March, 2015 ALPiBa Asociación Latinoamericana de Pilas y Baterías (Latin american Battery Association)

 ALiBa Members ◦ Energizer ◦ Duracell ◦ Ray-o-Vac ◦ Sony  History ◦ 3 year working informally ◦ Established in Mexico city ◦ 5 months formally working

 Objective ◦ Generate guidelines for the strategy to follow in the region according each country  Resources ◦ Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have local battery groups  Main actions of local governments ◦ To tray to establish in regulations:  All kind of batteries as a Hazardous waste or special handling waste  Mandatory collection and recycling programs.  Extended responsibility of the producer

Generally base on:  IEC and 2 for technical specifications.  DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC, for Hg and Cd content  Belief that all kind of batteries are consider as a hazardous waste  Belief that no scientific studies are needed to determine actions.  Use certification to control trade balance.  Most of the regulation are only for batteries as product and do not consider batteries into other products.

 Colombia ◦ Local University determine all batteries as Hazardous waste because corrosibity  Mexico ◦ Local Universities made a LCA and determine:  batteries are not hazardous waste, but Ni-Cd  Should not be collected and recycled because Mexico´s conditions ◦ Government researches determine  batteries are not hazardous waste and only Ni-Cd batteries should be collected in Mexico.  Venezuela ◦ Local University determine non-rechargable batteries are not hazardous waste.

 Colombia: ◦ All kind of batteries have to be certified for max content of Hg and Cd. ◦ Just batteries as a product, no batteries into other products ◦ Obligation on Collection of rechargeable is required,  Brazil ◦ Obligation for collection on NiCd and Lead batteries  Mexico ◦ All kind of batteries are consider Special Handling Waste ◦ Only big generator (more than 10 Ton per year) are obligated to stablish handling plans. ◦ Ni-Cd and Hg batteries are consider hazardous waste. ◦ Battery norm is in progress and Rechargeable are not consider for max content of Hg and Cd.

 Ecuador: ◦ All rechargeable batteries are consider hazardous waste and all importers are obligated to establish a collection plan. ◦ All kind of batteries have to be certified for max content of Hg and Cd.  New regulation are been analyzed in: ◦ Chile, Project based on extender responsibility of the producer ◦ Costa Rica, Project based on extender responsibility of the producer ◦ Argentina, collection for all kind of batteries

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