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stage where the situation appears to be in transition. One of the major advantage of this mechanism could be that this user fee can be levied at the time of sale of brand new electrical and electronic equipment and transferred to the same fund in case of EPR regime. The management of the fund can also be transferred to an independent fund manager under EPR regime. The timing of this transfer will be in line with PPP contract conditions, when government wants to exit out of the model and transfer all its roles and responsibilities to an entity in EPR regime. A rough estimate of this exit could be after eight to ten years depending upon the financial indicators, when the E-waste recycling facility becomes profit generating entity. 5
1.0 Introduction CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND Basel Convention’s, “Report on the Survey of the Import and the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic Wastes in the Asia-Pacific Region,” stated that E-waste release per annum is roughly 276 units of computer, 2,760 units of TV sets, 5,520 units of mobile phones and 690 units of fixed phones. This report also indicates that there is a rapid increase in the import of electronic equipment in the country. Moreover, with rapid increase in internet and information technology penetration and decrease in the retail prices of EEE, their end of life is getting reduced. Therefore, a need was identified to carry out due diligence as part of preparatory work for developing E-waste action plan for Cambodia. As a next step, the MoE of KoC got support from SBC and MoE of Japan, to implement the project “Environmentally Sound Management of Electrical and Electronic Waste in Cambodia” in 2006-07. A technical field study was conducted by local NGO, namely, Cambodia Environment Association (CEA) in a selected sample of provinces and cities that have different socio-economic conditions of high, medium and low income families in order to prepare a detailed E-waste inventory in the country. This study was carried out under supervision of the MOE of Cambodia, MoE of Japan and EX Corporation. The study items included E-waste from TV, computer, air-conditioners, mobile phone, refrigerator and washing machines. The major findings of this study included E-waste estimation as of 2007, which consisted 40,983.00 kg from TV, 13,318.80 kg from airconditioners, 2,016.24 kg from mobile phones and 1,310.40 kg from personal computers. It was also found that major quantities of E-waste are generated in Phnom Penh City. Further, the study indicated usage of low repairing/dismantling technology with inappropriate facilities in study areas, which threaten the environment and public health. In Phnom Penh, many small family workshops, within houses, have been established to recover reusable and recyclable materials from E-waste without proper precautions. The residual E-waste is disposed off as municipal solid waste in bins and landfill sites. Since EEE contain hazardous materials, these family level operations create a direct risk to workers and their families, to the community and to the environment, especially due to release of hazardous substances in soil, water and air. In order to achieve improved environmental conditions and high economic values from E-waste prior to its disposal, a pilot project is being planned in Phnom Penh since this city is considered to largely generate E-waste than other provinces and cities in Cambodia. 1.1 Project on “Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment/ E-waste Management in Phnom Penh City Based on the current situation of E-waste handling in Phnom Penh, a comprehensive pilot project is designed to build the local capacity for proper E-waste management, including recovery of valuable materials. The local capacity building effort is aimed at national and local government level including small businesses and private sector. In this regard, MoE, Government of Cambodia has received a support from UNEP-DTIE-IETC to implement the project, “E-waste Management in the Phnom Penh Municipality”. The project has started in earlier 2009, after the official signing by the representatives of MoE and UNEP-DTIE-IETC. 6
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