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Municipal Waste: Driving Resource Efficiency

Municipal Waste Europe represents European municipalities and their waste management companies in their responsibility to manage municipal waste. They play a pivotal role in driving Europe towards resource efficiency. This text discusses the need for legislation, clarifications, and implementation of waste directives.

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Municipal Waste: Driving Resource Efficiency

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  1. Municipalities, Waste Management and LegislationIn Resource EfficiencyISWA World Congress7-11 October 2013, ViennaVanya VerasSecretary General

  2. Municipal Waste Europe is a non-profit association which represents European municipalities and their public waste management companies, in their responsibility to manage municipal waste. Throughout Europe, municipalities are responsible for the recovery of material resources from European households. The members of Municipal Waste Europe therefore play a pivotal role in driving Europe to becoming more resource-efficient. In effect, the members of Municipal Waste Europe form the bridge between the actors in resource efficiency.

  3. Our members are national public waste associations: EU Municipalities and their public waste management companies13 Member States They serve over 60% and up to 100% of their national population

  4. 2014 The YEAR of WASTE An opportunity to turn POLICY into PRACTICE and WASTEinto RESOURCE • WHAT DO IMPLEMENTORS NEED? • WHAT CAN IMPLEMENTORS OFFER?

  5. WHAT DO IMPLEMENTORS NEED? • Revision of the Waste Directives: an opportunity to put legislation into practice by learning from barriers identified • We note the need from the Policy-maker to clarify the RULES in the Waste Directives…

  6. WHAT DO IMPLEMENTORS NEED? …TO CORRECT AND CLARIFY: • Transparency within the EPR system • Definition of recycling • Re-use targets • Data collection • Communication targets • Prevention strategy • Landfill bans: combustible, recyclable

  7. MUNICIPAL WASTE TREATMENT (2010, Eurostat) ‘Let’s make it a resource, and make it work for our economies, our environment, our people’

  8. Waste or Resources? • The wider European Union has 502 million inhabitants (2011 Eurostat) • On average, each person generates 520kg waste per year (stabilised in 2002, Eurostat) = 260.5 billion kg/yr OR 260.5 million tons/yr

  9. Prevention • Prevention strategies: • eco-design., textiles, furniture & food waste • The Role of Municipalities • Communication • Awareness RESOURCE-EFFICIENCY

  10. Re-Use • Preparation for RE-USE • Municipality’s role to inform, collect & promote • Charitable donations of second-hand goods • Supporting new business/charities: • Collection • Repair • Re-sale of furniture, electrical and electronic equipment, toys, games, sports equipment RESOURCE-EFFICIENCY

  11. PRODUCER • CONSUMER / CITIZEN PRODUCER The Bridge MUNICIPALITIES resources resources resources resources

  12. PRODUCER • CONSUMER / CITIZEN PRODUCER Waste or Resources? MUNICIPALITIES resources resources resources resources

  13. Waste or Resource? LOST RESOURCES OR ? GAINED RESOURCES 13 of our now 28 European Member States landfill over 50%

  14. Producers Responsibility Transparency, Interaction and co-decision with Producers and Municipalities

  15. WHAT CAN IMPLEMENTORS OFFER?

  16. Recovered Materials Market €475/ton plastics €65/ton furniture €80/ton electronics €60/ton textiles

  17. Total turnover of recycling of seven key recyclables in the EU 2004 and 2006–2009

  18. The real end of our current production process…90% landfilling in Brasil, no better in Asia & Africa Health, Hygiene Environment, Climate Social Responsibility => Sustainable?

  19. Products and some producers

  20. Relevance Waste & Recycling Motor green economy, cross-cutting impact

  21. Current EU Policy Discussions • Green Paper on Plastics Waste • Procurement and Concessions • WFD - Consultation, timing • Extended Producer Responsibility • Waste Management Plans (end 2013) RESOURCE-EFFICIENCY

  22. Putting Resources into Context • Disparate resources • Responsibility (SGI) and Ability • The bridge between consumer (supply) and producer (demand) • Promoting the re-Industrialisation of Europe and creating jobs RESOURCE-EFFICIENCY

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