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Economic Instruments

Economic Instruments. High level seminar Brussels, 19th March 2013 Michel Sponar, European Commission, DG Environment. Economic Instruments. Lessons learnt from most advanced Member States: without economic instruments nearly impossible to meet most of EU targets

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Economic Instruments

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  1. Economic Instruments High level seminar Brussels, 19th March 2013 Michel Sponar, European Commission, DG Environment

  2. Economic Instruments • Lessons learnt from most advanced Member States: without economic instruments nearly impossible to meet most of EU targets • Waste disposal & treatment fees/bans (landfill & incineration) • Pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) schemes • Producer responsibility schemes • Incentives for Municipalities • Use of Regional funds

  3. Landfill cost vs Landfill rates

  4. Landfill cost vs Landfill rates

  5. Incineration taxes vs Recycling

  6. Disposal taxes/bans • Main barriers • Illegal landfilling • Opposition of municipalities • Affordability • Elements of answers • Eradication of illegal landfilling • Progressive/transparent approach • Bans, MBT and Incineration taxes to be considered in a later stage • Revenues sent back to municipalities

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

  8. PAYT schemes • Main barriers • Illegal landfilling/burning • Acceptability/Absence of incentives (municipalities) • Elements of answers • Information campaigns + inspection/repression • Develop enough alternative (separate collection/prevention) • Reduce, delete general tax on waste • Territorial consistency • Incentives for municipalities

  9. Municipal waste and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes ~ 5/600 kg/inhabitant Other waste (~7%) Furniture (~3,5´%) WEEE (~3%) Paper (~15%) Packaging (~25%) Textile (~2,5%) Other waste (~7%) Biowaste (~37%) Potential: around 40 to 60% of waste generated Source: Bio Intelligence, on-going study

  10. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes in the EU-27 and Croatia Source: Bio Intelligence, on-going study

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

  12. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) • Recent studies have shown that: • EPR schemes have allowed to fund required operations to meet high recycling/recovery targets; • Large differences between MS in terms of: • Waste streams covered; • Cost efficiency of the systems; • Control of the systems; • Role of municipalities/producers

  13. Extended Producer Responsibility • Main barriers • Lack of transparency and public control • Lack of experience • Unclear relations with municipalities • Elements of answers • Clear laws defining responsibilities along the whole chain (dialog) • Public control – ensure transparency • Expand to other waste streams • Consider alternatives (deposit schemes for instance)

  14. Conclusion - Next Steps Additional study on Producer Responsibility – end 2013 Guidance document + OECD study Ex-ante conditionality EU Funds (period 2014-2020) Opportunity for new requirements - Waste Framework Directive review Country Specific Recommendations

  15. Thank you for your attention ! More information: Resource Efficiency:http://ec.europa.eu/resource-efficient-europe/index_en.htm Study/Press Release on Economic Instruments: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/use.htm Country Specific Recommendations 2011: http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/making-it-happen/country-specific-recommendations/index_en.htm

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