1. GETTING THE ECONOMICS RIGHT FOR EFFECTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT VIRTUOUS CIRCLES MISSION BULGARIA Vanya Veras SECRETARY GENERAL

2. WHO ARE WE? 17 members from 16 countries and 2 observers
National Associations of EU Municipalities
and their waste management companies

3. MUNICIPAL WASTE TREATMENT (2015)

4. CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRESERVING AND USING WHAT WE HAVE
EU Imports 2x more than we Export
PET: € /ton
LET’S KEEP THE VALUE AND JOBS
IN THE EU

5. VALUE CHAIN Solutions do not start and finish with waste management
There is a value chain which needs to become circular:
ECO-DESIGN (PRODUCTION)
NETWORKS (REUSE, ANTI-LITTER)
COLLECTION AND SORTING
RECYCLING
PRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATE RESULT
EMPOWERED CITIZENS SORT

6. IF IT IS MIXED LET’S SORT IT!
WASTE IS ONLY A PROBLEM
IF IT IS MIXED
– 64% LANDFILL TODAY
LET’S SORT IT!

7. WASTE FRACTIONS TO TARGET
BIOWASTE (FOOD WASTE AND GREEN WASTE) INVEST, SORT
PACKAGING IMPROVE (EPR RULES)
BULKY WASTE (FURNITURE, LARGE WEEE)
COLLECT SEPARATELY, REPAIR, REUSE
SMALL WEEE + HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE MOBILE COLLECTION UNITS
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
SORT AT SOURCE

8. Ljubljana Separate collection in residential area
Collection truck runs on biogas from city’s biowaste
Fractions: paper and card, packaging, biowaste, residual

9. Ljubljana City Centre 1 2 3 4 5

10. PAYT
Recognition with ID card
Charge for Residual and biowaste

12. Citizen collection point
Separate section for Reuse items
– before become waste

13. PORTUGAL Underground in city centre Overground in residential area
Separate collection at the beach/park

14. TAIEX EIR PEER TO PEER
MWE is using the tool to twin municipalities for knowledge brokerage
SEPARATE COLLECTION: LJUBLJANA/EVORA
REUSE NETWORK: FLANDERS/DENMARK
MWE working on 5-10 more in Semester 1/2019: biowaste, reuse
Case studies on TAIEX, ECESP and MWE Website

15. Economic Importance of EPR
A properly functioning EPR system enables the cost- effective recovery of valuable materials
For plastic packaging this value is transferred to the recycler who is able to produce e.g. recycled plastic resins at the same price as primary resins
PRIMARY € = RECYCLED €
It can also be applied to Construction and Demolition waste
In countries such as Greece this results in 90% recycling back into the construction industry
That’s 90% less landfilling, less fly-tipping of C&D waste

16. EPR Fees to the Producer
Producer (PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ORGANISATION e.g. Green Dot) must pay at least 80% of the necessary costs;
MODULATED FEES obligation: non-recyclable packaging pays more – to promote eco-design
MSs option to include cost of collection and treatment of EPR waste remaining in residual waste in producer fees (Art.8a)
MSs option to include cost of collection and treatment of litter (Art.8a)

17. ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
EPR: enables convenient, effective collection and treatment
LANDFILL TAX: Pushes waste away from landfill into VALUE recovery
EU VAT Directive allows: low/zero VAT on reuse/recycled – national choice
Subsidise labour when preparation for reuse? FLANDERS pay 50% of labour costs to reuse networks
Official recognition/Fiscal rewards for resource efficient companies/ municipalities?

18. FINANCING IMPLEMENTATION
NEW ERDF and Cohesion Fund Regulation UPCOMING
FUNDING in line with Waste Hierarchy
(No/conditional) funding to MBT/residual waste
YES FUNDING to INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
Other tools: EIB, EBRD, INTERREG…

19. CHALLENGES FOR ALL PREVENTION – SHARING ECONOMY
FROM landfill/incineration TO more REUSE & RECYCLING
MORE recycling in EUROPE
…CHINA NOT TAKING OUR ‘RUBBISH’ ANYMORE
…BETTER COLLECTION
BETTER QUALITY
INVESTMENT & BETTER NEW MATERIALS
What does Bulgaria produce? Can the raw materials come from your waste stream?

20. www.municipalwasteeurope.eu SINCE 2009