Municipal Waste item 6.1 of the agenda Working Group “Statistics of the Environment” Sub-Group “Waste” 2-3 March 2010 Hartmut Schrör (hartmut.schroer@ec.europa.eu)

Subjects Data entry tools Variables on recycling and composting Further improvement of the data collection Methodology, concepts, metadata 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Data entry eDAMIS web forms used successfully Some problems with update of flags Excel files were accepted as well Suggestion for 2010 data collection (ref. year 2009): keep using eDAMIS web forms. 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Recycling and Composting 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Recycling and Composting EU level Recycling: 23% of all treatment Composting: 17% of all treatment AT, DE, NL, BE Recycling + composting account for > 50% 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Generation vs. treatment, 2008 EU: MW generated exceeds MW treated by 2.1% Country level variation: from 16.5% to -23.7% Why? Storage, time lags in treatment Export, import Estimation of waste generated in areas not covered by municipal waste collection scheme Double-counting of secondary waste … 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Further improvement of the data collection Secondary waste, first / last treatment step Imports and exports of waste for treatment Storage of waste for recovery or disposal Coverage by waste materials and sources Flags for previous years 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Secondary waste, first / last treatment WG meeting 2009: secondary waste to be excluded Next question: consider first or last treatment step? Impact on results 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Last treatment vs. first treatment 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Secondary waste, first / last treatment WG meeting 2009: secondary waste to be excluded Next question: consider first or last treatment step? Impact on results Suggestions Detailed consultation of Member States on Current practice Preferences Possibilities Common approach only after this consultation 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Imports and exports for treatment Usually not taken into account (JQ) Misleading figures in smaller countries, e.g. recycling in LU Options Correct treated amounts by adding exports and subtracting imports Keep current practice but explain relevant imports/exports in a footnote. 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Storage of waste for recovery and disposal D15, R13: storage pending any of the operations numbererd D1-D14 / R1-R12 Suggestions These amounts should not be included (risk of double counting) Information in footnotes useful to explain possible imbalance of MW generated and treated. 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Coverage by waste materials and sources Variation between Member States in Coverage of businesses, offices, public sector in collection Coverage of waste types in collection Little knowledge about this variation Cross-checks with WStatR data Suggestions Member States to provide information on coverage of waste types and sources in next data collection Occasional request for information (e.g. every 5 years) 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste

Flags for previous years Suggestion Keep flags on figures of previous years if they are still relevant 2-3 March 2010 Municipal Waste