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dr. Filip Kokalj
Niš, 4. 12. 2017
Circular Economy andWaste Management in EU
• Introduction - challenges
• Idea of sustainable development and circular economy
• Circular economy and waste management
• Present state of waste management in EU
• Future of waste management
• Conclusion
Presentation content
• Growth of population by a factor 3.7
• Annual extraction of construction materials grew by a factor of 34, ores and minerals by a factor of 27, fossil fuels by a factor of 12, biomass by a factor of 3.6
• Total material extraction grew by a factor of 8
• GHG emissions grew by a factor of 13
• Globalisation
Introduction - 20th century
Source: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
• Population growth (2050 – 9.7 billion)
• Per capita consumption growth (McKinsey estimates 3 billion consumers moving from low to middle class consumption till 2030)
Introduction - more facts
Source: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
• Poverty and social inequality (Oxfam Report: 62 people own the same as half of the world and the richest 1% is more wealthy than the rest of the world)
• 60% of ecosystems already degraded or used unsustainably
• Increasing evidence of the climate change threat
Introduction - more facts
Source: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
• Consumption has been stronger driver of growth in material use that population growth
• The richest countries consume on average 10 times more materials as the poorest
• Production has shifted from very material efficient countries to countries that have lower material efficiency which resulted in decline of material efficiency – since 2000 global economy needs more materials per unit of GDP
• The level of well-being achieved in wealthy industrial countries cannot be generalised globally based on the same system of production and consumption!
Introduction - globalization
Source: Presentation for CE100 Brasil
Source: Presentation for CE100 Brasil
Sustainable development goals that are directly dependent on natural resources
Source: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
Source: Global Footprint Network, 2012
Ecological footprint of developed and developing countries
Decoupling is the imperative of modern environmental and economic policy
Source: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
Vir: Miroslav Vesković: Open Data for Macro-Regional Development
Digital revolution…
European challenges
Vir: Maria Rincon-Lievana: Circular Economy, Closing the loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy
Europe imports much more natural resources that it exports
Europe is vulnerable to volatile raw material prices
Europe still generate about five tonnes of waste per person peryear on average, and little more than a third of that is effectivelyrecycled
Europe has to secure competitive, affordable and sustainablesources of energy
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/
Introduction in Circular Economy
Change drivers
PRICE
VOLATILITY
EKONOMIC AND
STRUCTURAL LOSSES
DEMOGRAPHIC
TRENDS
Vir: Presentation for CE100 Brasil
URBANISATION ACCEPTANCE OF
NEW BUSINESS
MODELS
TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCES
Main principles of circular economy
Vir: Presentation for CE100 Brasil
Preserve and enhance natural capital by controlling
finite stocks and balancing renewable resource flows.
Optimise resource yields by circulating products,
components, and materials at the highest utility at all
times in both technical and biological cycles.
Foster system effectiveness by revealing and
designing out negative externalities.
Circular economy - priorities
Environmental
protection and
enhanced
competition
go hand in hand:
they ensure
sustainable future.
Energy Union and Climate
Jobs, Growth and Investment
Democratic Change, Better
Regulation
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Vir: Maria Rincon-Lievana: Circular Economy, Closing the loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy
Triple benefits of circular economy
Vir: Maria Rincon-Lievana: Circular Economy, Closing the loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy
Economic
Environmental Social
Circular economy
Vir: Maria Rincon-Lievana: Circular Economy, Closing the loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy
Transition towards a
Circular Economy
The value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy
for as long as possible
Waste generation is minimised
Brings economic, social and environmental gains
Major areas addressed by circular economy
