1 Partnerships Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative Example Partnerships Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative Example PresentationBackground MPPI Partners.

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PartnershipsPartnerships

Mobile Phone Partnership Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative Example Initiative Example

PresentationPresentationBackgroundBackgroundMPPI PartnersMPPI PartnersGoal of this InitiativeGoal of this InitiativeFuture Partnership-SuggestionsFuture Partnership-SuggestionsE-waste-Possible waste streamE-waste-Possible waste streamObjectivesObjectivesStrategyStrategy

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John Myslicki P.Eng.John Myslicki P.Eng. John Myslicki ConsultingJohn Myslicki Consulting

Ottawa, CanadaOttawa, Canada [email protected]@rogers.com

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MPPI-BackgroundMPPI-Background

• Swiss Initiative as a pilot partnership Swiss Initiative as a pilot partnership project.project.

• Initiative is based on Basel’s Declaration Initiative is based on Basel’s Declaration on ESM (COP5).on ESM (COP5).

• Partnership,Partnership, that includes a number of that includes a number of different stakeholders.different stakeholders.

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Who are the MPPI PartnersWho are the MPPI Partners

• Parties and Signatories to the Basel Convention.Parties and Signatories to the Basel Convention.• 12 manufacturing companies: 12 manufacturing companies:

– Alcatel, LG, Matsushita (Panasonic), Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, Alcatel, LG, Matsushita (Panasonic), Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Sharp Telecommunications Europe, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Sharp Telecommunications Europe, Siemens, Sony Ericsson.Siemens, Sony Ericsson.

• 3 telecom operators:3 telecom operators:– Bell Canada, France Telecom/Orange, Vodafone.Bell Canada, France Telecom/Orange, Vodafone.

• Other stakeholders: Other stakeholders: – Refurbishers (Shields Environmental, Fonebak, ReCellular),Refurbishers (Shields Environmental, Fonebak, ReCellular),– Recyclers ( UMICORE, Noranda)Recyclers ( UMICORE, Noranda)– Associations (BIR, GSMA, CTIA, IPMI, IER), Associations (BIR, GSMA, CTIA, IPMI, IER), – Academia (Princeton University), and Academia (Princeton University), and – NGOs (BAN, INFORM).NGOs (BAN, INFORM).

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Goals of MPPIGoals of MPPI

• Promote sustainable partnership. Promote sustainable partnership.

• Promote environmentally sound collection, Promote environmentally sound collection, repair, refurbishment, and recycling.repair, refurbishment, and recycling.

• Awareness raising and training on Awareness raising and training on environmentally sound management of environmentally sound management of used used (repair)(repair) and end-of-life and end-of-life (recycling)(recycling) mobile phones.mobile phones.

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Work ProgramWork Program

• Development of 5 guidelines Development of 5 guidelines (design (design considerations, collection, refurbishment, material considerations, collection, refurbishment, material recovery and recycling, and transboundary recovery and recycling, and transboundary movement).movement).

• Overall Guidance Document.Overall Guidance Document.

• Launching projects in the field to test Launching projects in the field to test guidelines.guidelines.

• Workshops to raise awareness.Workshops to raise awareness.

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Future Partnerships-SuggestionsFuture Partnerships-Suggestions

• Confidence building among different stakeholders Confidence building among different stakeholders with different agenda.with different agenda.

• Need to involve all stakeholders from the Need to involve all stakeholders from the beginning of the initiative.beginning of the initiative.

• Balanced participation-need to engage more Balanced participation-need to engage more developing countries and BCRCs in discussions.developing countries and BCRCs in discussions.

• Have dedicated officials to chair project groups.Have dedicated officials to chair project groups.• Develop a work program that is flexible, so that Develop a work program that is flexible, so that

activities can be adjusted as you go along.activities can be adjusted as you go along.• Maintain a transparent process.Maintain a transparent process.

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What could be a next partnership? What could be a next partnership? “e-waste” “e-waste”

• Increase in volume of e-waste, in particular the Increase in volume of e-waste, in particular the end-of-life computing equipment, being end-of-life computing equipment, being shipped to developing countries.shipped to developing countries.

• Basel COP 6 Ministerial panel discussion (Dec. Basel COP 6 Ministerial panel discussion (Dec. 2002).2002).

• Priority work program in the Strategic Plan. Priority work program in the Strategic Plan. • High Level discussion on e-waste during COP8 High Level discussion on e-waste during COP8

(Nairobi declaration on ESM of electrical and (Nairobi declaration on ESM of electrical and electronic waste).electronic waste).

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Objectives under such PartnershipObjectives under such Partnership• Prepare good information base on e-waste: Prepare good information base on e-waste:

– Detailed inventories on generation, imports, exports, and Detailed inventories on generation, imports, exports, and existing facilities.existing facilities.

• Awareness Raising on environmentally sound management:Awareness Raising on environmentally sound management:– Achieve better product stewardship.Achieve better product stewardship.– Influence consumer behaviour towards more environmentally Influence consumer behaviour towards more environmentally

friendly actions.friendly actions.• Capacity Building:Capacity Building:

– Strengthening national regulatory procedures to improve the Strengthening national regulatory procedures to improve the controls, and to prevent illegal traffic.controls, and to prevent illegal traffic.

– Develop guidelines on Environmentally Sound Develop guidelines on Environmentally Sound refurbishing/recycling/disposal options that could be replicated refurbishing/recycling/disposal options that could be replicated to other end-of-life equipment.to other end-of-life equipment.

– Technology transfer for repair/refurbishment and recycling.Technology transfer for repair/refurbishment and recycling.– Training of officials on various components of ESM of e-Training of officials on various components of ESM of e-

waste. waste.

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StrategyStrategy

Set up partnership to include the following:Set up partnership to include the following:• Competent authorities, focal points, provinces or Competent authorities, focal points, provinces or

states, and municipalities.states, and municipalities.• Industry (manufacturing, distribution sector, Industry (manufacturing, distribution sector,

recycling, repair/refurbishment, and disposal).recycling, repair/refurbishment, and disposal).• Interested governmental and non-governmental Interested governmental and non-governmental

organizations (WCO, UNDP, trade associations, organizations (WCO, UNDP, trade associations, environmental groups). environmental groups).

• Basel Convention Regional Training Centers.Basel Convention Regional Training Centers.• Research institutions.Research institutions.

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PartnershipPartnership

• Identify goals for the partnership Identify goals for the partnership (Different (Different partners will have different goals, and will want partners will have different goals, and will want different activities to be carried out).different activities to be carried out).

• Agree on common goals, terms of reference Agree on common goals, terms of reference for the partnership, reporting structure, and for the partnership, reporting structure, and work program.work program.

• Identify benefits to each partner.Identify benefits to each partner.

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