: National Policy of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Ministerial Agreement No. 190, 2012 Peru: National regulations for WEEE management (MINAM), Directive of loan and donation of WEEE from the public sector (SBN) and 3 Peruvian technical standards for WEEE management Brazil: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment - Requirements for Reverse Manufacturing Activity, Standard ABNT NBR 16156:2013

6 The Sustainable Recyling Industries Programme addresses this situation through an integrated approach in three areas SRI Roundtable (global) Recycling Initiatives India Hazardous substances in WEEE: plastics South Africa Recycling of cooling equipments Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Peru Sustainable management of e-waste Life Cycle Inventories (Brazil, Egypt, India, South Africa)

7 SRI Roundtable Structure Assembly Secretariat Advisory Committee Developing the Guidance Principles Testing in SRI Participating Countries Supporting standards initiatives Communication & outreaching Roles Activities

8 Are current standards allowing informal sector products in the market? CENELEC 50625, R2, esteward, Fairtrade Gold; Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) standards; Responsible Jewellery (RJC) Council standard

9 The ISO Guidance Principles for the Sustainable Management of Secondary Metals aim to close this gap! Aim to provide: Credible and practical global framework. Environmental and socio-economic criteria. Addressing the context and needs of MSMEs, recycling associations, the informal sector.

10 ISO International Workshop Agreement 19 (revised or withdrawn at year 6) On metals

11 2. Scope

12 Scope - Waste that contains metals Consumer waste (examples): E-waste Batteries and accumulators End-of-life vehicles cars and ships Waste metals in construction Waste metal in packaging Etc. Production waste

13 Scope - Actors and beneficiaries Manufacturer/ Retailer/ importer Official business activities (OBA)* International recycling industries Consumers Unofficial business activities (UBA)* Subsistence activities (SA)* Manufacturer/ Retailer/ importer Target beneficiaries Consumers Possible interactions UBA and SA are part of the informal sector Actors required to apply the GP in their activities. This includes transporters/ traders of waste that contains metals and transporters/traders of materials produced by OBA, UBA and SA Earning more than thresholds established to be exempted of taxes * Dedicated to metal recycling ** of materials that contain metals *** buying / using metal recovered usually from traders or recycling industries

14 Sections 1 and 2 Section 1 Section 2 Principles & Objectives Assurance & Traceability Draft 0: Oct Draft 1: Jan Draft 2: Jun Draft 0: Dec Draft 1: Jan Draft 2: Jun Complete and agreed version: October 2016 Version 1.0 : November 2016

15 3. Principles & Objectives

16 The 5 Guidance Principles for the Sustainable Management for Secondary Metals

17 Principles & Objectives Principle 1 Objective 1.1 Objective 1.2 Objective 1.3 Objective 1.4 Objective 1.5 Enabling safe, healthy and equitable working conditions Implement measures to enable safe and healthy work places along the secondary metal value chain. Promote decent working terms and conditions. Implement measures to eliminate child labour, forced labour, harassment and all forms of discrimination. Promote and support freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining and grievance mechanisms for workers. Establish clear channels for communication, transparency and dialogue with workers. Principle 2 Building and strengthening local community relations and resilience Objective 2.1 Respect and foster local communities rights. Objective 2.2 Implement measures to enable the social inclusion of workers in the community. Objective 2.3 Establish clear channels for communication, transparency and dialogue with local communities and affected stakeholders.

18 Principle 3 Objective 3.1 Objective 3.2 Objective 3.3 Conserving and protecting the environment and natural resources Conserve and protect biodiversity, ecosystems, and ecosystem services. Conserve and protect water, air and land resources. Restore severely damaged areas due to previous and current metal recovery operations and demand the restoration caused by previous third parties activities. Principle 4 Objective 4.1 Improving recovery of secondary metals Develop, implement and promote technologies and strategies to increase secondary metal recovery related to quantity and quality. Principle 5 Objective 5.1 Objective 5.2 Objective 5.3 Objective 5.4 Objective 5.5 Implementing a sustainable management approach Document and evaluate the existing baseline conditions of secondary metal operations in the four areas addressed by Principles 1 through 4. Develop, implement, and monitor to continuously improve a management plan that aims to mitigate negative impacts and strengthen positive impacts of secondary metal operations. Strengthen the organisational capacity of economic operators involved in secondary metal operations. Implement measures to ensure compliance with local and/or national laws, rules and regulations. Implement measures to eliminate bribery and corruption.

19 4. Assurance & Traceability

20 Overview Sustainable Management Approach Towards compliance How to implement? How to evaluate compliance? Stepwise Approach Assurance System Who is responsible for the claim? Chain of custody

21 A. Stepwise approach - Towards compliance (Proposal) Operation Type Subsistence Activities (SA) Unofficial Business Activities (UBA) Official Business Activities (OBA) Timelin e (target) Year 0 Year 3 Level of compliance Awareness of Guidance Principles Participation in cooperative/association/micro & small enterprises. Full compliance at cooperative / association / enterprise level. Year 5 Full compliance at individual economic operator level Year 1 Partial compliance (50%) Year 3 Legal registration. Full compliance Year 1 Full compliance at business level

22 B. Traceability - suppliers of materials vs outputs Formal operations Subsistence activities Recycling operation! High quality metals (examples: gold, silver, copper, platinum) Low quality metal allows?? Non official business activities Wastes and losses

23 C. Traceability (Chain of Custody) - Aims To distinguish secondary metals with demonstrated origin and compliance with the Principles from secondary metals of unknown origin and/or primary metals. Metal producers to be ensured that the claims in relation to the Guidance Principles are substantiated and verifiable.

24 Next activities ISO IWA meeting on 7-8 July, Switzerland India consultation, June Egypt consultation, July Publication: January 2017 Launch: April 2017 at the Basel Convention COP Interested in joining?

25 THANK YOU! Sustainable-recycling.org