Survey results indicated an increase in potential
emissions to air compared to 2012. The VECAP
team has identified the potential for air
emissions as a priority and will continue to
encourage the uptake of low-dust granular
material among users, particularly where filters
are not in place.
Reporting potential emissions to water
decreased from 2 g/t in 2012 to 1.5 g/t in 2013,
which is well below the default value of 3 g/t,
meaning that some users go beyond the
recommended best practices to reduce their
emissions.
Thanks to excellent implementation of the
programme the survey findings reported zero
potential land emissions for HBCD, demonstrating
that it is possible for the programme to reduce
potential land emissions completely.
As figure 11 demonstrates, participating sites
reported that 100% of packaging waste covered
by the survey in 2013 was handled responsibly;
either through incineration or by disposal to
controlled landfill.
PotEntIAl EMISSIonS to AIR, WAtER AnD lAnD
DEStInAtIon oF HBCD PACKAgIng
FIGURE 10:
Comparative HBCD survey results (2008-2013) by emission type (g/t)
Potential Emissions to Land
Potential Emissions to Water
Potential Emissions to Air
2008
170 g/t
7 g/t
35 g/t
2009
22 g/t
7 g/t
29 g/t
2010
9 g/t
3 g/t
49 g/t
2011
3 g/t
2 g/t
36 g/t
2012
1 g/t
2 g/t
16 g/t
2013
0 g/t
1.5 g/t
47.3 g/t
FIGURE 12:
HBCD potential land emissions
from packaging waste residues
Potential Emissions to Land
from Packaging Residues
Potential Emissions
to Land (others)
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
153 g/t
2.0 g/t
0.5 g/t
2.1 g/t
0.5 g/t
0.0 g/t
17 g/t
7.6 g/t
0.1 g/t
0.1 g/t
2013
Data represent 100%
of total volume
3%
Controlled landfill
97%
Incineration
FIGURE 11:
Survey 2013 (volume 2012)
destination of HBCD packaging
oVERVIEW oF 2013 PRogRAMME RESultS
VECAP 2013
European Annual
Progress Report
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