According to the zero environmental association, some of the released substances can cause cancer, affect the central nervous system – originating, for example, memory changes, hyperexcitability and depression – and foster the development of liver diseases, among others.
The Environmental Association accused, this Wednesday, the Failure to control the treatment of electrical and electronic equipment waste (REEE), allowing, “on the limit”, that dangerous substances are not removed.
“APA has only been paying attention to the amounts of these waste that is collected, but, totally irresponsibly, has not done nothing to assess the way these waste is treated,” says in a statement to Zero – Sustainable Terrestrial System Association, remembering that the “proper treatment” of the REEE “is fundamental to avoid the release of” dangerous substances for public health and the environment “.
Among these are the Mercuryo lead, plastics com Retarders flame e greenhouse gasespresent in refrigerators, screens and monitors, lamps and small computer equipment, among others.
“This incomprehensible attitude of APA has led to the increasingly the reee to be sent to waste treatment operators who do not comply with the minimum required in terms of removal of dangerous components for the environment and public health,” he adds to Zero.
The association underpins the accusation with reports prepared by the APA that account for only the quantities collected and with the absence of the criterion quality of treatment of the waste management rate paid to the State by the reee management entities and the compensation mechanism between them.
“Of all this, it is concluded that, at the limit, for the APA, a management entity may not even remove the dangerous substances contained in the reee that nothing will happen to it,” says Zero.
APA guarantees to fulfill legal obligations
In response to Lusa, APA defended that it has fulfilled all legal obligations in this matteraccompanying “proximity” the “complexity of this flow of waste”.
He also added that management entities “in their tenders to refer these waste privilege certified treatment operators as required by the license and rules of competition procedures published on the APA website.”
The agency also said crossing data sent by the management entities, through their activity and account reports, with the data from waste treatment operators, “in order to verify the compliance of both reports.”
Still according to APA, there is a annual evaluation of the activity of management entities to verify compliance with the required in the licenses“Namely required in terms of the removal of hazardous components”.
“The reports are not yet approved because APA is not yet in possession of all the necessary elements for proper approval”, lacking the crossing with data from treatment operators to confirm the reported by the managers, the agency explained.
When you have all the data in your possession, APA manifested availability to analyze the results com a ZERO.
According to the zero environmental association, some of the released substances can cause , affect the central nervous system – Originating, for example, memory changes, hyperexcitability and depression – and foster the development of liver diseasesamong others.
