To provide Parties with directions on how to obtain information on the production (applied from industrialized countries) and use of POP-BDEs
To provide Parties with directions on how to obtain information on the production (applied from industrialized countries) and use of POP-BDEs
To identify sectors that still use articles containing POP-BDEs and estimate the amount in the waste management stream
Obtain, review, and summarize information on the sources, distribution, use, import, and export of POP-BDEs, and on processes using POP-BDEs
Obtain, review, and summarize information on the sources, distribution, use, import, and export of POP-BDEs, and on processes using POP-BDEs
Gather information on material flows containing (or thought to contain) POP-BDEs, their current use, recycling, storage, wastes, and disposal
Assist with identifying gaps between the current and future legal and institutional framework for the control of the production, use, import, export, and disposal of POP-BDEs and materials containing POP-BDEs, and to identify potential POP-BDE-contaminated sites
Provide guidance to estimate missing information required to complete the inventory
Provide guidance to estimate missing information required to complete the inventory
Provide essential information for the scope setting and prioritization for the POPs management and development of the action plans
Focal point responsible for coordinating the process of updating the NIP
Focal point responsible for coordinating the process of updating the NIP
Activities for addressing the management of WEEE are currently developed under the Basel Convention
Activities for addressing the management of WEEE are currently developed under the Basel Convention
These activities should be linked and utilized within the synergy approach of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions to develop the inventory for POP-BDE
If an inventory of EEE and WEEE has been performed, these data should be used for the inventory of POP-BDE
Vice versa: if an inventory of (W)EEE has not been developed then the establishment of a POP-BDE inventory should be a first step of developing it
The inventory of POP-BDE in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) should address:
The inventory of POP-BDE in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) should address:
Imported (second-hand) EEE
EEE stocks (in use and/or stored at consumer level)
EEE entering the waste stream, i.e. waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Recycling of WEEE polymers (own/Imported polymer)
The major amount of c-OctaBDE is in casings of computer TV monitors of Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) type produced before 2005 – the key target W(EEE) fractions
c-OctaBDE in CRT devices can be calculated:
c-OctaBDE in CRT devices can be calculated:
MPBDE(i) = No CRTs/capita (Region) x population x MPBDE/CRT
CRTs/capita (Region) is compiled in the guidance
CRT monitors (TVs and PC monitors) are expected to contain more than 50% of the total POP-BDE present in EEE, these data give an estimate of the major portion of POP-BDEs in the EEE/WEEE sector in the country
c-OctaBDE in CRT devices can be calculated as follows:
c-OctaBDE in CRT devices can be calculated as follows:
Information is needed about the amount of (W)EEE in the country, the share of the relevant polymers in different (W)EEE categories and the content of POP-BDEs in those polymers
Adopt of a three step approach:
1. Inventory of stocks and flows of EEE/WEEE in the country
2. The estimation of the polymer fraction in relevant EEE and WEEE containing POP-BDEs
Further treatment and possibly recycling of polymers from WEEE are an important consideration for the implementation of the Convention
Further treatment and possibly recycling of polymers from WEEE are an important consideration for the implementation of the Convention
The polymers from domestic WEEE recycling and of imported WEEE polymers need to be included
The inventory can be done by estimating the amount of total polymers from WEEE used in recycling and the respective concentration of POP-BDEs in these polymers (See BAT/BEP guide for labelling & management and treatment)
Large material flows of goods and waste:
Large material flows of goods and waste:
Cars, busses, trucks, trains, planes, ships
End-of-life management:
Highly relevant material flow: recovery of materials and of managing pollutants
Industrial countries:
Industrial countries:
Lifespan of approx. 10 to 12 years: most vehicles containing POP-BDEs have partly been treated by the existing waste management or have been exported to developing countries where cars are used for extended period of time
Developing countries:
Likely a large stockpiles for POP-BDE containing vehicles are still in used
Formula to be used to calculate the POP-BDEs content of vehicles for the different categories (cars/trucks or busses) in different live cycle stages:
Formula to be used to calculate the POP-BDEs content of vehicles for the different categories (cars/trucks or busses) in different live cycle stages:
Amount of POP-BDEs Vehicle (category) = No. vehicles (category) x POP-BDEs (category) x regional Factor
Considering PBDE used 1975 to 2004; and the regional use
For data compilation of POP-BDEs in the transport sector it is useful to inventory the vehicles in the relevant life cycle stages
For data compilation of POP-BDEs in the transport sector it is useful to inventory the vehicles in the relevant life cycle stages
Most of the polymer fraction from ELVs are disposed in landfills/dumps or incinerated and are not recycled
Most of the polymer fraction from ELVs are disposed in landfills/dumps or incinerated and are not recycled
Recycling of PUR foam and plastic from ELVs might be performed by specialized companies or by the informal sector. Such operations should be assessed & inventoried
Extent of recycling/separation should be quantified (inventory), and technologies and approaches used should be reviewed by referring to the POP-BDEs BAT/BEP guideline
Other uses of POP-BDEs (furniture, mattresses, textiles, construction materials, rubber, and drilling operation) are thought to be of minor relevance for most countries due to:
Other uses of POP-BDEs (furniture, mattresses, textiles, construction materials, rubber, and drilling operation) are thought to be of minor relevance for most countries due to:
Relative low overall use volumes in most of these other application (except furniture for which a large share of PUR containing c-PentaBDEs was used)
Lack of flammability standards in most countries for these use areas (only a few countries had flammability standards e.g. for furniture in US and UK)
Limited export of such flame retarded second hand articles from countries with flammability standards and related stocks (e.g. export of furniture from US or UK)
If countries consider establishing an inventory for some of these uses, it is advised to seek data on the percentage of impacted materials in the region or apply bromine screening
If countries consider establishing an inventory for some of these uses, it is advised to seek data on the percentage of impacted materials in the region or apply bromine screening
Types and quantities of POP-BDE-containing materials disposed
Types and quantities of POP-BDE-containing materials disposed
The names and addresses of those entities responsible for disposal of POP-BDE-containing materials
Details of the treatment of waste before disposal
Records of site contamination
Details of the clean-up process (if any) once a site has been registered as being contaminated
Information on the monitoring of contaminated sites
