EEA activities on waste Ioannis Bakas, waste expert © Javier Arcenillas, Environment & Me /EEA Luxembourg, Eurostat meeting on waste statistics, 25 March 2019
Overview Lost resources while managing waste Bio-waste in Europe report Construction and demolition waste: links to circular economy Plastic waste trade EEA waste prevention report series New EEA waste prevention work Other projects and upcoming EEA reports
Lost resources while managing waste WEEE, batteries, rubber and/or textiles Lost resources based on non-recyclable products, sub-optimal waste management, improper collection, technological barriers, competition with virgin resources, presence of hazardous substances Quantification if data allows Source: Countering WEEE Illegal Trade Summary Report (2015)
Bio-waste in Europe Forthcoming EEA report on biowaste (garden+food) in first half 2020 Households and similar sources Ongoing trends and expected developments Overview of policy developments Links to circular economy Data on composting (ESTAT), MSW composition, separate collection and treatment (ERMMW)
C&DW – links to CE How can CE models help improve C&DW management? CE models that can increase recycling (e.g. selective demolition, design-for-disassembly) CE models that can increase prevention (e.g. durable materials, modular design) Data availability limited Issues on data reliability © Imogen Smith, Environment & Me /EEA
Plastic waste trade Source: EEA, based on Eurostat‘s COMEXT database
Plastic waste prevention in Europe 2019 Last of annual prevention reports Mapping initiatives across countries Recommendations for improvement Future prospects Source: EEA
EEA waste prevention report series WFD 2008, Art. 30 (2) Obligation to anually review the completion and implementation of Member States‘ waste prevention programmes Amended WFD (2018): Biennial report Review of progress, assessment of evolution at MS level towards waste generation decoupling and transition to circular economy
New EEA waste prevention work Expanded content in fact sheets sections on decoupling, re-use, food waste add data when available individual country progress assessment Biennial report series First in 2021 Stable part with evaluation of progress Thematic part First theme to be decided by end 2019
Other projects and upcoming EEA reports SOER 2020 Update of EEA waste indicators Even more from less report
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