1. Situation in sector of waste batteries and accumulators in Slovakia
Elena Bodíková
EIB Consult, s.r.o. Bratislava

2. Legislative framework
Waste Act No 223/2001 Coll.
Decree of MoE 310/2013 Coll. on implementation of the Waste Act
Decree of MoE 127/2004 Coll. on contributions to the Recycling Fund

3. Recycling Fund
non-state fund for gathering of financial contributions from producers and importers of chosen goods – B&A among them;
money were used for building waste infrastructure, not for meeting collection and recycling limits
financial support of municipalities (separate collection of plastics, paper, glass and metal wastes)

4. Recycling Fund
Producers and importers are obliged to pay the contribution according to amount of goods put on the marked
Producers of B&A are obliged to meet collection and recycling limits; for the amount of waste B&A over the given limits contributions to the RF must be paid or the confirmation on recycling must be given

5. Recycling Fund Advantages:
Waste infrastructure was built, but in waste B&A mostly private money were used (only 1 facility for waste B&A was built with RF financing)
Disadvantages:
Not clear and standard market
Business with confirmations, not waste recycling
Monopoles in waste B&A sector
High prices for waste B&A recycling

6. Extended producer responsibility
From 1st January 2014 Producers are responsible for meeting the collection and recycling limits standard in EU Producers are obliged for financing the system of waste B&A collection, recycling, recovery and disposal Standard European model

7. B&A producers in SK Registered producers Portable B&A Automotive B&A
Industrial B&A
908
787
110
137

8. Waste B&A production in SK
type/year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
lead B&A
2308,23
2456,29
1475,5
1736,74
1760,36
Ni - Cd B&A
187,7
245,85
297,4
142,54
156,47
mercury B&A
5,35
53,64
0,63
22,2
0,06
non-separated B&A from municipal waste
552,73
460,88
235,1
201,49
424,33
alkaline B&A
3,84
9,21
21,54
53,46
88,74
non-hazardous B&A
3,21
6,33
17,87
17,29
37,85
non-hazardous B&A from municipal waste
8,02
13,91
83,83
9,56
3,44
total
3069,08
3246,11
2131,87
2183,29
2471,25

9. Waste B&A production in SK (2012)

10. Waste B&A management in SK
2010
2011
2012
[t]
[%]
Recycling
1181,87
55,44%
1561,4
71,52%
1907,87
77,20%
Recovery
699,11
32,79%
465,52
21,32%
477,3
19,31%
Landfilling
175,08
8,21%
64,66
2,96%
53,1
2,15%
Disposal other
4,26
0,20%
31,29
1,43%
5,3
0,21%
Other (storage...)
71,57
3,36%
60,42
2,77%
27,69
1,12%
Total 
2131,89
100,00%
2183,29
2471,26

11. Waste B&A management in SK (2012)

12. Lead B&A production in SK

13. Lead batteries management in SK (2012)

14. Used B&A operations Authorisation of MoE
MACH TRADE – recycling of lead batteries
INSA – collection and sorting of portable batteries
ŽOS-EKO – Ni-CD industrial B&A treatment
Elektro Recycling – Hg B&A recycling
AKU-TRANS – transport of lead B&A
Several companies – collection of B&A

15. Lead B&A recycling in SK

16. Lead B&A recycling in SK
MACH TRADE Sereď
Pyrometallurgical process (Engitech technology)
Inputs: used lead B&A whole or after primary dismantling
Outputs: pure lead, ebonite, PP
Desulphurisation – Na2SO4

17. Lead B&A recycling in SK

18. Ni-CD B&A treatment in SK
ŽOS-EKO Vrútky
Ni-Cd B&A from railway operation and other industrial usage
Dismantling → pure metals and wastes (landfilling)

19. Lead B&A recycling in SK

20. Hg B&A recycling in SK Elektro Recycling Slovenská Ľupča
Closed technology (dismantling → distillation → pure mercury)
Together with other Hg wastes (lightening sources)

21. Portable B&A treatment in SK
INSA Sereď
Collection and sorting (sorting technology based on content of metal in the B&A – radioactive beams)
Recycling together with lead with the aim to get the demanded quality and composition of lead

22. Thank you for your attention
Ing. Elena Bodíková, PhD. EIB Consult, s.r.o. Ivana Bukovčana Bratislava mobil: