e-waste recycling in nigeria

Reclaimed Appliances Ltd

E-waste recycling in Nigeria

Phil Conran


The University of Northampton

• UK Centre of Excellence for Wastes Management

• Training and education in all aspects of sustainable wastes management

Reclaimed Appliances

• Operate commercial treatment process in UK under WEEE Regulations

• Recycle, repair and re-use all types of E-waste

• Approved exporter status with Environment Agency


• July 2008 UK delegation visited Nigeria and met with Professor Osibanjo of the Basel Convention Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa. Also visits to markets, informal recycling centres etc

• August 2008 Nigerian delegation visited UK including tour of Reclaimed Appliances and meeting with DEFRA and the Environment Agency.

Visits


• Unregulated import, collection, treatment, recycling and disposal process

• Perceived large scale WEEE ‘dumping’ from overseas

• No formal e-waste segregation process from municipal or business users

• Effective but uncontrolled value extraction process

• No environmental, health & safety standards

• Little public awareness of risks or effects

Key findings


• Proportionate regulation with appropriate official enforcement

• Training of regulators and collectors

• Formal collection and treatment infrastructure

• Appropriate treatment technology

• Optimised revenue streams

• Sufficient financial incentive to create viable alternative

• Education of public and existing networks

Requirements


To establish a WEEE recycling facility in Nigeria

• Environmentally sound management of e-waste

• Sustainable financing model

• Protect the health and well being of informal sector

• Provide jobs and training

• Capacity building

• Model that can be replicated

Summary Proposal


• Establish new Nigerian Company

• Partnership between Reclaimed Appliances and BCRCCA

• Apply Best Available Treatment Recovery and Recycling Techniques (BATRRT)

• Work with existing infrastructure

Proposal


Franchised collection agent provided with•Container•PPE•Training•Procedures•Standards

Trained scavengers

Port of Lagos WEEE Treatment Facility

Sorted WEEE categorised by material and treatment process

Export end use markets

£Value

from end markets

EEE Waste

Payment

Geographical franchises


Facility could include

• CRT processing equipment

• Equipment for recycling gas discharge lamps

• Baling equipment

• ODS removal

• Specialist vehicles

• Containers

Proposal


Work with informal sector to develop system of franchised collection agents, provided with:

Container

PPE

Training

Procedures

Standards

Proposal


• Requirement for self-financing for sustainability

• Market expertise and appropriate technology will enable the system to be largely self funding

• Some e-waste has negative value eg CRT displays

• If funding needed, options under consideration include

• Small levy on imports of all electrical equipment

• Pump priming for processing equipment

Financing


Training and Education• Universities of Ibadan and Northampton

• Funding from British Council: Education Partnerships in Africa

• Develop education and training materials for informal sector, staff for new facility, regulators etc

• Workshops and staff exchange

• On going partnership


• The proposal offers:

• Environmentally sound management of EEE-waste

• Training of the informal sector and others to earn a living without health risks

• A practical solution that can be replicated throughout the developing world

• Self sustaining finance

Summary

e-waste recycling in nigeria

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