Rob Koppejan Grant Thornton, Belgium Eco.lamp, South Afrika,
Eco.Lamp The waste plan for lamp collection and recycling in South Africa
Contents Introduction Eco.lamp The challenge Success factors and cornerstones What makes lighting a different waste stream Legal background EPR a global development Prerequisites to start Conclusions Questions
Introduction
Eco.lamp The challenge End-users Waste Informal collections Waste Municipal collection points Professional collection points Commercial collection points Waste Waste collectors and transporters Waste recyclers Distributors All users are aware that end of life lamps have to go to the Eco. Lamp network for recycling
Waste Eco.lamp Success factors and cornerstones End-users Goods Distributors Goods ZAR Upfront transparent ZAR costs Are made aware Waste One not for profit entity ensuring performance Municipal collection points Professional collection points Commercial collection points Eco.lamp Country wide coverage Waste ZAR A new market for SME s Waste collectors and transporters Waste recyclers Regulation and enforcement Lamp Producers (incl importers, private label, lamp manufacturers) ZAR Producers participate and finance when placing on the market Government Secondary Raw Materials
Eco.lamp Success factors and cornerstones Containers for professional collection points and municipalities Light and foldable 3 different spare parts Segments can be fitted (sodium lamp) NO or low material/scrap value (less theft sensitive) Searching for South African manufacturer Reaction time pick-up depending on outcome of public tendering
Eco.lamp Success factors and cornerstones Containers for Retail Can take CFL, LED and TL Special design to avoid breakage Affordable, light and foldable facilitating fast build up of retail network Specifications to be finalized with distribution
Eco.lamp Success factors and cornerstones From the moment Eco.lamp operationally starts: A Country covering network is incrementally set up End users can dispose of their lighting waste in one collection network which is financed by the new Lamps sold (all except filament lamps) in South Africa The cost threshold to properly dispose of Lighting products is taken away Information campaigns are introduced to inform the end users and distributors
Eco.lamp Success factors and cornerstones Lighting producers in South Africa worked together on one sustainable solution Objective is to develop a sustainably financed solution for collection and recycling of Lamps in South Africa The project team can build on experiences in more than 40 countries giving a clear guidelines on success factors and pitfalls South Africa can fulfil the basic requirements to make a benchmark solution but is lacking implementation of needed regulation and enforcement
Eco.lamp Why lighting is a different Waste stream EoL-Fee ( % of Cost Price) 80% 60% 40% Existing situation Total C&R* Cost 20% 0% TV DVD Vacuum Cleaner Shaver Coffeemaker Microwave Collection & recycling cost vary in range from 10% up to 80% ofthe costof a lamp (up to 100% in some cases) Other waste types have significantly lower cost %; Washer Dishwasher Dryer Freezer/ Fridge FL CFL-I CFL-nI HID LED 11 * Total cost for C&R of lamps (incl. overhead) Source : "Verwijderingsbijdrage Netherlands"
Eco.lamp Why lighting is a different Waste stream The collection and recycling of Lamps is considerably different from all other WEEE products due to their characteristics: Fragility Hazardous waste regulation Low weight Very high volume of lamps put on the market every year No residual value at end of life Also,due to these characteristics, collection and recycling costs are considerable in relation to product prices Lamps are different and need specific legislative and operational solutions 12
Eco.lamp Legal background Act No. 68 of 2008: Consumer Protection Act introduces obligatory take-back mechanism for end-of-life products - Section 59 requires suppliers, producers, importers or distributors to accept end-of-life goods (a.o. Lamps) and to make collection facilities available to consumers. Act No. 59 of 2008: National Environmental Management: Waste Act introduces the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility in South Africa for the waste management of certain waste types, including end-of-life mercury containing lamps - Section 28 (1) states that the Minister may require a category of persons or an industry, that generates waste, to prepare and submit an industry waste management plan to the Minister for approval - DEA invited the lighting industry (through the Illumination Engineering Society of South Africa, IESSA) to develop an Industry Waste Management
EPR a global development China Colombia Brazil UAE India Thailand Philippines Malaysia Chile Countries that have EPR initiatives Argentina South-Africa Australia New Zealand
Prerequisites to start Publication of regulation enabling the environmental and economic objectives of Eco.lamp Waste plan. Implementation of enforcement measures to ensure participation of all producers
Conclusions The financial threshold for end-users to dispose properly of their waste will disappear South Africa can make a benchmark solution due to The willingness by the key stakeholders in South Africa to make a sustainable collection and recycling solution Extensive international experience available on pitfalls and success factors Starting date of Eco.lamp is depending on the supporting regulation which has not yet been published