Vir: Maria Rincon-Lievana: Circular Economy, Closing the loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy
Production
Waste Management
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Innovation, Investment
& Monitoring
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2050
2030
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2050
2030
Current development strategy
Circular economy strategy
EU-27, indexed (2012 = 100)
Available household income
Grossdomestic product
Source: Economic modelling expertise provided by Professor Christoph Böhringer, University of Oldenburg, and Professor Thomas F. Rutherford, University of Wisconsin; Company and expert interviews; Web search; Eurostat household expenditure data; ACEA, The Automobile Industry Pocket Guide, 2015; Todd Alexander
Litman, Transportation Cost and Benefit Analysis: Techniques, Estimates and Implications, Victoria Transport Policy Institute, 2009; Udo Jürgen Becker et al., The True Costs of Automobility: External Costs of Cars: Overview on existing estimates in EU-27, TU Dresden, 2012; ICCT, European Vehicle Market Statistics
Pocketbook, 2013; ICE database of CO2 embedded in material; Frances Moore and Delavane Diaz, Temperature Impacts on Economic Growth Warrant Stringent Mitigation Policy, Nature Climate Change, 2015; MGI, Overcoming obesity: An initial economic analysis, 2014; FAO, Global food losses and food waste – Extent,
Causes and Prevention, 2011; EEA, Towards efficient use of water resources in Europe, 2012; EU Commission, Official journal of the EU, Commission Agriculture and Rural Development, 2012 budget, 2012; FAOSTAT; Kimo van Dijk, Present and future phosphorus use in Europe: food system scenario analyses,
Wageningen University, 2014; Josef Schmidhuber, The EU Diet – Evolution, Evaluation and Impacts of the CAP, FAO, 2008; Gregor Zupančič and Viktor Grilc, Anaerobic Treatment and Biogas Production from Organic Waste, 2012; Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission et al., Precision agriculture: an
opportunity for EU farmers – potential support with the CAP 2014-2020, 2014; Laure Itard et al., Building Renovation and Modernisation in Europe: State of the art review, TU Delft, 2008; BPIE, Europe’s buildings under the microscope: A country-by-country review of the energy performance of buildings, 2011; Per-Erik
Josephson and Lasse Saukkoriipi, Waste in construction projects: call for a new approach, Chalmers University of Technology, 2007; Mark Hogan, The Real Costs of Building Housing, SPUR, 2014; Cushman & Wakefield Research Publication, Office space across the world, 2013; Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Delivering the
circular economy toolkit for policymakers, 2015.
Comparison of development strategies
Economic calculations for EUEconomic benefits for Europe by 2030 in mobility, food and the built environment
Trajetória de
desenvolvimento
atual
1 Reduction in resource, non-resource and externality costSource: “Growth Within: A Circular Economy Vision for a Competitive Europe”, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, SUN (Stiftungsfonds für Umweltökonomie und Nachhaltigkeit) and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment, 2015
Current development
path
OVERALL BENEFITS
DISPOSABLE INCOME
GDP
RESOURCES AND EXTERNALITIES
EUR 0.9 trillion1 EUR 1.8 trillion1
Circular development
path
7% 18%
4% 11%
31% emissions
22% primary material
consumption
48% emissions
32% primary material
consumption
1 Net material cost savingsVir: “Towards the Circular Economy – vol. 1 and 2, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment, 2011, 2013
Durable Goods Fast Moving Consumer Goods
$ 630 $ 706
$145 Motor Vehicles
$ 98 Equip. and Machinery
$ 67 Electric Machinery
$ 39 Other Transport
$ 29 Furniture
$ 82 Others
$194 Packaged Food
$ 111 Clothing
$ 87 Drinks
$ 70 Fresh Food
$ 45 Others
Economic calculations globallyNet material savings in billions of USD per year1
Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation; McKinsey Center for Business and Environment; Stiftungsfonds Für Umweltökonomie und Nachhaltigkeit (SUN); Drawing from Braungart & McDonough Cradle to Cradle (C2C)
Biochemical
feedstock
Refurbish/
remanufacture
Recycle
Reuse/redistribute
Maintenance Cascades
Parts manufacturer
Product manufacturer
Service provider
Extraction of
biochemical feedstock
Regeneration
Anaerobic digestion/
composting
Biogas
Farming/
collection
Collection Collection
2Optimise resource yields
by circulating products and
materials at the highest
utility at all times in both
the technical and biological
cycles.
3Foster system
effectiveness by revealing
and designing out negative
externalities.
