1. 5. The Environmental Data Centre on Waste
Christian Heidorn
Meeting of the Working Group “Waste”
February 2008 – Luxembourg
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2. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
Go4 –Technical Arrangement:
Background
EUROSTAT:
… is establishing environmental Data Centres (DCs) on:
Natural Resources Products (IPP) Waste
… and is responsible for:
+ Streamlining of Environmental Indicators
+ Coordination of data quality issues
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3. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
General Objective
Objectives
The DC Waste is a joint system for the provision of data and information to achieve better knowledge about the relation between waste generation and management and the caused environmental impacts …
Keywords:
► To support the implementation of the Thematic strategy for the prevention and recycling of waste
►To establish a “knowledge base on waste”
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4. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – Main Objectives
Objectives
Central entry point for reporting under Community Waste legislation
Waste Framework Directive
Hazardous Waste
Landfill Directive
Packaging Waste Directive
WEEE
ELVs
Sewage Sludge
Waste Oil
Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team

5. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – Main Objectives (cont.)
Central entry point for reporting under Community Waste legislation
Waste Framework Directive
Hazardous Waste
Landfill Directive
Packaging Waste Directive
WEEE
ELVs
Sewage Sludge
Waste Oil
Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team

6. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – Main Objectives (cont.)
Central entry point for reporting under Community Waste legislation
Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team

7. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – Main Objectives (cont.)
Central entry point for reporting under Community Waste legislation
= single entry tool for all reporting obligations on waste
= stepwise implementation, start with 2008 reporting
(simple forms)
= not yet for Waste Statistics Regulation ► Edawaste eDAMIS file transfer
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8. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – Main Objectives (cont.)
Objectives
 Reference point for answering to specific policy questions related to (statistical) information on waste (and the associated environmental impacts)
 Develop methodology and co-ordination to produce statistical data, information and indicators
 Data management, QA, co-ordinate with other data holders / owners
 Develop know-how on environmental impacts together with Go4 partners
 Provide robust, coherent data, indicators and information for monitoring policy effectiveness
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9. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – Where we are
State of play
 Most important: Enforcement of the Waste Statistics Team
► Karin Blumenthal
► Dorothea Wagner
► Sofia de Sousa
► Wim Kloek
► Gerd Steffes
► Christian Heidorn
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10. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – Where we are (cont.)
 pre-study brought more clarity on synergies / roles /
differences between the 3 Eurostat data centres
and the other 7 data centres hosted by EEA and JRC
 we have got the green light from the Eurostat Directors’
meeting
 good cooperation with the EEA on the future Topic
Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production
 3 years contract agreement signed with Öko – Institut and
partners (2008 – 2010) … see next presentation
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11. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – coming up soon
State of play
 some highlights planned for 2008:
► The web-site
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new: - the Waste blog site
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13. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
DC Waste – coming up soon (cont.)
 some highlights planned for 2008:
► The web-site
► The 2008 reporting (Waste Statistics
… and others)
► Improve coherence of collected data:
► with the help of the Countries, by an increased collaboration at national level between NSIs and Environment Agencies / Ministries
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14. Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team
Assisted by:
and partners
►►► Dr. Wolfgang Jenseit
Unit E3 – Environment Statistics and Accounts – Waste Team