The Role of Waste Management in EU Climate Targets

1. The significant contribution of Waste Management in reaching the EU Climate targetsFEAD ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008 Freek van Eijk Director Strategy and Public Affairs SITA Northern Europe Waste Services Board Member of the Dutch Waste Management Association (VA)

2. We are finally aware of the risks of Climate Change Source : WWF – oct 07

3. Integral Value Chain Management

4. Landfilling Energy from waste Sorting Collection Waste management: end-of-pipe or a catalyst for re-using resources? • Integral value chain Management • Waste is end-of-pipe • Stop wasting waste by landfilling • Increase waste recovery • Best practice in Netherlands • Only 2 % of MSW is landfilled • 80% of all waste is recovered • Even larger gains are in production cycle • Save energy and raw material; reduce carbon emissions • Re-engineer: 100% re-usable and safe products: no waste • Waste management as a catalyst: we give waste a second life! • Return logistics and recovery activities • Positive contribution in reaching the EU Climate targets

5. Carbon balance Carbon Accounting in the Waste Management Industry • Direct emissions • Primary process • Fuel consumption • Incineration emissions • Landfill emissions • Indirect emissions • Process perimeter • Electricity used • … • Avoided emissions • Virtual prevented • Energy produced • Material recycling • ….

6. The positive example of SUEZ EnvironnementCarbon balance 2007: > 4 M teq CO2 in 2007 Overall Emissions 6,0 M ton Avoided Emissions: 10,6 M ton Note: Energy use treatment is excluding the separately stated MSW and HW incineration Calculations made with EPE tool based on SE data input 2007 verified by E&Y

7. CO2 impact of Waste ManagementSelection of recent EU studies (2008) * Zero waste growth/ waste stays at levels of basic year ** = Per year starting from 2004/2005 (depending on study) *** These results are including CO2 savings via energy recovery The renewed total EU target of 14 % CO2 reduction compared to 2005 is equivalent to 780 Mt CO2 equivalents

8. + 234 Mt + 217 Mt + 190 Mt + 146 Mt + 30 Mt * positive: CO2 reduction potential, negative: CO2 emission burden Eu studies on the CO2 impact of Waste ManagementResults of the Prognos 2008 study • Europe has a 14% CO2 reduction target compared to 2005 equalling 780 Mt CO2 eq. • Conclusions Prognos 2008 • Positive contribution of waste management in 2020: 19-30 % of the EU CO2 targets

9. Examples of sustainable practicesReducing the emissions of collection • Transportation system • Use of water and rail transporting systems • Road trains • Whisper/Hybrid trucks • Soot filters on the trucks • Alternative fuels like PPO (McDonalds-SITA) • Use of ICT • Better route efficiency by using on-board-computers • Logistic modeling: optimisation for post collection transport • Other system alternatives • 24/7 collection to diminish road congestion • Pilot: joint logistics by various logistic actors • Underground storage concepts for inner cities (Molok) • Underground transportation systems • Compaction of waste • Awareness campaigns • Training of our drivers in economical & damage free driving

10. Examples of sustainable practicesOptimising the contribution of biowaste • Landfill ban and source separation strong drivers • NL: 50% bio-waste from MSW is collected separately • One ton of biowaste delivers 400 kg compost • Adjustments, optimisation and innovation • Digestion as step before composting; compost output remains 400 kg/ton

11. Examples of sustainable practicesRecycling • Recycling plays a pivotal role in resource management. • Waste is a mine for resources • Material reuse major source of avoided emissions (table) • Recycling is driven by both economics and legislation • EU recycling targets in Waste Framework Directive • Producer Responsibility • Close the value chain • Suez Environnement cooperation with Airbus and Renault • Extract more re-usables out of the waste • Best practise: the Dutch example

12. Europe is moving towards a recycling society Choosing for EfW is not choosing against recycling Valorisation (R1) status for EfW plants Energy –from –waste Yield increased from 21% to 30 % Further footprint improvement: local use of heat “Size matters” Optimisation of bottom ashes quality Business model based upon gate fee and electricity price Waste Steam 85 % Furnace & Boiler Turbine Generator Electricity Hot Water Steam Examples of sustainable practicesFrom incineration towards Energy-from-Waste

13. Sustainable Landfilling Landfill in equilibrium with the environment after 30 years. Long term risks will be avoided and aftercare efforts and costs minimised Working with nature Equilibrium between the landfill and its environment Organic waste landfill (Bioreactor) Increase in speed of biodegradation through recirculation of leachate enabling aerobic conversion http://www.sustainablelandfillfoundation.com Business as usual Further EU legislation and application of Landfill Directive will significant reduce Carbon Emissions Study Solagro 2008 Leachate concentration Organic waste landfill Process acceleration Acceptable emission level End of aftercare Sustainable landfill Inorganic waste landfill Time Examples of sustainable practicesDevelopments in Landfilling .

14. Thank you for your attention! THIS PRESENTATION IS A CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, SITA NEWS & THE DUTCH WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INFO: FREEK.VANEIJK@SITA.NL Images on this slide: Cradle to Cradle EPEA International Umweltforschung GmbH