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MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL WASTES IN NORTH CAROLINA - NC ELECTRONICS PROGRAM
Shawn McKee – Environmental Senior Specialist
NCDENR Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section
NC SWANA Conference October 2014, Wrightsville Beach
NC ELECTRONICS PROGRAM:MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBILITIES
ComputersAnnual
Fee
Recycling Plan
Reporting (Oct
1)
Televisions
Annual Fee
Recycling
Obligation
Reporting (Oct
1)
NC’S ELECTRONICS RECYCLINGOverall Recycling of
ElectronicsFY 2009-
10FY 2010-
11*FY 2011-
12FY 2012-
13
Televisions (lbs.) 1,986,960 9,547,240 21,995,740
20,726,028
Computer Equipment (lbs.) 7,160,300 14,655,94
020,839,22
015,037,37
2
Ratio of TVs to Computers 0.28:1 0.65:1 1.06:1 1.38:1
TOTAL (lbs.) 9,147,260 24,203,180
42,834,960
35,763,400
Per Capita (lbs.) 0.98 2.5 4.43 3.66
*TVs and Computers banned from NC landfills on January 1, 2011
COLLECTION TRENDS
Are we at peak TVs?? Peak CRTs??
FY13-14 reporting indicates many Counties are now seeing around 70% of their electronics weight is TVs
Counties with “older” (8-10 years) electronics recycling programs are seeing closer to 50% TVs
WHAT IS NCDENR DOING?
Working with manufacturers to help them understand their obligations
Work with other states & EPA
State Electronics Recycling Service Contract
Best management practices for electronics management
Facilitate the sharing of information between local governments
NC’S MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY LAW FOR ELECTRONICS
The law covers computers and TVs disposed of by residential consumers
Collected Fees FY 2012-13
FY 2013-14
As of July 1, 2014
Television Manufacturer Fees $82,500 $60,000 $52,500
Computer Manufacturer Fees $380,000 $617,500 $367,500
Feb 2013 Feb 2014 Forecast forFeb 2015
Disbursements to Local Governments $487,000 $600,000 $600,000
TELEVISION RECYCLING
20,726,028 lbs. of TVs processed from NC in FY12-13 at $0.15/pound equals:
=$3,108,904
CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT) CONSTRUCTION
PANEL GLASS – (screen) 2/3 of the CRT’s mass. 0-4% lead oxide
FUNNEL - 22%-28% lead oxide
NECK – 30% lead oxide
SOLDER (or Frit) - 70-85% lead
YOKE - The coils of copper wire around the neck of the CRT are known as the yoke; desirable to scavengers
CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT) LEAD CONTENT
Average weight of a CRT television – 40 lbs. A CRT TV is approximately 60% glass Approximately 15% of this glass is lead
= 3.6 lbs. of lead per television
As of June 30, 2013, over 54 million pounds of televisions have been recycled in NC
If all were CRTs = Close to 5 million pounds of lead
LIMITED MARKETS CAN LEAD TO….
AND SCAVENGING AND DUMPING…
CRT DOWNSTREAM MARKETS
Smelting (3 major smelters in US & Can) - ~30,000 tons
Glass-to-glass: ~80,000 tons (VideoCon in India)
ADC for MSW - 50,000 tons (Kuusakoski)
Doe Run, Missouri
CRT downstream markets are changing rapidly
CRT DOWNSTREAM MARKETS…
Deleading/Glass Separation: Dlubak Glass Nulife Glass - NY - 200 Mill
tons
Ceramic Tiles: Com2 - 15,000 tons
(production to start by Nov 2014)
Fireclay tile, California And others Glass tiles for
residential made from CRT glass
