1. Utilization of waste indicators for planning and monitoring purposes for municipal waste Birgitte Kjær ETC/SCP 2013 workshop on Waste Policy Implementation 30-31 May 2013 Copenhagen

2. If you can’t measure waste You can’t manage it!

3. The policy cycle

4. How to find a succesfuld indicator? RACER Relevant – i.e. closely linked to the objectives to be reached Accepted – e.g. by stakeholders Credible for non experts, unambiguous and easy to interpret Easy to monitor (e.g. data collection should be possible at low cost) Robust – e.g. against manipulation

5. Practical examples on waste Generation Landfill Incineration Recycling Economic instruments Prevention/reuse

6. MSW generation for Croatia

7. Development of municipal waste management in 32 European countries EU-27 Croatia Iceland Norway Switzerland Turkey Data sources: Eurostat, ETC/SCP

8. Landfilling of biodegradable MSW in Croatia

9. Municipal waste recycling rates in 32 European countries Data sources: Eurostat, ETC/SCP % of generated municipal waste

10. Recycling of MSW in Slovenia

11. Regional recycling rates for municipal waste Regional differences in total recycling rate Data source: Eurostat

12. Development of landfilling and incineration of MSW and landfill tax in the United Kingdom

13. Indicators for waste prevention Food waste Reduce avoidable food waste from households by x% or x tonnes by year y, compared to base year y0 –best-needed indicator ‘Avoidable food waste generation per household (capita/food industry/hospitality sector)’ –best-available indicator ‘food consumption in kg/capita/year WEEE Increase the re-use of EEE by x% by year y –best-needed indicator ‘Amount of re-used EEE sold’

14. Questions for discussion 1. Is your country using indicators to monitor targets set in waste management plans/strategies? 2. If yes, which indicators are monitored? 3. What are the main challenges in monitoring your indicators?