WEBINAR - Treating Mercury Wastes: Tools and Technologies - 15 February 2022

The UNEP Global Mercury Partnership and its Waste Management Area organized an online information-sharing session dedicated to mercury wastes management for the implementation of Article 11 of the Minamata Convention on 15 February 2022.

The event introduced currently available resources and technologies for treating mercury wastes, featuring experience in different parts of the world, including Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. The event was also be an opportunity for participants to interact with global mercury wastes management experts, and discuss on-site technological solutions.

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Agenda for the event:

Opening remarks by Teeraporn Wiriwutikorn, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand, Co-chair of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group

Session 1: Resources available for the sound management of mercury wastes, introduced by Misuzu Asari, Kyoto University, Lead of the Global Mercury Partnership Area on Waste Management

• Overview of tools and guidance: “Catalogue of Technologies and Services on Mercury Waste Management” and “Technical guidelines on the ESM of mercury wastes” under the Basel Convention by Junko Nishikawa, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, lead of the Global Mercury Partnership Area on Waste Management
• Development of Fact sheets on the Environmentally Sound Management of certain mercury waste streams by Nicolas Humez, International Solid Waste Association

Session 2: Technologies for solution, introduced by Immaculate Javia, Sustainable Alluvial Mining Services

• Mercury waste technologies and case studies for the oil & gas and chlor-alkali sectors by Reinhard Schmidt, econ industries services GmbH
• Example of technologies and international cooperation with stakeholders for ensuring the ESM of mercury-containing lamps by Hiroki Iwase, Nomura Kosan Ltd
• Mercury Stabilisation - Security and Traceability of Treatment & Practical Applications by Nick Morgan, BATREC
• Question and Answer Session

Closure by Rodges Ankrah, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Co-chair of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group