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Batteries, Sharps, & Pharmaceuticals EPR Session 2013 Used Oil/HHW Training and Conference

Batteries, Sharps, & Pharmaceuticals EPR Session 2013 Used Oil/HHW Training and Conference. Carl E. Smith, LEED ® AP CEO / President October 30, 2013. Who is Call2Recycle ® ?. The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) legally became “Call2Recycle, Inc.” on January 1 st .

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Batteries, Sharps, & Pharmaceuticals EPR Session 2013 Used Oil/HHW Training and Conference

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  1. Batteries, Sharps, & PharmaceuticalsEPR Session2013 Used Oil/HHW Training and Conference Carl E. Smith, LEED®AP CEO / President October 30, 2013

  2. Who is Call2Recycle®? • The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) legally became “Call2Recycle, Inc.” on January 1st. • Collects and recycles rechargeable batteries (up to 11 lbs.) and cellphones throughout US / Canada; also collects and recycles primary batteries in Canada. • Voluntary program in most of the US; all battery collections mandated by the largest Canadian Provinces. Rechargeable battery collections mandated by two states. Certain other states have other chemistry-specific requirements. • Offices in Atlanta, GA (headquarters), Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC. Staff of 37 with $16 million (USD) in turnover. $19 million (USD) in unrestricted net assets.

  3. Voluntary vs. Mandatory EPR • Prevailing wisdom is that collection and accessibility goals can only be achieved through state mandates. • Producers resist mandates due to the cost of meeting them and the public humiliation of missing them. • Our point of view: • Start with Voluntary. Give producers the opportunity to organize; determine structure; develop best practices; create efficient infrastructure. • Evolve to Mandatory. But not for the reasons you might think. In the end, producers need a level playing field and can’t maintain it with a voluntary program and ambitious targets.

  4. Private Right to Action • Seven states have laws that require producers to manage / pay for the end of life disposal of rechargeable batteries (only two – MN & NY – all rechargeable chemistries) • No state has actively pursued enforcement in 15 years. • Approximately 40% (by weight) of our waste stream are brands not currently participating in the program and that are covered by these states. • Private right of action: • Allows approved plans to seek reimbursement for costs incurred in managing non-participating producers’ batteries • Doesn’t allow plans to force participation. Only states can do this

  5. EPR Performance Measures • Collection Rates • EU Battery Directive = 25% in 2012 and 45% in 2016. • Based on EU methodology, fewer Li-Ion available for collection in 2016 than the collection target. • Several countries admitted to “re-interpreting” definitions to make 2012 targets. • Unaccounted – batteries within electronics: WEEE. • EU Commission conducting a “Fitness Check”. • Consumables • For paint, medications, etc., shouldn’t the ideal amount collected = 0? • Accessibility • 89% within 10 miles of public collection site. Is this good?

  6. QUESTIONS? Carl E. Smith, LEED® AP CEO / President 1000 Parkwood Circle, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30339 USA 678-419-9990 csmith@call2recycle.org

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