Malta, 3 October 2013 Waste matter does S Jorge DIAZ DEL CASTILLO European Commission DG ENV
Food for thought M € can be saved through better implementation of EU lex M € available in the recycling business jobs available (recycling) more mouths to feed/day in the world kg resources used per capita/year (6.000 kg = waste) 500 kg municipal waste per capita/year 200 kg of food waste per capita/year 80/20 the most unfair and unsustainable ratio in the world 40 % efficiency of a ton of carbon to produce electricity 16 MS still bury more than 50% of their waste 15 % efficiency of a litre of petrol to produce driving energy 1 % of the 17 rare earth are recycled in the EU INEFFICIENT
Statistics on Municipal Solid Waste Source: Eurostat 2010
Roadmap on Resource Efficiency (September 2011) 2020 aspirational (and inspirational) objectives Full implementation of the EU waste lex Waste generation per capita in decline Recycling and reuse are economically attractive Energy recovery limited to non-recyclable materials Landfilling virtually eliminated
7 th Environmental Action Programme (December 2012) 4 'ies": + implementation + investment + integration + information Based on the RE Roadmap principles and targets Additional focus on hazardous waste management Effective use of market based instruments Measures to improve eco-design in products What now? Currently being discussed in the Council and EP. Final adoption by the end 2013.
Objective 'translate' Roadmap and 7 th EAP aspirational targets into legislation Scope Review Directives on Waste, Landfill, and Packaging Timing Proposal by 2014 – stakeholder consultation in 2013 – IA beginning of 2014 On-going Target Review
BindingTargets? Prevention/Re-use – opportunity for a quantitative target? Recycling Increase the 50% MSW and 70 % C & D targets? Increase the existing packaging targets? New recycling targets for other waste streams – which ones? Energy recovery limited to non-recyclable waste? Disposal – "zero" landfilling/incineration of untreated waste
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