Transcript Waste Management and Resource Efficiency

Waste Management and
Resource Efficiency
EPSU
14th June 2012
Michel Sponar
DG Environment, Unit C2
Outline
1. Context – the existing EU Waste Management
Approach
2. The Roadmap on Resource Efficiency
3. Key Challenges
4. Next Steps and Conclusions
The EU Waste Management Approach
Thematic Strategy on Waste Prevention and Recycling
(Includes Municipal and Construction
Demolition waste)
Landfill Directive
Recycling Standards
(future)
Mining
waste
Sewage
Sludge
PCB/
PCT
Streams
WEEE &
Packaging Batteries Restriction Vehicles
of use
In Brown : with targets
Waste Shipment
Regulation
Treatment
Incineration Directive
Framework
Waste Framework
Directive
EU Targets
Recovery Recycling
European Binding targets
Packaging
2008
Cars
2015
Electronics
2006
2016
60%
55%
95%
85%
Batteries
Tyres
Biowaste
diverted
from landfills
Municipal
waste
100%
min 4 kg per inhabitant per year
70%
50%
2019/21
2011
Collection rate
85% of WEEE arising (recast)
50% to 75%
(efficiency)
2012
25%
2016
45%
2006
0 landfill of tyres
2006
reduction to 75% of the 1995 level
2009
reduction to 50% of the 1995 level
2016
reduction to 35% of the 1995 level
2015
Separate collection: at least paper/metal/plastic/glass
2020
50% recycling household waste
PRODUCT (NON-WASTE)
WASTE
Prevention
Preparing for
re-use
Recycling
Recovery
Safe disposal
Roadmap on Resource Efficiency
EU 2020 Strategy - 3 priorities,…/…
1) Smart Growth – Focus on Education,
research
2) Sustainable Growth – Low Carbon,
Resource efficiency
3) Inclusive Growth - highemployment/ economic, social and
territorial cohesion
Source: EEA 2010 derived from SERI GLOBAL 2000, Friends of the Earth Europe (2009)
Source: Eurostat Comext Statistics, EEA 2010, The European Environment, State and Outlook 2010 :
Thematic Assessment – Material Resources and Waste
9/1- Report on the
Waste Thematic Strategy
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
September 2011
Roadmap on
Resource Efficiency
March 2012
Innovation
Partnership
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
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
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
Challenges
Municipal waste generation
900
2004
800
2010
Kg per capita
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
Source: Eurostat 2012
SI
BG
BE
SE
EUPT
27
FI
FR
IT
UK
ES
DE
AT
NL
M
T
LU
IE
CY
DK
CZ
PL
SK
LV
EE
RO
LT
EL
HU
0
Municipal waste generation vs GDP
140
135
130
125
1995 = 100
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
85
80
Source: Eurostat 2010
19 95 19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09
MW generated
MW generated per capita
MW generated per EUR (GDP)
Source: Eurostat 2011
Population
GDP
Municipal waste Treatment (2010)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
DE
NL
AT
SE
BE
DK
LU
FR
FI
UK
IT
Landfill
SI
ES
PT
Incineration
IE
CZ
HU
Recycling
PL
EE
SK
Com posting
G
R
T
M
7
Y LV Eurostat
CSource:
LT RO2012
BG U 2
E
Source: Eurostat 2012
Economic Instruments
Focus on:
• Waste disposal & treatment fees (landfill & incineration)
• Pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) schemes
• Producer responsibility schemes
Landfill cost vs Landfill rates
PAYT schemes
Source: U. Gianolio, Erica 2011
Producer Responsibility
1 600 000 000
1 400 000 000
1 200 000 000
1 000 000 000
800 000 000
600 000 000
400 000 000
200 000 000
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total amount collected - EPR schemes in France
Source: Ademe 2011
Producer Responsibility
800
700
600
Country 1 - High
€/ton
500
Country 2 - High
Country 3 - High
400
Country 4 - Middle
Country 5 - Low
300
Country 6 - Low
200
100
0
Aluminium
Glass
Paper cardboard
Drink carton
Participation cost per material in 6 Member States vs recycling performances
Source: IEEP ongoing study 2011
Next Steps - Conclusions
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)
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!
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
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