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Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, a Case Study: Brazil

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Electrical and electronic equipment is one of the most dynamic sectors of the economy, comprising 4.5% of the Brazilian gross domestic product (GDP) [1]. This market is growing faster than the country’s GDP. Although business volumes are high, there is no formal specific structure for treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in Brazil. A general law on solid waste was approved by the Congress and signed by the president in August 2010, but further enabling regulations still need to be issued.

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Abbreviations

ABINEE:

Brazilian Electrical and Electronic Producers Association

CRT:

Cathode ray tubes

GDP:

Gross domestic product

LCD:

Liquid crystal display

Pb:

Lead

PC:

Personal computer

WEEE:

Waste of electrical and electronic equipments

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Energy Planning Department – COPPE/UFRJ – Ilha do Fundao, s/no., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    M. Araujo & A. Magrini

  2. GETRES - Group of Studies and Technology of Waste – COPPE/UFRJ – Ilha do Fundao, s/no., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    C. F. Mahler

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. , Institute of Waste Management, Technical University of Dresden, Pratzchwitzer Straße 15, Pirna, 01796, Germany

    Bernd Bilitewski

  2. , CERTEC, UPC - Technical University of Catalonia, Pavelló G. 6471a Planta, Barcelona, 08028, Spain

    Rosa Mari Darbra

  3. Jordi Girona 18 -26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain

    Damià Barceló

Appendices

Appendix

Appendix A: Recycling Companies In Brazil

UMICORE – Guarulhos, São Paulo.

SUZAQUIM – Suzano, São Paulo.

Essencis – Nordeste.

TCG Recycling – Americana, São Paulo.

Cimélia – Campinas, São Paulo.

Baterias Pioneiro – Treze Tílias, Santa Catarina

Pioneiro Ecometais – Água Doce, Santa Catarina.

Suzaquim/Faarte – São Paulo, SP

SIR Company – São Paulo, SP

Interamerican Ltda – São Bernardo do Campo, SP

Lorene Importação e Exportação Ltda. – São Paulo, SP

Oxil - Manufatura Reversa – Paulínia, SP

Sanlien Exportação Ltda. – São Paulo, SP

Sucata Eletrônica – São Paulo, SP

Target Trading S.A – São Paulo, SP

Xerox Comércio e Indústria Ltda. – São Paulo, SP

Appendix B: Important Solid Waste Legislation In Brazil

MINTER Edict 053 of March 1, 1979

Approval by a governmental authority is mandatory for projects for treatment and disposal of solid waste.

CONAMA Resolution 1-A of January 1986

Regulation of transport of hazardous substances.

CONAMA Resolution 05 of August 5, 1993

Regulation of management of solid waste at ports, airports, railroad, and trucking terminals.

CONAMA Resolution 024 of December 7, 1994

Requires authorization of the National Nuclear Energy Commission for importation or exportation of radioactive material.

CONAMA Resolution 023 of December 12, 1996

Regulates the importation and use of hazardous substances and classifies solid waste.

CONAMA Resolution 273 of November 29, 2000

Establishes rules on prevention and control of pollution at service stations.

CONAMA Resolution 307 of July 5, 2002

Establish directives, criteria and procedures for the management of solid waste from construction projects.

CONAMA Resolution 313 of October 29, 2002

National Inventory for Industrial Solid Waste.

CONAMA Resolution 316 of October 29, 2002

Establises procedures and criteria for thermal treatment for solid waste.

CONAMA Resolution 348 August 16, 2004

Includes asbestos as a hazardous substance in CONAMA Resolution 307/02.

CONAMA Resolution 358 of April 29, 2005

Treatment and final disposition of solid waste from hospitals and other health care facilities.

CONAMA Resolution 375 of August 29, 2006

Establishes criteria and procedures for the agriculture use of sewage from treatment plants.

CONAMA Resolution 380 of October 31, 2006

Corrections in CONAMA Resolution 375/06

CONAMA Resolution 401 of November 4, 2008

Establishes maximum limits for lead, cadmium, and mercury for batteries and presents criteria and procedures for sound management.

CONAMA Resolution 404 of November 11, 2008

Establishes criteria and directives for the environmental licensing of small-scale landfills.

CONAMA Resolution 416 of October 1, 2009

Prevention of environmental harm from unserviceable tires and their final disposal.

CONAMA Resolution 420 of December 28, 2009

Establishes directives for environmental management of contaminated soil, criteria, and chemical levels for soil quality.

Law 12,305 of August 2, 2010

Establishes the National Solid Waste Policy and alters Law 9,605/1998

Appendix C: Standards For Solid Waste In Brazil – Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT)

ABNT Standard For Solid Waste

 NBR 10.004

Solid waste – classification

 NBR 10.005

Waste leachate

 NBR 10.006

Solubilization of waste

 NBR 10.007

Sampling of solid waste

 NBR 10.703

Soil degradation – terminology

 NBR 12.988

Free líquids – checking of waste samples

ABNT standards for landfills

 NBR 8418

Presentation of projects of hazardous industrial waste landfills

 NBR 8419

Presentation of projects of urban solid waste landfills

 NBR 10.157

Landfills of hazardous waste – criteria for projects, construction and operation

 NBR 13.896

Landfills for non-hazardous waste – criteria for projects, construction and operation

Standard ABNT about treatment, storage, and transportation of waste

 NBR 11.174

Solid waste storage

 NBR 11.175

Incineration of hazardous solid waste – performance criteria NB 1265

 NBR 13.894

Landfarming

 NBR 98

Storage and use of flamable combustibles liquids

 NBR 7.505

Storage of petroleum and liquids products and ethanol

 NBR 12.235

Storage of harzadous solid waste (old NB 1183)

 NBR 11.174

Storage of non inerts and inerts waste (old NB 1264)

 NBR 13.221

Waste transportation

 NBR 7.500

Symbols of risk and use for treatment and storage of materials

 NBR 7.501

Transportation of dangerous material – terminology

 NBR 7.502

Transportation of dangerous material – classification

 NBR 7.503

Emergency sheet for transportation of dangerous materials

Standards ABNT about characterístics and dimensions

 NBR 7.504

Envelope for transportation of dangerous material– dimensions

 NBR 13.786

Selection of equipments and systems for underground instalations of combustible for service stations

 NBR 13.784

Detection of leaching in service station

Standards ABNT about health solid waste

 NBR 12.807

Health solid waste – terminology

 NBR 12.808

Health solid waste – classification

 NBR 12.809

Use of health solid waste – procedure

 NBR 12.810

Colection of health solid waste – procedure

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Araujo, M., Magrini, A., Mahler, C.F. (2011). Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, a Case Study: Brazil. In: Bilitewski, B., Darbra, R., Barceló, D. (eds) Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives I. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry(), vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2011_111

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