Overview

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is requesting proposals from prospective consultants related to a regional assessment on the uptake of the 2016 CEC Technical Guidelines on Environmentally Sound Management of Spent Lead-acid Batteries (SLABs) in North America. The selected consultant will generate robust, science-based evidence on current SLAB management practices, the extent to which the Guidelines have been adopted and opportunities to strengthen environmentally sound management (ESM) across the region. The work will center on a regional survey of recycling facilities and key actors and will result in both a technical report and a set of policy recommendations to guide future action. This work forms part of the CEC project Scoping: Uptake of Best Practices for Environmentally Sound Management of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries.

Specifically, the consultant would be expected to:

• Design a science-based survey to collect the data needed to assess the adoption of the CEC-ESM Guidelines and current SLAB management practices in North America.
• Collect, clean and analyze the resulting data to produce a technical report presenting overall findings, levels of Guideline uptake, common and novel management practices and the gaps and opportunities for ESM of SLABs.
• Develop a policy report highlighting key findings and recommendations to improve the dissemination and adoption of ESM practices, tailored to all levels of government, industry, regulators and other key actors.

Deadline for Proposal Submission

The proposal, including all relevant attachments, must be received by the CEC Secretariat by 5:00 PM ET on 14 September 2026. Proposals submitted after this deadline will not be considered.

Proposals must be submitted via e-mail to:

Monica Valtierra Brestchneider
Project Lead, Sustainable Living and Economies
mvaltierra@cec.org

Proposal format must be in Adobe PDF format. Once the proposal has been submitted electronically, the CEC will confirm receipt within three business days.

If receipt is not confirmed by e-mail within this time, applicants must contact the CEC.

The CEC Secretariat intends to select the consultant and notify the applicants within a reasonable period following the proposal submission deadline.