VISION FOR
THE FUTURE
2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the
start of the VECAP programme with a
substantial success in the reduction of
potential emissions to air, water and land of
the brominated flame retardants covered.
the increase in the volume covered by
the programme and the inclusion of EBP as a
new substance reported shows the
significant commitment of industry to take
responsibility for environmental concerns.
this year’s positive results confirm the high
ach i evement s of the programme and
encourage potential improvements in the
future. the VECAP team will continue to
focus on the distribution network to enhance
collaboration with second-line users and on
the expansion of the programme to involve
new suppliers and cover new substances.
the team will also continue to actively
promote the extension of the scheme to
other regions of the world.
The VECAP team was successful in its
commitment to reduce potential emissions to
land of Deca-BDE which, as a matter of fact,
decreased from 60 g/t in 2012 to 5g/t in 2013.
This accomplishment, together with the low
potential emissions to land from HBCD and
TBBPA confirms that the full value chain
cooperation with best practice is achievable with
the right commitment and determination. While
still encouraging the overall reduction of
po t en t i a l emi s s i ons f r om a l l co v e r ed
substances, the VECAP team is now also
determined to focus on emissions to land of EBP
to ensure new users will fully embrace the best
practices in this area in the future.
FuRtHER REDuCtIon In
PotEntIAl EMISSIonS to lAnD
VECAP 2013
European Annual
Progress Report
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