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Next steps for EU waste and resource policies Rosalinde van der Vlies European Commission – DG environment ONLY ONE EARTH World Footprint = 1.3 earths Next Steps for EU Waste and Resources Policies GDP The Resources Strategy • decoupling growth from impact resource demand Negative impact 25 years • from protection to improvement • from effectiveness to efficiency Next Steps for EU Waste and Resources Policies The Waste Strategy Prevention Re-use Recycling Recovery Disposal • towards a recycling society • strong recycling markets • simplified regulation • better implementation Next Steps for EU Waste and Resources Policies Natural Resources Disposal Waste & Recycling Natural Resources Reuse, Recycling, Recovery Design SCP: Better Products Manufacturing Collection Distribution Use SCP: Smarter Consumption ETAP: Eco-innovation SCP: Leaner Production Current waste management in the EU Implementation and enforcement of EU waste law remain poor: Missing infrastructure Waste not collected separately More than 1 on 4 shipments of waste illegal Thousands illegal landfills ELV and packaging waste targets not met Still high risk of damage to health and safety Frequent infringement cases (in the beginning of 2009, 127 open infringement cases in waste area) Next Steps for EU Waste and Resources Policies Strategic EU 2020 Strategy Thematic Strategy on Waste Raw Materials Initiative Review of the SCP Action Plan Priority for implementation and enforcement Waste Framework Directive Inspection requirements Next Steps for EU Waste and Resources Policies New Waste Framework Directive Environmental impact objective New focus on prevention Legally binding hierarchy Stronger recycling Promoting recycling through targets WFD targets to be achieved by 2020 preparation for re-use, recycling of municipal waste, at least paper, metal, plastic, glass from households, to a minimum of overall 50% preparation for re-use, recycling and backfilling of 70% construction & demolition waste Commission is preparing a decision on the calculation of the targets Review of the targets in 2014 Challenge for European Member States? Recycling, incineration and landfilling of municipal solid wastes in Europe 50% 38% Source: EEA, 2007. Member States options to calculate the 50% target minimum of overall minimum of overall minimum of overall minimum of overall 50% 50% 50% 50% paper, glass, metal, plastic paper, glass, metal, plastic + other household or similar waste streams all household waste All waste from households + all similar waste streams = all municipal waste Separate collection requirements separate collection at least of paper, metal, plastic, glass by 2015 separate collection of bio-waste (composting and digestion) separate collection of waste oils ban on mixing of hazardous waste Supporting recycling markets by setting end-of-waste criteria End-of-waste criteria should support recycling markets and improve the implementation of waste management law Commission is currently working on iron and steel scrap aluminium scrap copper scrap paper glass Member States and stakeholders in JRC working groups Co-financing by the EU LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance supports technological projects that offer significant environmental benefits, for example process or efficiency improvements. helps projects that improve the implementation of EU environmental legislation. Projects can be co-financed up to a level of 50 %. The LIFE+ selection procedure is currently ongoing. . More information: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm December Council Conclusions on Sustainable Materials Management Towards a coherent mix of measures to make European materials more sustainable Market based instruments Schemes to reward recycling and waste reduction Recycling certificates Requirements on recycled content for certain products End of waste criteria Extended producer responsibility Increasing consumer awareness On the horizon … 2010: Report on the Thematic Strategy on Waste Prevention and Recycling 2011: Report on waste generation and prevention 2011: Communications on Resource-Efficiency 2012: Action Plan on the Thematic Strategy on Waste Prevention and Recycling 2012: Review of the Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production 2014: Review of the targets of the Waste Framework Directive The EU is taking action Towards an energy and resource efficient economy Towards better products, leaner production and smarter consumption Global vision and life-cycle thinking European Commission [email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/environment/