Basel Convention Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of Wastes Consisting of Elemental Hg and Wastes Containing or Contaminated with Hg 2009AprVersion FebVersion 5 MayOEWG7, OEWG-VII/7 JunEstablishment of SIWG OctVersion JulSIWG meeting JulVersion 7 OctCOP Dec COP8, VIII/33, B9. Hg wastes 2007 JulVersion 1 AugVersion 2 SepOEWG6, OEWG-VI/20 OctVersion JunCOP9, IX/15 Process of development of the guidelines

Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan Roles of Japan: Lead country since 2007 at national level Reference investigations National committee meetings Consultation with JPN experts at international level Reference investigations Review of comments Consultation with SIWG members and other experts Scope of the guidelines To provide guidance for ESM of Hg wastes to the Parties to the Basel Convention Shunichi Honda PhD Section Chief,

I Introduction II Relevant Provisions of the Basel Convention and International Linkages III Guidance on Environmentally Sound Management AGeneral Concept of ESMGEnvironmentally Sound Disposal BLegislative & Regulatory FrameworkH Reduction of Hg Releases from Thermal Treatment & Disposal of Waste CIdentification & InventoryIRemediation of Contaminated Sites DSampling, Analysis & MonitoringJHealth & Safety EWaste Prevention & MinimizationKEmergency Response F Handling, Separation, Collection, Packaging, Labelling, Transportation & Storage LAwareness & Participation Table of Contents INC3, 30 Oct 2011, Honda

Definition Substances or objectives which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed of or are required to be disposed of by the provisions of national law (Art 2-1) Wastes consisting of elemental Hg Elemental Hg recovered from waste and waste contaminated with Hg, surplus stock of elemental Hg as wastes Wastes containing Hg Waste of Hg added products: 1.Easily releases Hg into env. when broken 2.Other than 1 3.Stabilized/solidified wastes containing Hg Wastes contaminated with Hg Residues generated from mining/industrial processes, or waste treatment processes Definition INC3, 30 Oct 2011, Honda

3 Guidance on ESM (1) A General Concept of ESM Provisions by the Basel Convention & OECD Concept of life-cycle approach B Legislative & Regulatory Framework Registration of waste generators Reduction/phase-out of Hg in products & industrial processes Transboundary movement requirements Authorization & inspection of facilities C Identification & Inventory Sources, categories, examples of Hg wastes Inventory development D Sampling, analysis & monitoring Necessary data as critical components in the management of mercury wastes INC3, 30 Oct 2011, Honda

3 Guidance on ESM (2) E Waste prevention and minimization for industrial processes for mercury-added products F 1 Handling2 Separation3 Collection 4 Packaging, labelling5 Transportation6 Storage G Environmentally sound disposal Recovery operation Operations not leading to recovery of Hg H Reduction of Hg releases from thermal treatment of waste from landfills INC3, 30 Oct 2011, Honda

3 Guidance on ESM (3) I Remediation of contaminated sites Identification of contaminated sites and emergency response Environmentally sound remediation JHealth & safety Protection workers in and around facilities Appropriate working conditions at facilities K Emergency response Emergency response plan Special consideration for spillage of elemental Hg L Awareness and participation Opportunity to participate in environmental activities for local communities and citizens with public sectors INC3, 30 Oct 2011, Honda

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