Minimize systematic leakage
and negative externalities
Stock managementRenewable flow management
FiniteRenewables
1Serve and enhance natural
capital by controlling finite
stocks and balancing
renewable resource flows
Value of loops
Source: Presentation for CE100 Brasil
The power of the inner
circle
The power of circling
longer
The power of cascading The power of pure inputs
Source: S. HECK AND M. ROGERS, “RESOURCE REVOLUTION: HOW TO CAPTURE THE BIGGEST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN A CENTURY”,2014 ; COMPANY INTERVIEWS; WEB SEARCH; SUN, ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION AND MCKINSEY & COMPANY TEAM ANALYSES
SHARE
▪ SHARE ASSETS
▪ REUSE/SECONDHAND
▪ PROLONG LIFE
OPTIMISE
▪ INCREASE PERFORMANCE/EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCT, VALUE CHAIN, CONSUMER
▪ LEVERAGE BIG DATA, INTERNET OF THINGS, ETC TO MAKE PRODUCT OR VALUE CHAIN MORE INTELLIGENT
LOOP
▪ REMANUFACTURE
▪ RECYCLE MATERIALS
▪ REPURPOSE RENEWABLE MATERIALS TO OTHER USES
▪ EXTRACT BIOCHEMICALS FROM ORGANIC WASTE
VIRTUALISE
▪ DIRECT DEMATERIALISATION, E.G., BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, TRAVEL, OFFICE SPACE
▪ INDIRECT DEMATERIALISATION, E.G., ONLINE SHOPPING, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
EXPLORE
▪ RECLAIM, RETAIN, AND RESTORE HEALTH OF ECOSYSTEMS
▪ RETURN RECOVERED RESOURCES REGENERATE
▪ ADVANCED MATERIALS
▪ DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES
▪ DIFFERENT PRODUCT/SERVICE
▪ RENEWABLE ENERGY
ReSOLVE business environment
Real life successful examples
• BIGGEST STORE WITHOUT STORAGE(Aliababa)
• BIGGEST TAXY SERVICE WITHOUT CARS(Uber)
• BIGGEST ACCOMMODATION WITHOUT ROOMS(Airbnb)
• BIGGEST MOVIES PROVIDER WITHOUT CINEMAS(Netflix)
New approach
Source: http://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/sustainability/remanufacturing.html
BEFORE RECOVERY
AFTER RECOVERY
Recovery is a complex and strictly definedindustrial process in which a previously sold, worn-out or non-functional product, or a part thereof, isrestored to a state that it is "new" or "better thanthe new"
Products
Source: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
• GHG EMISSIONS: 50% LESS• WATER USE: 90% LESS• ENERGY USE: 80% LESS• MATERIAL USE: 99% LESS• WASTE DEPOSITED: 99% LESS
Product recovery
Vir: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
New VOLVO business concept
All-inclusive s "Care by Volvo„Rent with ALL included costs for 2 years –fixed tariff – based on mobile phones salesmodel…
vir: http://www.autobild.de/artikel/volvo-xc40-2017-10049105.htmlhttps://avto.finance.si/8860523/Volvov-SUV-XC40-poleg-tehnicnih-inovacij-prinasa-tudi-sistem-mesecnega-najema
Volvo will offer customers a special Care by Volvo service
in seven European markets (Sweden, Norway, Germany,
Italy, Spain, the UK and Poland), which will include car
rental, maintenance, insurance and roadside
assistancefor 699 euros a month without deposit (for a
period of 24 months).
Mobile phones recycling - challenges
• Wedding ring: 10 tons of gold ore10 kilograms of mobile phones
• Less than 10% is recycled
• In EU there are more than 100 mio. mobile phones in drawers
2.4 tons gold
25 ton silver
1 ton palladium
900 ton cupper
Vir: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
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>50% >25-50% >10-25% 1-10% <1% ???
Recycling rate of rare metals
Vir: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
Structural problem of the car in mobility
Vir: Janez Potočnik: Krožno gospodarstvo, Prehod v nov gospodarski model, november 2016
The mobility system of tomorrow
Low CO2
level
Parking spots returned to land
Zero accidents
Fewer lanes needed
X X
Personalized multimodal route. Car preferred for last mile
Universal access and higher affordability
Based on individual preferences (e.g. fast vs. cheap, sharing, etc.)
