EMISSIONS DATA COLLECTION
& REPORTING
Questionnaires are first collated by each
supplier, who highlights potential emissions
identified, and enters them in a dedicated
database. The data of the suppliers are then
consolidated by Cefic’s Statistical Services,
and finally compiled and analysed by the
VECAP Product Steward. Data are then treated
to obtain estimated potential emissions in g/t
sold in the EU. Cefic’s Statistical Services and
the Product Steward are the only parties with
access to confidential individual potential
emissions data of all participants.
IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES
VECAP helps companies implement best
practices and make continuous improvements
by encouraging the user to adopt the
Industry’s Code of Good Practice which is
regularly updated. As an annex to the Code,
BAT guidance documents have been
developed for emptying bags and Intermediate
Bulk Containers efficiently. Listed below are
examples of where flame retardant emissions
can occur, highlighting critical points in the
process of handling and treating chemicals.
For more information, please refer to the 2010
European VECAP annual report
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INPUTS
PRODUCTION PROCESS
POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS
Waste Water
Dust Filter
Floor Sweeping Empty Packaging
Sludge
Dust to Air
PROCESS WASTE - POTENTIAL LAND EMISSIONS
OUTPUTS
HANDLING AND TREATING CHEMICALS
Listed below are examples of where flame retardant emissions can occur, highlighting critical points
in the process of handling and treating chemicals:
MANUFACTURING
Production
Packaging
Shipping
PROCESSING
Dust from unloading and feed operations
Leaks in feed equipment on
production lines
Inadequate or missing air filters
Improper clean-up of spills
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2
4
4
WASTE DISPOSAL
Residues in packaging
Poorly treated wastewater from system
wash-outs
Waste not reprocessed
Use of uncontrolled landfills
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2
3
3
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2
3
The Voluntary Emissions Control Action Programme
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2012
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HOW DOES VECAP WORK?
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