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#1 Battery Recycling
According to a research conducted by: Blacksmith Institute New York and Green Cross Switzerland
#2 Lead Smelting
According to a research conducted by: Blacksmith Institute New York and Green Cross Switzerland
Pollution Map
South East Asia has the largest numbers of polluted sites According to Blacksmith Institutes database, there are 100 battery recycling plants in South East Asia. This can potentially put one million people at risk.
Pollution Map
The Philippines stands out as the most polluted country in the World According to Blacksmith Institutes database, there are 100 battery recycling plants in South East Asia. This can potentially put one million people at risk.
- Total absence of protection - Lead contaminated acid is directly released in our environment
- After extraction of the lead plates and connectors, the lead contaminated batteries cases are discarded in our environment.
DALY
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY)
Measure of overall disease burden expressed as a number of years lost due to:
The 15000 affected people in this town will have a collective 319817 years lost to death, or impacted by disease or disability. Equal to 21 years lost or lived with a disability per person.
ESTIMATED DALY
THE SOLUTION
NOT ONLY THE EQUIPMENT SHOULD MEET THE DENR REQUIREMENTS. WE MUST BE DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE PERFECTION FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT
GOALS
Ecoglobal plans to invest more and look into expanding our operations so that we can achieve the following goals:
Promote more responsible treatment and disposal of used batteries; Build more recycling facilities that are at par with European industry standards; Establish a foundation that will give assistance and support to people who have acquired illnesses due to lead acid pollution.
REACH THE PERFECTION FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT GDE
THE LAW
Republic Act 6969
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES CONTROL ACT OF 1990 An act to control toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear wastes, providing penalties for violations thereof, and for other purposes.
THE LAW
HAZARDOUS WASTE LEAD ACID BATTERIES Sec. 26.2. Waste Generator A waste generator shall continue to own and be responsible for the hazardous waste generated or produced in the premises until the hazardous waste has been certified by the waste treater (TSD) as had been treated, recycled, reprocessed or disposed
Sec. 27.1. Waste Transport No transport of hazardous waste shall be allowed unless prior permit is secured from the Department (DENR)
If it is a foreign firm the director and all officers shall be banned from entry into the Philippines in addition to cancellation of its license to do business in the Philippines
CALL TO ACTION
JOIN ECOGLOBAL in caring for the environment.
Let ECOGLOBAL DETOX our environment from hazardous waste lead acid batteries