PCB Management

Where do we find PCBs?

Stockholm Convention provisions on PCBs Elimination of use by 2025 Reduce exposures and risks No export or import unless for ESM No recovery for purpose of reuse if > 50 ppm PCBs Final disposal by 2028

What is UNIDO’s approach on PCB Management? Global Meeting on NIP Update

Ongoing UNIDO POPs Portfolio Number of project (84) and funds (170 m) BAT/BEP 8 PCB 30,763,000 36,945,000 18 Medical waste, contaminated sites 8,000,000 23,059,000 E-Waste, Recycling, Alternatives for POPs Policies/NIPs/NIP updates 53 3 69,452,000 2

PROJECT DESIGN Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) and Disposal of PCBs Overcome the barriers that impede the implementation of PCB-related obligations of the SC Capacity building Regulatory/Policy framework Information dissemination and awareness raising Disposal Technologies Public Private Partnerships GEF-funded

Reframing PCB non-combustion technologies Traditional option -> INCINERATION In developing countries, Mostly low-level PCBs are found No substitute transformers if they have to be off-line for a long time for treatment Limited budget for replacing PCB- contaminated equipment and oil Non-combustion technologies offer On-line or on-site treatment Cleaned equipment and oil are reusable Therefore, a resource-efficient and practical option.

Decontaminated Recyclable Metal PCB Oil Drained transformers Dismantling PCB Oil + Solvent Porous Material PCB-free Solvent Decontaminated Porous Material 8

Macedonia noncom facility Philippine noncom facility Mongolia noncom facility

PCBs may still exist in the oil system New oil Power transformers Oil regeneration unit Capacitors Distribution transformers

Global Meeting on NIP Update Key insights Country ownership Stakeholders’ commitment Information dissemination and awareness Start with a good inventory No “one size fits all” solution Protection of human health and the environment Global Meeting on NIP Update

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