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Project descripton

Project approach

Project consortium ESWI

Project approach

The tasks described in the technical description can be shortly characterised as follows:

1. To propose a calculation method for recycling efficiencies for battery recycling processes
2. To assess and describe best available techniques and treatment requirements
3. Proposition of criteria for assessing recycling conditions equivalent to Directive 2006/66/EC

To work on the tasks we have developed a project concept including 5 work packages, each of them subdivided in individual working steps. The work packages are shortly described in the following.

Methodology and working plan

Work package 1 deals with the methodology for the calculation of recycling efficiencies. Based on a survey of already existing calculation methods the project team developed a method based on the overall approach of a mass balance between waste batteries and output of recyclate. In a second step appropriate reporting formats were elaborated based on identified already existing material.

Work package 2 is dedicated to the best available techniques and treatment requirements. The relevant BATs were identified from BREFS, their suitability for the batteries Directive has been checked within this work package. Subsequently the core elements of the BAT were described and a detailed description to the requirements of Annex III of the Directive was developed.

Work package 3 focuses on the criteria for equivalency of recycling operations outside the European Union. Firstly criteria were identified and assessed on how far they would help to achieve an equivalency of recycling operations. Secondly a practical sound evidence system was developed and assessed concerning the evaluated criteria.

Work package 4 is dedicated to the preparation and realisation of stakeholder consultation in accordance with the COM(2002)704 final of 11.12.2002. As regard the stakeholder consultation the present website was created to ensure an iterative process of information. Furthermore a workshop was carried out in January 2009. All feedback and provided comments of stakeholders were taken into account for the final report.

The final work package 5 covers documentation and meetings with the Commission Services. An appropriate, systematic and timely reporting as well as the documentation of the project progress was ensured by the project team. This work package was carried out during the entire project running time and shall support the realisation of the study in close consultation with the European Commission.

Project consortium ESWI

The project is carried out by the ESWI consortium coordinated by BiPRO GmbH, Munich. Our coordinates are:
ESWI
Expert Team to Support Waste Implementation
c/o BiPRO GmbH
Grauertstr. 12
D-81545 München
Tel: +49-(0)89-18 97 90 50
Fax: +49-(0)89-18 97 90 52
e-mail:  eswi@bipro.de
Registration number: A07204339

Leader of the consortium is BiPRO GmbH, Munich.
BiPRO GmbH
Beratungsgesellschaft für integrierte Problemlösungen
Grauertstr. 12
D-81545 München
Tel: +49-(0)89-18 97 90 50
Fax: +49-(0)89-18 97 90 52
e-mail: mail@bipro.de

Further participants of the consortium are

1. Umweltbundesamt Österreich GmbH
   Umweltbundesamt GmbH
   Spittelauer Lände 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria

2. Enviroplan
   Enviroplan Consultants & Engineers S.A.
   40 Ag. Konstantinou Str., 15124 Maroussi, Greece

The project was executed by a team of 8 experts (3 from BiPRO, 3 from UBA and 2 from Enviroplan). Project leader is Dr. Anke Joas, senior consultant within BiPRO.