Capacity building on Waste EEB

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European Waste policy

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Overview of waste policy

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The Resource efficiency Roadmap (RER)

Part of the Resource Efficiency flagship Articulating several policy areas and initiatives Released 20/09/2011 as a non legislative document Setting a vision for 2050

A key principle: Decoupling resource consumption and environmental impacts from growth

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What place for Waste in RER?

Preeminent! A dedicated section 3.2 turning waste into a resource + Several mentions and references all along the report
1- Waste avoidance: residual waste close to 0 , avoiding waste , industrial symbiosis , waste generated per capita in absolute decline , reuse , reduced food waste 2- Waste recycling: productseasily recycled , higher priority to recycling , circular economy , C&D higher waste recycling 3- Waste policy implementation: eradicate illegal waste , combat breaches of EU waste rules , ensure full implementation of the EU waste acquis 4- Waste disposal is absent! By 2050, Energy recovery is limited to non recyclable materials , landfilling is virtually eliminated + R&D for waste, new governance for waste (supply chain) and sectoral approaches (minerals, marine litter, food waste, C&D waste)
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Implementing waste policy acquis

Several reports: - BIPRO report on best practices for inspection and enforcement - BIOS report on implementing waste legislation fror green growth - IEEP report on economic instruments -
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EEB project on WFD transposition and implementation

Instruments Online survey to the EEB network across the EU Data collection for a future database
YES NO

Obvious derogations from the hierarchy?

Methodology Problem assesment:consultations, seminars, reports National loopholes: survey outcomes Proposals/suggestions: NGO network
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EEB on WFD transposition & implementation

3 areas of concern:
1. The ways to cover the loopholes in waste policy implementation 2. How to fill the gaps between advanced and non-advanced countries 3. A brand new waste hierarchy, but, is it enforceable ?
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Contributing to better enforcement

Minimise substandard activities and lever fair competition Push for peer pressure in waste sector Involve civil society for enforcement (training, pre-screening activities for local inspection) Require high quality operation (BAT, standards) Refine legislative formulation as needed (objectives, equivalent conditions)

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Linking with product policy

How to regulate and/or provide incentives for optimised design for end of life ?
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End of life at upstream stage!

Ecodesign of products E.g: regulating the hazardous contents and recyclability (RoHS, REACH, EuP, ELV) + Individual producer responsibility E.g: providing incentives for optimised design (longevity, repairability, upgreadability, ecotoxicity, (WEEE) + Dematerialization E.g: leasing schemes, community shared equipement (Resources ownership)
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Product Plastic bag Jean Mobile phone Computer (20kg)

Env rucksack 26kg 32kg 75kg 1500 kg

Source : ACR+ : resourcities 11

Planification and prevention

Notification format for waste management plans

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How to elaborate waste management/prevention plans ?

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Waste Management/Prevention Plans

Conduct territorial diagnosis Assess the relevant streams Assess the sociodemographic situation Assess the existing waste facilities => Segmentation stream/population expectations + Lead pilot household operation E.g: Ask representative household to commit to produce less waste => Demonstrate feasibility + Establish a continuous improvement methodology and monitoring action sheets => Ensure committment
Hard Data waste Hard Data sociodem Local Actors Potential Resources

Analysis Legislative texts

Dedicated resources Priorisation Segment stream/public

Pilot operations

Objectives

Assessment

Info consolidation

Action plan
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Some shortcomings

Waste crisis remediation?

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Zero Waste Europe

http://www.zerowasteeurope.eu/

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Advocacy work for NGO

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Becoming a decision-taking facilitator

From weak positionto strong linkage From negotiations to consensus From reaction to anticipation => From a traditional protesting positionto a decision taking enabler
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Consistent involvement

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Claiming for coherence

Between intentions and legal decisions Between positions of authority/stakeholders Between different pieces of legislation

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Waste management Plans

Being credible! Being able to link prevention and overall waste management plan + Combining economic instruments Creating the appropriate framework for prevention Stand firm but avoid being a mere prevention nerd?

WMP shall be submitted to EC and assessed Absence of prevention plans and actions could be a reason for non compliance
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A basic frame for prevention?

1- Waste prevention is possible Gather Family, Business, Community, Country experiences Show lasting results 2- Create legal obligations and drivers Set prevention and reuse targets in WPP in 2013 Have EU wide prevention targets for 2014 WFD review 3- Enable business cases (incl for NGOs) Ecodesign Economic instruments: PaYT, EPR, disposal taxes, Performance contracts?
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Coalition building

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Tailored coalition for targeted topics

Social org.

NGOs

Consumers Local authority Industry

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Meeting the key persons

Influencing persons in their social network Alone or in coalition

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Putting together key facts and trends

Landfilling= hazards + resources How much? Recycling = investment and employment What to expect? Waste management best practices= adapted possibilities Where and How to transfer?

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Make waste management a Business case

New standards for long term business survival by Jonathan T.Scott

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Story telling
Media work Press Web Network

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Devil is in the details

Do not neglect the nitty gritty of the file

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A role for all ?

From idealism
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Thanks for attention

Contact: Stephane Arditi Product& Waste policy officer EEB Brussels stephane.arditi@eeb.org 0032 2 289 10 97

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