Renewable energy
Shared cars is the norm: autonomous cars on demand
Wireless contents provided to the user
The car of tomorrow
3D printed
Electric and silent propulsion
Connected
Driverless
Long battery duration
Designed for disassembly
Durable, upgradable and easily repairable
Remanu-facturedlocally
Vir: SUN, ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION AND MCKINSEY & COMPANY: TEAM ANALYSIS
Vision of future mobility system
• ECO-DESIGN to include reparability, durability, recyclability
• Legislation on FERTILISERS, Including organic and waste-based fertilisers
• Minimum requirements for the REUSE OF WASTEWATER
• Actions on GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
• EU FUNDING for ‘industry 2020 in the circular economy’
• Quality standards for SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS
• STRATEGY ON PLASTICS, including marine litter
• Interface CHEMICALS, PRODUCTS AND WASTE LEGISLATION
Concrete EU actions of circular economy package
Circular economy
Clarifying circular economy:- Basic concepts & objectives- Principles founding circular economy strategies
(vision)- Key areas of intervention (material resources,
sustainable production & sustainable consumption)
Circular economy in practice:- First steps for a circular economy strategy (cross-
sector approach, stakeholders, parallel & other actions, metabolism, co-creation)
- Instruments, cross-sector & thematic measures- Roadmap and monitoring
General guidelines for circular economy in EU
Source: http://www.circular-europe-network.eu/library/guidance-material/
Circular economy
Source: www.circular-europe-network.eu
Factsheet on circular economy strategies / actions
• organic mater in the waste can be a source of energy
• this matter can be used for material or energy recovery
• renewable energy sources in the mix of final energy consumption in every EU country should be increased
• everybody would like to have a society without waste –„Zero Waste“
Circular economy and waste management
CIRCULAR ECONOMY WASTE RECYCLING
CIRCULAR ECONOMY MODERN WASTE MANAGEMENT
CIRCULAR ECONOMY HIGH TECH WASTE TREATMENT
Resources
Production
Consumption
Waste
Linear economy Chain economy Circular economy
From waste to resources
From waste to resources
Source: http://lecturehub.ie/?p=573 and http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/framework/
Waste management hierarchy
Introduction: waste hierarchy towards „zero waste“
Source: http://blog.mauritskorse.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Zero-waste-hierarchy.png
Waste management – global view
Source:EURELCO | European Enhanced Landfill Mining Consortium
Present Slovenian MSW generation compared to EU countries
Municipal solid waste management in EU
Waste management practice in EU countries in 2014
Waste management in Slovenia
Waste recycling in Slovenia
EU waste future:
The following legislative proposals on waste have been adopted:
• Proposed Directive on Waste• Annex to proposed Directive on Waste• Proposed Directive on Packaging Waste• Annex to proposed Directive on Packaging Waste• Proposed Directive on Landfill• Proposed Directive on electrical and electronic waste, on end-of-life
vehicles, and batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators
• Analytical note on waste management targets• Staff Working Document - Implementation Plan
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/target_review.htm
EU waste future:
Key elements of the revised waste proposal include:
• A common EU target for recycling 65% of municipal waste by 2030;
• A common EU target for recycling 75% of packaging waste by 2030;
• A binding landfill target to reduce landfill to maximum of 10% of municipal
waste by 2030;
• A ban on landfilling of separately collected waste;
• Promotion of economic instruments to discourage landfilling ;
• Simplified and improved definitions and harmonized calculation methods for
recycling rates throughout the EU;
• Concrete measures to promote re-use and stimulate industrial
symbiosis –turning one industry's by-product into another industry's raw
material;
• Economic incentives for producers to put greener products on the
market and support recovery and recycling schemes (eg. for packaging,
batteries, electric and electronic equipment, vehicles).Source: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/target_review.htm
http://www.iswa.org/resourcemanagement
https://www.iswa.org/index.php?id=1529
https://www.iswa.org/index.php?id=1528
http://www.iswa.org/fileadmin/galleries/Task_Forces/Task_Force_Report_5.pdf
and circular economy:
EU reference documents on best available techniques
• http://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/
Introduction: W-t-E
Source: The role of waste-to-energy in the circular economy COM(2017) 34 final
Official EU statement about W-t-E (January 2017)
• recovery of non recyclable (combustible) waste
• capacity of plants in EU for W-t-E
• regional distribution of plants in EU
• technological level of plants
• combining W-t-E with other sectors
Source: The role of waste-to-energy in the circular economy COM(2017) 34 final
Source: CEWEP, 2011
Amount of waste incinerated in EU
Slovenian future of W-t-E
• new capacity needed for at least 100,000 tons/year of RDF (currently 350,000 tons/year are exported)
• opportunity to connect W-t-E to large district heating systems or industry (R1)
• a lot of other waste in SLO that needs thermal treatment (SS, industrial waste,…)
• current political position: state obligation for building new plants for MSW treatment
Conclusion• Waste is the source of raw material and / or energy• An appropriate organization of a comprehensive waste management
system in suitable installations is needed for today and tomorrow
Circular economy approach in waste management will bring:• sustainable economic growth,• sustainable industrialization,• green jobs and • contribution to achieving sustainable management of natural resources
and their effective use.
Acknowledgment
This presentation was prepared for the series of lectures given under Erasmus + funding.
Waste management curricula reform in partnership with public and private sector
561821-EPP-1-2015-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP