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European Semester Integration of waste management
aspects
Michel Sponar, Malgorzata Golebiewska
DG Environment, Unit A2
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Outline
Context
Importance of economic instruments
Potential benefits of improved waste management
Data needs
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Context
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Loss of material
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EU approach
• Promote resource efficiency and circular
economy
• Better access to raw materials
• Waste legislation • Based on a waste hierarchy • Specific targets • Safe treatment
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Proposed targets
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MSW treatment (2012)
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Importance of economic instruments
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Economic conditions
4 main economic instruments:
• Landfill/incineration taxes • PAYT systems • Better producer responsibility • Financial incentives of local authorities
(subsidies/penalties)
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Landfill cost/Landfill rates
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Incineration cost vs Recycling
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Recycling rates (recycled quantities vs quantities put on the market)
Extended producer responsibility
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Total amount collected (€) - EPR schemes in France (source ADEME) Source: Ademe 2011
Extended producer responsibility
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PAYT schemes
Source: U. Gianolio, Erica 2011
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Potential benefits
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Potential benefits
• Avoided costs • Direct savings for municipalities, citizens
and consumers • Job creation • Business opportunities • Competitiveness and access to raw
materials • Reduced GHG and air emissions • Marine litter
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Avoided costs
Avoid creating useless infrastructures targeting residual waste (landfills, incineration and low grade MBT's
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Collection and treatment costs in Lombardy and recycled rates
Direct savings
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Changes in employment by 2030 relative to full implementation (% active population)
In total: between 400 and 560 000 jobs
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Competitiveness
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Externalities (M€ relative to full implementation, EU 28)
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Data needs
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Data needs
Basis = Reliable waste statistics
Use of economic instruments in each MS
Landfill/incineration costs Producer responsibity
Scope Fees paid per ton/person
PAYT systems • % of population covered • Pricing
Financial incentives for local authorities • % of population covered • Pricing
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Data needs
Jobs in the waste sector Turn over of the waste sector Waste management costs Avoided emissions due to better recycling/reuse Secondary raw material used in the EU economy
Country specific / actual and potentials Focus on priority countries
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Conclusions
Waste management has a potential in terms of: •Job/activity creation •Avoided costs •Improved raw material access and competitiveness •Reduced GHG, Air pollutant and marine litter It will require: Better governance/political will Best practice dissemination
But also …. better data!
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Thank you for your attention
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Sources of information
10 Country fact sheets and recommendations (GR, IT, CZ, SK, LV, LT, EE, PL, BG, RO 8 other MS to be covered by mid 2015 (HU, IE, Sl, MT, CY, PT, HR, SP)
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/framework/support_implementation.htm
EEA country fiches – update by 2015 http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/managing-municipal-solid-waste
Study on green growth – http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/pdf/study%2012%20FINAL%20REPORT.pdf
Impact assessment on target review http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/target_review.htm
Economic instruments http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/final_report_10042012.pdf and http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/target_review/Guidance%20on%20EPR%20-%20Final%20Report.pdf
Modelling country results (under construction)