Working-Group Case Study Reports

1. Working-Group Case Study Reports GRULAC BAT and BEP Consultation March 16th, 2005

2. Waste Management Case Study • It is obvious that there was tremendous lack of planning on the behalf of the people of Bucciniland. Remember he who fails to plans to fail. • The people of Bucciniland • Needs a waste management plan. The plan should include waste minimization, separation and recycling • There should be public awareness (to increase education of waste management practices)

3. Waste Management Case Study • If an incinerator is in place: There should be well trained operators and persons trained in the maintenance of the same • There should also be monitoring to establish initial levels of Dioxins and Furans • For BAT there should BAT there could be a recommendation for alternatives such as autoclaving

4. Barbados Case Study • Look at examples in neighbouring countries like Saint Lucia • Assessment of how the medical facilities manage their waste using a waste audit as an assessment tool (Ministry of Health/private consultants) • Look at running a waste survey to determine how the medical waste is now treated • Awareness raising of the hospital management is essential in the handling and disposal of medical waste • Promoting waste stream separation after results of the audit

5. Barbados Case Study • Complete an assessment of alternatives • Develop instruments that will compel the hospitals to act, some policy or legislative requirements • Useful to amend specific regulations to manage the hospitals and public healthcare sector. • Public awareness and public interventions • Goal to have the best combination of alternatives to reduce the generation of POPs • Acquiring the base line data is the first step before move to implementation actions.

6. Production of Metals Case Study • Comparative study of Utopia and Fantasia both carried out industrial activities • Utopia had two steel companies and Fantasia had lead and nickel production • The future projects for Utopia such as a primary production plant for iron and steel etc. are apparently acceptable under BAT. • Guidance needs clarification on the term “significant modification” • Reference for cross linkages especially for the cross cutting issues and duplication in the respective chapters should be eliminated.

7. Production of Metals Case Study Utopia • Two plants AA with post combustion and bag filters and AB with electrostatic filters for flue gas cleaning • Based on the guidelines it was concluded that Plant AA was better because of the presence of post combustion equipment and bag filters • Plant AB was considered not to represent BAT due to the electrostatic filters which was used for flue gas cleaning, these are not as efficient as those used in AA. • In addition the ESPs were operated at a temperature range where PCDD and PCDF are formed.

8. Production of Metals Case Study Fantasia • Companies P1 to P4 had cyclones for flue gas cleaning and these are not as efficient with a dioxin and furan removal efficiency was low as a result these plant did not meet the considerations under BAT. • P5 has two rotary kilns, rapid cooling of gases and bag filters and was therefore was considered BAT.

9. General Recommendations • Training on the use of the guidelines should be made available for the users or Parties to POPs. • The guidelines was found to contain much information, but unfortunately the present document is not user friendly. • It is recommended to make the document more user friendly and indicate the linkages between chapter sections. • Create an interactive cd-rom using the guidelines which will easily provide the linkages between relevant sections. • To develop a flow chart on sequential steps for easy application of the guidelines. • Fill gaps for technologies not yet included, for example steel production from iron ores.

10. Bahamas Barbados Belize Grenada Saint Lucia Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Group of Countries