European Semester Integration of waste management

aspects

Michel Sponar, Malgorzata Golebiewska

DG Environment, Unit A2

Outline

Context

Importance of economic instruments

Potential benefits of improved waste management

Data needs

Context

Loss of material

EU approach

• Promote resource efficiency and circular

economy

• Better access to raw materials

• Waste legislation • Based on a waste hierarchy • Specific targets • Safe treatment

Proposed targets

MSW treatment (2012)

Importance of economic instruments

Economic conditions

4 main economic instruments:

• Landfill/incineration taxes • PAYT systems • Better producer responsibility • Financial incentives of local authorities

(subsidies/penalties)

Landfill cost/Landfill rates

Incineration cost vs Recycling

BE

BG

CZ

EE

DE

GR

ESFR

IT

CYLV

LT

LU

HUMT

NL

AT

PT

RO

SI

FI

SE

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25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Fees

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d p

ar p

ord

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rs/i

mp

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es

(€/t

on

)

Recycling rates (recycled quantities vs quantities put on the market)

Extended producer responsibility

Total amount collected (€) - EPR schemes in France (source ADEME) Source: Ademe 2011

Extended producer responsibility

PAYT schemes

Source: U. Gianolio, Erica 2011

Potential benefits

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

Avoided costs

Avoid creating useless infrastructures targeting residual waste (landfills, incineration and low grade MBT's

Collection and treatment costs in Lombardy and recycled rates

Direct savings

Changes in employment by 2030 relative to full implementation (% active population)

In total: between 400 and 560 000 jobs

Competitiveness

Externalities (M€ relative to full implementation, EU 28)

Data needs

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

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

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!

Thank you for your attention

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)