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1 (Peru) Recycler Visit Peru Green Recycling September 5, 2016 [Date] 2:30 to 3:30pm, August 31 (Wed.), 2016 [Hearing with] Mr.Edwin(Manager) Ms.XXX -(Factory GM) [Visitor] Aspager: Cecilia+1 Pana:Albert,Yesica,Juan, Mr. Kotake and Miyata [Purpose] To see current situation of facility [Company overview] Specialized recycler of e-waste Founded in 2013, (Operation started in 2014), No of employee: 32 Processing capability: 100 t / month, 400 kg / person a day (1 shift) Compliance: No international license Meet NTP (Peruvian treatment standards) Operating license from municipality, environmental impact assessment report, risk management insurance policy EPS-RS (General waste handling registration), EC-RS (Industrial waste handling registration) Business partners: Major manufacturers (LG, Samsung, HP, etc.) Started business with ASPAGER from 2015 [Hearing summary] They do not treat many e-waste from households as they mainly treat B2B related IT products. < Storing situation > Wrapping in line with collection / storage standards < Treatment situation > Fluorocarbons are recovered, then sealed in container (there are very few actual results) Ship CRTs to hazardous substance treatment facility without removing deflection yoke at a cost Ship manually crushed fluorescent lamps / glasses from flat-panel TVs to hazardous substance treatment facility at a cost < Downstream on recovered resources > Prices were not found Printed circuit board : export to Umicore in Belgium Mixed plastics : export to China, etc. Iron/ non-ferrous metal : sell to local contractors Hazardous substance : ship to Government-certified treatment facility at a cost (around three times a month) Entrance of the factory Inside of the factory Storage CRT with deflection yoke [Factory tour] Organized storage, flexible containers lined up in an orderly manner Manual dismantling one by one using electric screwdriver They are one of the four recyclers in Peru. This is brand-new, and it seems that they promote the Five-S s (seiri, tidiness; seiton, orderliness; seisou, cleaning; seiketsu, cleanliness; and shitsuke, discipline). We feel they are acceptable in the aspects of compliance, risk management and safety.

2 [Green Recycling] in Lima, Peru 31 st Aug 2016 Ms Andrea Tang /ASPAGER Delivered in carton boxes from HP Weight measure

3 [Green Recycling] in Lima, Peru 31 st Aug 2016

4 (Peru) Recycler Visit San Antonio Recycling September 5, 2016 [Date] 4:30 to 5:30pm, August 31 (Wed.) [Hearing with] Ms.Li (Owner), Mr. XXX (Factory GM) [Visitor] Aspager:Cecilia+1 Pana:Albert,Yesica,Juan, Mr. Kotake, and Miyata [Purpose] To see current situation of facility [Company overview] Specialized recycler of e-waste (long-established one in Peru) Founded in 2006, No of employee: 30 Processing capability: Unpublicized Compliance: No international license Approved by Ministry of Health, EPS-RS (General waste handling registration), EC-RS (Industrial waste handling registration) Business partners: Local companies, major IT manufacturers, LG, Samsung, Xerox, etc. Started business with ASPAGER from Treating limited e-waste this year (SONY deals with COIPSA) Entrance of the factory Workbench (for treating telephones) [Hearing summary] They mainly treat B2B related products, and have an exclusive contract with telecom companies on their end of life phones < Storing situation > 50 refrigerators per year, no air conditioner < Treatment situation > Have been storing compressors from refrigerators for a long time as they cannot properly treat those compressors Manually crush glasses from CRTs and fluorescent lamps / glasses from flat-panel TVs < Downstream on recovered resources > Prices were not found Printed circuit board : export to Japan, China, etc. according to the Basel Convention Mixed plastics : export to Japan, Korea, China after sorting them by color (black, white) and reducing their volume Iron/ non-ferrous metal : sell to local contractors Cables : export to China, etc. Hazardous substance : ship to Government-certified treatment facility (Petramás) at a cost (around twice a month) Volume reduction compressor Storage for glasses [Factory tour] Untidy storage outside without roof One by one treatment (6 workbenches inside, 1 workbench for manual dismantling outside) Only volume reduction compressor was running Strict management of hazardous substances in the locked room They are one of the four recyclers in Peru. They are acceptable in the aspect of compliance, but it was impressive that collected waste were untidily stored outside.

5 [San Antonio] in Lima, Peru 31 st Aug 2016 (management : Chinese oriented) Ms Andrea Tang /ASPAGER

6 [San Antonio] in Lima, Peru 31 st Aug 2016

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