1. Basel Convention Regional Center - Caribbean
Steering Committee Meeting
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
September
Developing a Regional Strategy for the Environmentally Sound Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries in Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean Island States
A Basel Convention Regional Project
Brian Wilson
ILMC
September 2006

2. Basel Convention Regional Center - Caribbean
Steering Committee Meeting
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
September
Developing a Regional Strategy for the Environmentally Sound Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries in Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean Island States
A Basel Convention Regional Project
Brian Wilson
ILMC
September 2006

3. Project Objectives
A comprehensive review of the existing national and regional systems for the management of ULAB in the 9 target countries, including the applied regulatory and economic instruments for collection and recycling, technical requirements, environmental and occupational practices, existing public-private partnerships and autonomous private sector campaigns, and the transboundary movements of battery scrap.
 A preliminary assessment of the requirements for implementing ESM of used lead-acid batteries, including recommendations for waste prevention, at national and sub-regional levels
Discussion with policy makers and private sector representatives regarding elements of practicable national and sub-regional strategies for ESM of used lead-acid batteries, including appropriate forms of public-private partnerships for assuring environmentally sound and economically viable battery scrap collection and lead recovery. Key outcomes would be:
1. Improved ULAB recovery rates
2. Reduced occupational and population lead exposure
3. The minimization of the environmental impact of ULAB recovery
The opportunity would also be taken to explore options to resolve any lead exposure issues and contamination problems on a regional basis.

4. Project Objectives
A comprehensive review of the existing national and regional systems for the management of ULAB in the 9 target countries, including the applied regulatory and economic instruments for collection and recycling, technical requirements, environmental and occupational practices, existing public-private partnerships and autonomous private sector campaigns, and the transboundary movements of battery scrap.
 A preliminary assessment of the requirements for implementing ESM of used lead-acid batteries, including recommendations for waste prevention, at national and sub-regional levels
Discussion with policy makers and private sector representatives regarding elements of practicable national and sub-regional strategies for ESM of used lead-acid batteries, including appropriate forms of public-private partnerships for assuring environmentally sound and economically viable battery scrap collection and lead recovery. Key outcomes would be:
1. Improved ULAB recovery rates
2. Reduced occupational and population lead exposure
3. The minimization of the environmental impact of ULAB recovery
The opportunity would also be taken to explore options to resolve any lead exposure issues and contamination problems on a regional basis.