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Waste management in the Netherlands

Vibrant India Day

Round Table meeting

22th October 2012

Nijenrode University

martin.vannieuwenhoven@agentschapnl.nl

European waste and resource policy is pushing us forward

MS are challenged to reduce environmental impact from wastemanagement and to improve resource efficiency of industry

EU policy strategies: • Thematic Strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste• Integrated Product Policy (IPP)• European Sustainable Consumption and Production Policies• Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

EU Leading documents:

Waste framework directive plus many resulting more specified waste directivesRoadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe

NL : modern waste policy and management

NL waste and resource policy focused on:• establishing a circular economy with zero waste• reducing the need and input of (imported) primary resources • reducing the overall enviromental impact in the product life cycle

Leading waste document: national waste management plan setting (1) policy targets and (2) providing a management framework for 83 waste streams to guide licencing and setting minimal treatment levels:

Notice: NL waste targets often exceed the European targets and our scores are leading in Europe

Strong private involvement and public cooperation with modern equipement for waste collection and treatment

Government is promoting green public procurement and encouraging the developing of new business models using less resources

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With high recycling rates: for all waste 80% and target for 83% in 2015. For municipal waste increase from 52% to 65%

Professional and competitive waste sector

In 2012 ……….

Recycling80%

Landfill2%

Incineration

discharge1%60 mln ton

Screening of waste management performance of EU Member States by the European Commission

Exporting knowledge, technology and experiences

Co-operation in EU-funded projects with foreign agencies, ministries and companies

Support export of waste treatment technology (NWMP)

Accomodate foreign delegations to investigate NL practices

Share best practices in waste and resource management networks

Introduced in NL in 1978, and since then we’re climbing the stairs:

From 1990 focused on reduction of landfilling and on emission control with incineration (landfill taxing was very successful)

From 1995 focus on increasing recycling

From 2000 a strong new impuls for re-use (e-bay)

From 2010 we’re working on a national waste prevention programme (although waste prevention activities are widely spread already)

Hierarchy in Waste Management

Prevention: RE product design

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Active development as a sector (BKN):58 organizations, 183 re-use shops, 8000 employees

Internet boost of re-use: NL “marktplaats.nl” (part of E-bay)

Municipalities support re-use shops:

Financial support for re-integration of employees to the labor market (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Financial support for service of waste collection and discarding waste for free at municipal amenity centers

Current situation Re-use

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More examples of re-use: spare parts ELV and cloths

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Curbside Bring

Residual waste Every other week

Biowaste Every other week

Paper / cardboard Monthly street containers

Glass Street containers

Plastic packaging Once/twice a month Street containers

WEEE and C&D Civic amenity site

Hazardous wastes Civic amenity site

Textile Quarterly Street containers

Bulky waste On demand Civic amenity site

Municipal Recycling Collection Schemes

Recycling

Commercial and industrial Recycling

polluted soil, demolition waste, road materials, ELV, car tyres, used fossile and biobased oils and a long list of many different production residues

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State of the art waste treatment plants :

BAT landfilling

high energy yield from incineration

top quality product from composting

WTE/incineration plants in NL

Waste treatment overviewNumber Capacity Public sector

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(€/ton)

Incineration (WtE) 11 6,9 Mton 63 40-127

Landfill 22 55,2 Mm3 81 35-135

Composting / Digestion

22 2,3 Mton 60 35-80

Avarage waste tax: € 251 per household / year

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