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Waste Management and Resource Efficiency

This presentation outlines the existing EU waste management approach and the roadmap on resource efficiency. It discusses key challenges and next steps for waste management in the EU, with a focus on waste prevention, recycling, and safe disposal. The presentation also highlights the EU's 2020 strategy and its priorities for smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth.

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Waste Management and Resource Efficiency

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  1. Waste Management and Resource Efficiency EPSU 14th June 2012 Michel Sponar DG Environment, Unit C2

  2. Outline • Context – the existing EU Waste Management Approach • The Roadmap on Resource Efficiency • Key Challenges • Next Steps and Conclusions

  3. The EU Waste Management Approach

  4. Thematic Strategy on Waste Prevention and Recycling Framework Waste Framework Directive (Includes Municipal and Construction Demolition waste) Waste Shipment Regulation Treatment Incineration Directive Landfill Directive Recycling Standards (future) Packaging Batteries WEEE & Restriction of use Vehicles Mining waste Sewage Sludge PCB/ PCT Streams In Brown : with targets

  5. European Binding targets

  6. Prevention PRODUCT (NON-WASTE) Preparing for re-use WASTE Recycling Recovery Safedisposal

  7. Roadmap on Resource Efficiency

  8. EU 2020 Strategy - 3 priorities,…/… • Smart Growth – Focus on Education, research • Sustainable Growth – Low Carbon, Resource efficiency • Inclusive Growth - high-employment/ economic, social and territorial cohesion

  9. Source: EEA 2010 derived from SERI GLOBAL 2000, Friends of the Earth Europe (2009)

  10. Source: Eurostat Comext Statistics, EEA 2010, The European Environment, State and Outlook 2010 : Thematic Assessment – Material Resources and Waste

  11. 9/1- Report on the • Waste Thematic Strategy September 2011 Roadmap on Resource Efficiency • 26/1- A resource-efficient • Europe – Flagship initiative • Under 2020 Strategy • 2/2 – Raw Material Initiative • EU’s trade strategy • Sustainable extraction • Resource efficiency and • recycling March 2012 Innovation Partnership

  12. The Resource-efficiency Roadmap Horizontal conditions for transforming the economy: • SCP, waste as resource • Innovation, Harmful subsidies and getting the price right Natural capital and ecosystem services • Ecosystems services and Biodiversity • Minerals and metals • Water, Marine resources • Air, Land and soils Key economic sectors: food, mobility and buildings Governance and Monitoring

  13. Waste as resource 2020 aspirational objectives • Full implementation of the EU waste acquis • Waste generation per capita in decline • Recycling and reuse are economically attractive • Energy recovery limited to non-recyclable materials • Landfilling virtually eliminated

  14. Waste as Resource – In practice • Review targets on prevention, reuse and recycling and landfill diversion (2014) • Other supportive measures • EU public funding aligned with waste hierarchy • Improve coherence of the EU legislation • Product policy (reusability, recyclability, recycled content, durability) • Measures to extent the producer responsibility

  15. Challenges

  16. Municipal waste generation Source: Eurostat 2012

  17. Municipal waste generation vs GDP Source: Eurostat 2010 Source: Eurostat 2011

  18. Municipal waste Treatment (2010) Source: Eurostat 2012 Source: Eurostat 2012

  19. Economic Instruments • Focus on: • Waste disposal & treatment fees (landfill & incineration) • Pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) schemes • Producer responsibility schemes

  20. Landfill cost vs Landfill rates

  21. PAYT schemes Source: U. Gianolio, Erica 2011

  22. Producer Responsibility Total amount collected - EPR schemes in France Source: Ademe 2011

  23. Producer Responsibility • Participation cost per materialin 6 Member States vs recycling performances Source: IEEP ongoing study 2011

  24. Next Steps - Conclusions

  25. Next steps (2012-2014) • Recast of the WEEE Directive • Economic instruments and waste prevention/management performances • New rules on the use of structural funds • Assessment of the National Waste Management plans – Modelling • Proposals for ecodesign measures • Fitness check of specific recycling directives • Producer Responsibility – analysis and possibly guidance Proposal for new recycling and landfill diversion targets (2014)

  26. Conclusions More prevention, reuse and recycling means: • Job Creation– potential for 0.5 to 0.7 Millions jobs • Access to Raw material • Increase competitiveness of EU Industry • Increase Resource Efficiency • Reduce GHG Emissions – 19 to 31% of the 2020 target • Boost innovation – critical/impacting raw materials In summary, a perfect contribution to the EU 2020 strategy!

  27. Thank you for your attention ! • Additional sources of information: • DG ENV “waste” website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment//waste/index.htm • Resource Efficiency: http://ec.europa.eu/resource-efficient-europe/index_en.htm • Study on Economic Instruments: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/use.htm • Eurostat Databases: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/waste/introduction • Study on economic instruments: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/use.htm • EEA: http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/waste • Michel.Sponar@ec.europa.eu

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